Uzbekistan is top source country of foreign arrivals to Kazakhstan
A total of up to 3.3 million tourist arrivals have been registered and over 140,000 notifications of guest arrival were sent via the eQonaq statistics system since its inception in Kazakhstan, Kazinform News Agency cites the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of Kazakhstan.
It was informed that Kazakhstan’s administrative centers and western regions remain the most popular destinations among tourists.
Uzbekistan was the leading source country of foreign arrivals to Kazakhstan with 40,452 tourists. Russia was put second with 34,650 tourists and China – third with 15,868 arrivals.
Purposes of arrival vary, including for leisure – 39.1%, personal matters – 28%, business meetings – 10.3%, work issues – 4.6%, and other reasons – 18%.
The age-specific analysis shows that the bulk of tourists visiting Kazakhstan are people under the age of 39 years, with the gradual fall in the number of visitors older that age.
Of all the foreign tourists in places of accommodation in September, 69% were men and 31% were women.