Past Events

CAREC Tourism: Working Group Meeting and Capacity Building Workshop

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program convened the concluding Tourism Working Group Meeting and Capacity Building Workshop in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 25-27 June. This event focused on assessing the progress and sustainability of outputs under the RETA 9776-REG initiative. Key discussions centered on the long-term success of the CAREC VisitSilkRoad portal, the potential […]

CAREC Silk Road Tourism Capacity-Building Event

Key Documents Agenda LOP Presentations CAREC Tourism Capacity Building | RU CAREC Tourism Potential | RU CAREC Tourism TA9776-REG Tourism Priority Projects and CAREC Tourism Portal | RU Event Marketing impact on destination | RU Product & Enterprise Marketing | RU Thematic Marketing and Branding- Harnessing the Ancient Silk Road | RU Trade vs. Consumer […]

Meeting of the Joint Meeting of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz ABEC Working Group on Tourism Development

Under the Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor (ABEC), back-to-back meetings of the Transport and Infrastructure Development Working Group and the Tourism Working Group gathered officials from Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic in Almaty on 27 and 28 February 2024 respectively. Transformative regional investment projects like the Almaty-Issyk-Kul Alternative Road PPP project, Almaty-Bishkek E-bus project, the ABEC Regional Improvement of Border Services […]

Tbilisi Silk Road Forum

CAREC Tourism: Working Group Meeting, Portal Launch and Capacity Building Workshop

Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Tourism sector focals from 10 countries participated in the Tourism Working Group Meeting at Tbilisi, Georgia on 12-13 June to discuss the investment priorities for sustainable tourism development across the CAREC region and discussed plans for the launch of a tourism portal that will support the countries and private […]

Joint Training Workshop on ABEC Health and Safety Standards (KGZ and KAZ)

Training Workshop on ABEC Health and Safety Standards (KGZ)

Training Workshop on ABEC Health and Safety Standards (KGZ)

Virtual Webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on Tourism and Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) in the CAREC region

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Tourism portal beta version presented to CAREC member countries

A virtual meeting with public and private tourism sector stakeholders from 11 CAREC member countries was convened on 26 January to gather feedback on the development of a CAREC tourism portal. The portal will serve as a regional tool for consolidating tourism-related information and provide an enabling platform for private sector participation in CAREC tourism initiatives. Contact, Carmen Maria Garcia […]