South Asian Journal of Marketing & Management Research
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 11

Analyses of socio-economical tourism industry the case of Uzbekistan

  • Author:
  • Abiev Jakhongir Nematovich
  • Total Page Count: 25
  • Page Number: 41 to 65

Chair of International Tourism and Tourism Service, Service and Tourism Faculty, Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Online published on 31 March, 2016.

Abstract

The paper targets to investigate the status and growth of tourism in Silk Route tourism destinationusing the sample of Uzbekistan tourism industry with superior reference to other country's tourism infrastructure sectors. As a Silk Road tourism destination and unique cultural, historical, archeological, and natural attractions, Central Asian States (CAS) (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) present essential interest and potential for tourists from all over the world. This article makes an overview of the current status of tourism industry with the aim of finding out the strategy for developing a program that enhances the strengths that these countries have in the international arena. The results serve to point out key trends and gaps in which to focus future research on this topic and also they might be useful in formulating public policies and strategies for tourism industry development of Central Asia. Paper search the way of development on Silk Road tourism potentials across the CAS countries.

Keywords

Tourism development, Central Asia, Silk Road, destination competitiveness, tourism infrastructure, socio-economical development