Creation of the State Committee for tourism as independent department marked the start of new stage in realization of the strategy on development of the national tourist complex – the stage that will raise the role of the state in development of this sphere.
It gives a reason to confirm that with the change of the status of sector as well as entry of the Committee for National Tourist Zone “Avaza” into the structure of new organization as its separate management, the achievement of program goals in this sphere will be accelerated owing to concentration of accumulated relevant potential of our state in the format of the specialized State Committee.
This decision was announced in the course of the meeting devoted to the issues of development of the spheres of science, education, healthcare, sports, tourism and culture. It was held by the head of state on August 16. At that time, the nation leader determined vital tasks on formation of competitive tourist industry and particularly, on development of its more profitable sector – international tourism. In this context, it was highlighted most urgent trends of activity. These are expansion of geography and diversity of tourist routes, improvement of quality of services, training of qualified specialists for this sector and establishment of efficient informational and advertising activity.
As President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted, it is also necessary to make relevant steps for involvement of unique natural parts of Koneurgench, other natural monuments of the country into UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Speaking about importance of accomplishment of interesting and remarkable places in all natural parts of Turkmenistan, construction of hotels and relevant infrastructure there, the nation leader characterized tourism as significant point of growth in socio-economic development of the regions, and as accelerator capable to stir up other sectors of economy, small and medium business as well as to improve the employment of population and correspondingly increase its incomes.
These goals are also foundation of the Development Program of tourism in Turkmenistan in 2012-2016 worked out taking into account paramount necessity of expansion of logistics of the sector and stimulation of the formation process of modern market relations.
The program covers wide spectrum of natural and recreational, historico-cultural objects of Turkmenistan: from National Tourist Zone “Avaza”, well-known sanatoriums Mollagara, Archman, Yily suw, Bayramali, Farap, famous monuments of Nisa, Dehistan, Koneurgench, Koytendag, Ancient Merv up to little known places having significant tourist resources. Therefore, realization of measures outlined in the Program allows using efficiently the available tourist potential, stimulating national tourist market and assisting the preservation and popularization of the richest cultural and natural heritage of our country.
Main social effect of the Program will consist in creation of other preconditions and conditions for satisfaction of needs of the country’s population in active and full-fledged rest, strengthening of health, familiarization with values of the national culture and history. Outlined measures will contribute to the significant expansion of inflow of foreign tourists to the country, increase of currency earnings that will effect improvement of living conditions of the Turkmen residents as a whole.
Development in Turkmenistan of high-performance tourist complex will increase considerably its attractiveness as the sphere of international interaction and businesslike cooperation and assist our state to take advantageous positions among popular trends of world tourism.
At that, being linked with tasks and goals of other sectoral programs, including in the field of culture, sports and healthcare, the Development program of tourism is aimed at creation of conditions for turning the tourist industry into key sector of the national economy.
The tasks of formation of attractive tourist image of the country, economic, staff and social basis of development of infrastructure as well as inventory, preservation, reconstruction and accomplishment of natural, archeological and historico-cultural objects and recourses of tourism and rest as substantive development basis of tourism, activization of advertising and presentation activity set before new department.
In this direction, it was envisaged step-by-step involvement of new territories of the provinces and etraps, settlements and natural zones into formation of ramified hotel-and-tourist complex of Turkmenistan. Their putting into circulation will considerably enrich the possibilities of guests of our country to familiarize closer with history, culture, customs and traditions, spiritual values of our people. Development of informative, health-improving, ecological, scientific, event-trigger and other types of tourism, organization of different tours to small towns and distant villages, Garagum desert or banks of Amyderya, mountain peaks and gorges will contribute to the balanced development of the regional territories. There will be new spurs for revival of artistic handicrafts and folk trades, entrepreneurial activity, including in the field of souvenir production, in the system of catering, construction and others.
Particular place was attached to the expansion of international ties, including activization of partnership between Turkmenistan and World Tourist Organization, realization of intergovernmental agreements on the sphere of tourism, participation in exhibitions, fairs, conferences and other sectoral international events, organization of training courses for raising the level of skills for employees of this sphere and hotel activity in the countries with well-developed tourism.
Well-designed and rationally organized tourism is one of most called-for today and very effective types of export, demanding no transportation of material and natural resources. So, in future, this sector will be able to take the leading position in the Turkmen economy oriented to the increase of export potential of the country.
It provides unique and even generating factor of tourism, having multiplicative and long-term effect on all segments of economy and ways of life of the society. Therefore, the attention of the head of Turkmen states to this extremely capacious sphere in terms of innovative development, introduction of leading technologies and preservation of cultural originality of our country is so high today.
