Postcard from Bishkek

It’s always nice to be asked for an opinion. It’s a good idea to ask people for their opinion – it says that you value them and their advice, you don’t have to agree them but it is always reassuring if they happen agree with what you already thought, and it is always possible that […]

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 […]

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.

“Will the tourism industry in the Kyrgyz Republic succeed like the legendary phoenix in rising from the ashes?“ Part of my job is to anticipate problems … and then find solutions to them. Sometimes those problems never actually materialize and it seems as if I have wasted so much nervous energy worrying about nothing. But sometimes …

Several years ago there was a draft law “On Tourism” proposed for the Kyrgyz Republic.  Fortunately, it was never adopted.  Why do I say  “fortunately”?  Well, there were several reasons, including the fact that one of the measure it included was to require that the Director of a Tour Company had to: be a citizen […]