MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL A.I.
OF THE WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION
ON OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FAIR OF KAZAKHSTAN ASTANA-LEISURE 2009
On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I would like to welcome the exhibitors and visitors of the 6th Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair in Astana – Astana Leisure 2009!
This event is extremely significant for Kazakhstan since tourism has been recognised as playing a major part in facilitating economic development.
It is fortunate that the exhibition coincides with the 18th Session of the General Assembly of the UNWTO.
For the sixth time, Astana is playing host to the Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair, Astana Leisure 2009, demonstrating the capacity for tourism in all the regions of Kazakhstan and introducing domestic and foreign tourism companies. The exhibition is focused on the development of inbound and outbound educational, ecological and business tourism, as well as winter sporting attractions.
I am confident that the Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair, Astana Leisure will become an important event and a traditional meeting place for professionals in this industry, facilitating the expansion and reinforcement of business and cultural relations, helping to build relations and mutual understanding between domestic and international companies, and attract ever increasing numbers of tourists and travellers from all over the world.
I would like to wish you every success and hope that you make many useful and interesting contacts, which will help to promote development of domestic and international tourism.
Taleb Rifai
Dear Exhibitors and Guests of the 6th Kazakhstan International Tourist Exhibition in Astana – Astana Leisure 2009,
On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, please let me greet the exhibitors and guests of the 6th Kazakhstan International Tourist Exhibition in Astana – Astana Leisure 2009!
This event is of a great significance for Kazakhstan since it is tourism in the modern world that is rightfully acknowledged to be the economic phenomenon of the century to facilitate any nation’s economy development.
It is quite remarkable that holding the exhibition in the capital of Kazakhstan coincides with the events of the 18th Session of the General Assembly of the UNWTO.
It is for the sixth time already that Astana plays host to the Kazakhstan International Tourist Exhibition Astana LEISURE 2009 to demonstrate the tourist capabilities of all the regions of Kazakhstan and introduce you to the domestic and foreign tourist companies. The exhibition is focused on the development of inbound and outbound cognitive, ecological and business tourism, as well as active forms of winter leisure.
I am confident that the Kazakhstan International Tourist Exhibition ASTANA LEISURE will become an important event and a traditional venue for rendezvous of professionals in this industry, facilitate the expansion and strengthening of business and cultural relations, serve the rapprochement and mutual understanding between domestic and foreign companies, and attract ever increasing numbers of tourists and travellers from all over the world.
I would like to wish you every success, interesting and useful encounters and fruitful work for the sake of the development of domestic and international tourism.
T.M. Dosmukhambetov
Minister of Tourism and Sports
Republic of Kazakhstan
This event is extremely significant for Kazakhstan since tourism has been recognised as playing a major part in facilitating economic development.
It is fortunate that the exhibition coincides with the 18th Session of the General Assembly of the UNWTO.
For the sixth time, Astana is playing host to the Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair, Astana Leisure 2009, demonstrating the capacity for tourism in all the regions of Kazakhstan and introducing domestic and foreign tourism companies. The exhibition is focused on the development of inbound and outbound educational, ecological and business tourism, as well as winter sporting attractions.
I am confident that the Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair, Astana Leisure will become an important event and a traditional meeting place for professionals in this industry, facilitating the expansion and reinforcement of business and cultural relations, helping to build relations and mutual understanding between domestic and international companies, and attract ever increasing numbers of tourists and travellers from all over the world.
I would like to wish you every success and hope that you make many useful and interesting contacts, which will help to promote development of domestic and international tourism.
Taleb Rifai
On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, please let me greet the exhibitors and guests of the 6th Kazakhstan International Tourist Exhibition in Astana – Astana Leisure 2009!
This event is of a great significance for Kazakhstan since it is tourism in the modern world that is rightfully acknowledged to be the economic phenomenon of the century to facilitate any nation’s economy development.
It is quite remarkable that holding the exhibition in the capital of Kazakhstan coincides with the events of the 18th Session of the General Assembly of the UNWTO.
It is for the sixth time already that Astana plays host to the Kazakhstan International Tourist Exhibition Astana LEISURE 2009 to demonstrate the tourist capabilities of all the regions of Kazakhstan and introduce you to the domestic and foreign tourist companies. The exhibition is focused on the development of inbound and outbound cognitive, ecological and business tourism, as well as active forms of winter leisure.
I am confident that the Kazakhstan International Tourist Exhibition ASTANA LEISURE will become an important event and a traditional venue for rendezvous of professionals in this industry, facilitate the expansion and strengthening of business and cultural relations, serve the rapprochement and mutual understanding between domestic and foreign companies, and attract ever increasing numbers of tourists and travellers from all over the world.
I would like to wish you every success, interesting and useful encounters and fruitful work for the sake of the development of domestic and international tourism.
T.M. Dosmukhambetov
Minister of Tourism and Sports
Republic of Kazakhstan