It gives a reason to confirm that with the change of the status of sector as well as entry of the Committee for National Tourist Zone “Avaza” into the structure of new organization as its separate management, the achievement of program goals in this sphere will be accelerated owing to concentration of accumulated relevant potential of our state in the format of the specialized State Committee.
This decision was announced in the course of the meeting devoted to the issues of development of the spheres of science, education, healthcare, sports, tourism and culture. It was held by the head of state on August 16. At that time, the nation leader determined vital tasks on formation of competitive tourist industry and particularly, on development of its more profitable sector – international tourism. In this context, it was highlighted most urgent trends of activity. These are expansion of geography and diversity of tourist routes, improvement of quality of services, training of qualified specialists for this sector and establishment of efficient informational and advertising activity.
As President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted, it is also necessary to make relevant steps for involvement of unique natural parts of Koneurgench, other natural monuments of the country into UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Speaking about importance of accomplishment of interesting and remarkable places in all natural parts of Turkmenistan, construction of hotels and relevant infrastructure there, the nation leader characterized tourism as significant point of growth in socio-economic development of the regions, and as accelerator capable to stir up other sectors of economy, small and medium business as well as to improve the employment of population and correspondingly increase its incomes.
These goals are also foundation of the Development Program of tourism in Turkmenistan in 2012-2016 worked out taking into account paramount necessity of expansion of logistics of the sector and stimulation of the formation process of modern market relations.
The program covers wide spectrum of natural and recreational, historico-cultural objects of Turkmenistan: from National Tourist Zone “Avaza”, well-known sanatoriums Mollagara, Archman, Yily suw, Bayramali, Farap, famous monuments of Nisa, Dehistan, Koneurgench, Koytendag, Ancient Merv up to little known places having significant tourist resources. Therefore, realization of measures outlined in the Program allows using efficiently the available tourist potential, stimulating national tourist market and assisting the preservation and popularization of the richest cultural and natural heritage of our country.
Main social effect of the Program will consist in creation of other preconditions and conditions for satisfaction of needs of the country’s population in active and full-fledged rest, strengthening of health, familiarization with values of the national culture and history. Outlined measures will contribute to the significant expansion of inflow of foreign tourists to the country, increase of currency earnings that will effect improvement of living conditions of the Turkmen residents as a whole.
Development in Turkmenistan of high-performance tourist complex will increase considerably its attractiveness as the sphere of international interaction and businesslike cooperation and assist our state to take advantageous positions among popular trends of world tourism.
At that, being linked with tasks and goals of other sectoral programs, including in the field of culture, sports and healthcare, the Development program of tourism is aimed at creation of conditions for turning the tourist industry into key sector of the national economy.
The tasks of formation of attractive tourist image of the country, economic, staff and social basis of development of infrastructure as well as inventory, preservation, reconstruction and accomplishment of natural, archeological and historico-cultural objects and recourses of tourism and rest as substantive development basis of tourism, activization of advertising and presentation activity set before new department.
In this direction, it was envisaged step-by-step involvement of new territories of the provinces and etraps, settlements and natural zones into formation of ramified hotel-and-tourist complex of Turkmenistan. Their putting into circulation will considerably enrich the possibilities of guests of our country to familiarize closer with history, culture, customs and traditions, spiritual values of our people. Development of informative, health-improving, ecological, scientific, event-trigger and other types of tourism, organization of different tours to small towns and distant villages, Garagum desert or banks of Amyderya, mountain peaks and gorges will contribute to the balanced development of the regional territories. There will be new spurs for revival of artistic handicrafts and folk trades, entrepreneurial activity, including in the field of souvenir production, in the system of catering, construction and others.
Particular place was attached to the expansion of international ties, including activization of partnership between Turkmenistan and World Tourist Organization, realization of intergovernmental agreements on the sphere of tourism, participation in exhibitions, fairs, conferences and other sectoral international events, organization of training courses for raising the level of skills for employees of this sphere and hotel activity in the countries with well-developed tourism.
Well-designed and rationally organized tourism is one of most called-for today and very effective types of export, demanding no transportation of material and natural resources. So, in future, this sector will be able to take the leading position in the Turkmen economy oriented to the increase of export potential of the country.
It provides unique and even generating factor of tourism, having multiplicative and long-term effect on all segments of economy and ways of life of the society. Therefore, the attention of the head of Turkmen states to this extremely capacious sphere in terms of innovative development, introduction of leading technologies and preservation of cultural originality of our country is so high today.