Tourism

The TV5 Monde TV crew arrived in Uzbekistan on 7 August, the press service of the State Tourism Committee said.

Chairperson of the State Committee of Uzbekistan for development of tourism Aziz Abdukhakimov held a meeting with Georgian Ambassador Konstantin Zhgenti.

On 10 August 2017, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution “On measures to expand the sources of financing of the investment projects for creation of modern tourist and recreational facilities in Tashkent region”.

The State Committee of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development in cooperation with Uzbek tour operators and organizations of Malaysia and Indonesia organized a trip of pilgrims from these countries to visit holy sites in Bukhara, Samarkand and Tashkent.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev appointed a new chairperson of the State Committee for tourism development of Uzbekistan on 2 August 2017.

First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for development of tourism of Uzbekistan Ravshan Usmanov met with the leadership of the State Administration for tourism of China in Beijing

Presentation of tourism potential of Uzbekistan was held in Singapore, the State Committee for Tourism said in a statement.

From 26 to 31 July 2017, representatives of the London office of the US National Geographic Traveler magazine visited Uzbekistan.

Over 1.12 million tourists visited Uzbekistan in January-June 2017, the press service of the State Tourism Committee said quoting data of the State Statistics Committee.

A film crew of the program “The Time to Vacation” of the Russian NTV television channel conducted shooting in the historical center of Bukhara, the press service of the State Committee for Tourism said.