Postcard from Bishkek

I received an email last weekend from the local television programme, “Open Kyrgyzstan“.  It’s a discussion programme which   tackles a variety of social, economic and politic topics and they have several times in the past considered questions about the development of Tourism in the Kyrgyz Republic. As we approach the start of the tourist […]

I had a visit the other from yet another journalist who wanted to take an interview about the state of tourism in the country. This time it’s for an article to appear in a new journal which is being planned to be published here in Bishkek by a European publishing house.  It will be in […]

The events of 6th and 7th of April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, were nothing short of extraordinary. They brought with them great sadness, renewed hope, tragic destruction, victorious triumph and, above all, confusion about what to do next. Ian Claytor, General Director of the Celestial Mountains Companies in Kyrgyzstan, has lived in Bishkek for nearly 15 […]

One of our partners, is “Silk Road Media”, a publishing house established by Marat Akhmedjanov, an Uzbek citizen, who is based in London.  I actually consider them to be one of our most important partners … Why?, well, because one of the most valuable commodities in the modern world is information, especially about a new […]

I’m used to being “a bit of an oddity” here in Kyrgyzstan … one of a small number of foreigners to make their home in this little known country in the heart of the Eurasian landmass.  I get asked question all the time … and I’m often asked to give interviews about my experiences and […]

It was planned in 2005 to hold the First “Bishkek International Tourism Fair“, (BITF), but following the events of March 24th, it was cancelled.  The following year, however, it went ahead.  The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism made a really good effort to make the event a success, and a suitable showcase for the country as a tourism […]