Ï Turkmen delegation takes part in the International Tourism Exhibition «ITB Berlin 2016» held in the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Turkmen delegation takes part in the International Tourism Exhibition «ITB Berlin 2016» held in the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany

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More than 10 thousand exhibitors from 189 countries expanded their stands. National exhibition organized by the State Committee for Tourism, is represented by the leading tourist companies of the country.

“ITB Berlin” - one of the largest tourist forums in the world. This year, it is held the 50th time. From the first minutes of the opening of the jubilee exhibition - March 9, in the “Messe Berlin” Expo Center - the pavilion of Turkmenistan attracts many visitors. A variety of visual and information materials: brochures, photo books, periodicals and other literature, as well as films, being demonstrated on the monitors, disks with video plots and maps with tourist routes of our country are offered for attention of visitors.

Developed cultural program of Asian Games-2017 will allow guests to widely demonstrate its tourism potential of the country, to draw attention to our monuments of archeology and architecture, unique landscape attractions, historical and legendary places, as well as museums, theaters, exhibition halls. An important place in this program is allocated to familiarity with ethnographic and folklore wealth, national crafts, modern arts and monumental art.

The visual part of the national exposure amounted photo panel with the image of the famous historical and cultural monuments and natural sights of the Turkmen land, modern urban planning masterpiece, luxury hotels, including the national tourist zone "Avaza".


On the extensive business platform of the international forum in Berlin there are provided wide opportunities to demonstration of proposals, establishment of new business contacts that will give impetus to the integration of the tourism industry of Turkmenistan into global travel infrastructure. During the exhibition members of our delegation hold meetings with representatives of foreign business circles, and not only of tourism, but also of other spheres.

The most important factor of the development of Turkmenistan tourism industry is the natural and recreational, historical and cultural resources, the wealth and originality of which allow the country to improve its international ranking in this sector, gaining more and more important position in the global tourism market. The formation of modern tourism market relations, implementation of effective organizational approaches, promotion of entrepreneurship, attraction of investments and development of long-term partnership, involvement of resources from other sectors - transport and communication, trade and construction, agriculture, production of consumer goods - these and many other issues are discussed in negotiations with foreign businessmen, managers and specialists of national and international travel agencies and associations of European and other countries of the world.

First two working days of our delegation to the “ITB Berlin 2016” showed that Turkmenistan perfectly responds to the growing among European fans travel demand for historical tours of places with natural exotics, contrast of antiquity and modernity. Foreign experts believe that among new areas the most promising ones are environmental and culinary tourism. But the main thing that has always attracted and attracts tourists to our country, remains its unique cultural heritage.

As you know, on March 4th meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers according to the decision of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Tourism has entered the system of cultural organizations and institutions. As the leader of the nation noted, the fact that the Ministry of Culture and the State Committee for Tourism will work in the new format, will create conditions for their closer interaction, will contribute to the intensive development of the tourism industry at the expense of active involvement of tourists visiting the historical and cultural monuments of our country. On the other hand, it will extend the popularization of the cultural heritage of the Turkmen people worldwide.

The innovation will increase the effectiveness of control activity in the field of protection of cultural heritage located on the territory of Turkmenistan, will contribute to their more rigorous research and active popularization of a broad involvement in the tourism turnover.

Thus, thanks to all these steps and the personal patronage of the head of state, the tourism industry is becoming one of the key industries, opening greater opportunities for international cooperation.