Governmental Decree No. 262 validating the Concept for the development of the tourism industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2023 – 2029.

In general, the policy for the development of the tourism industry is aimed at creating competitive tourism industry to ensure employment, stable growth of state and population incomes due to increased volumes of inbound and domestic tourism.
As part of the development of eco-tourism in national parks in the country there will be continued work to attract investment and preserve biodiversity in line with the US experience. Based on the results of the implementation of the Concept, the tourism industry will become national priority of economic development in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Tourism will become one of the profitable types of business that have a multiplier effect for every stakeholder - government, business and workers. Employment in the industry will increase to 800 thousand people.
The Concept reflects the comprehensive development and improvement of the country’s tourist destinations, taking into account the natural, historical, cultural, ethnic diversity and gastronomy characteristics of Kazakhstan, and also the cultural and geographical map of the country’s sacred objects “Sacred Geography”.
In order to introduce sustainable forms of management in the development of environmental tourism, the following measures shall be adopted: (a) development of eco-tourism based on current practices and legislation in the field of tourism, including protected areas; (b) introduction of voluntary certification of ecotourism subjects within the system quality assessments; (c) creation of a registry and elaboration of the issue of creating an online booking platform of certified guest houses; (d) forms and standards of sustainable development will be implemented in priority tourism territories (PTT) on a systemic basis and promoted throughout the country as part of an information campaign on careful attitude towards nature. The principle of agrotourism is to attract tourists to villages (agricultural land) and provide them with services, such as introducing them to agricultural activities, conducting master classes, demonstrating and tasting products, etc., as well as selling their products. In this regard, measures will be taken to: (a) develop local and private educational institutions of agritourism facilities in rural areas: field research with trips to the regions where promising points and initiative groups ready to develop agritourism will be searched and identified; and (b) conducting training sessions for rural residents in the regions of Kazakhstan. The development of ethnographic tourism will be carried out through: (a) development and dissemination of information about the possibilities of running a small tourism business in rural areas (opening guest houses with a focus on national hospitality and ethnographic elements), including distribution of tourism products; and (b) release of illustrated collections of Kazakh legends related to natural, cultural and other attractions of Kazakhstan.