Archive: August, 2008
This was written in 2006 because there were many people who worked in Tourism in Kyrgyzstan who felt that we didn’t need a Tourism Promotion Board … they argued that the same task had been fulfilled for many years by another of the Associations – The Kyrgyz Association of Tour Operators (KATO). I was asked, [...]
I am a British citizen, currently living and working in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, where I am the Director of two companies: one is a tour company and the other operates a hotel. At the end of 2005, I was elected President of the Kyrgyz Association of Tour Operators.
I was asked to write a short “PR piece” about the company for a newsletter … and I wasn’t sure what to write. I wanted to do something a little different and instead of simply writing about the company, I wanted it to be something which highlighted the attractions of Kyrgyzstan as well as something particular about the [...]
«Vesegda Gotov!» = “Always Prepared” The motto of the Boy Scout and his Soviet equivalent, the Pioneer, is a worthy aim. We should always be prepared … for whatever fate has to throw at us. In English we have another phrase is just as meaningful: “Preparation is half the battle” … and is true for [...]
When the subject of tourism is discussed in Kyrgyzstan, it usually revolves around the subject of Lake Issyk Kul – the “Pearl of the Tien Shan”. This should not be surprising, because Issyk Kul has long been a center for tourism in the Republic. Long ago, in the days of the Soviet Union, many visitors [...]
A former British Prime Minister is credited with the above quote … and I often sympathize with him. I used to be a Maths teacher … and so figures don’t frighten me as much as they do many other people … but how people use figures does worry me. There is something about figures that [...]
Tourism is recognized as an important sector of the Kyrgyz economy. The government of the Kyrgyz Republic has declared it as a priority in their plans for the economic development of the country.
