ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 25. The number of foreign tourists in Almaty reached 261,600 people in the first half of 2023, which is 72.6 percent more than the same period last year, Trend reports.
There is an increase in the flow of foreign tourists from the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, India, South Korea, the UK, Germany.
By the end of this year, the number of foreign tourists in Almaty is expected to increase to 500,000 people.
Data of Almaty City Tourism Department show that influx of domestic tourists also increased – by 24.6 percent to 710,600 people.
In 2022, Almaty was visited by 1.5 million tourists. And the fourth part is foreigners.
Last year, Almaty mainly received guests from the CIS countries, Europe, the US, Latin America and Arab countries.