23rd Kazakhstan International Exhibition «Tourism & Travel»

23-25 April 2025

  • 10:00 - 10:30 - OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION, VIP - TOUR
    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 10:30 - 12:00 - Plenary session: "Alga, Kazakhstan! "Successful cases in international tourism practice”

    1. Moderator: Sadvakasov Kairat, Chairman of the Board of JSC National Company «Kazakh Tourism»

    2. Nurtas Karibayev, Deputy Chairman of the Tourism Industry Committee Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan

    3. Kudret Taichabarov, President of the Fund for Support of Tourism Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

    4. Mikheil Koplatadze, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, Georgia

    5. Fidan Akhundzade, Head of the Sector for Work with CIS and Asian Countries of the Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau

    6. Shakhlokhon Solieva, Chief Specialist of the Development of Domestic, Pilgrimage and Strategic Tourism Development of the Committee on Tourism under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 12:00 - 13:30 - Panel session: “Analytics and trends 2024”

    1. Rashad Ramiz oglu Bunyadov, General Director of LLC "Anex tour Kazakhstan"

    2. Anna Zagoruyko, Director of KOMPAS Kazakhstan

    3. Victoria Ulyanova, General Director of SELFIE TRAVEL

    4. Sanzhar Orkhan, General Director of LLC "PEGAS KAZAKHSTAN"

    5. Inna Rey, Chairperson of the Corporate Fund "Touristik Qamqor"

    6. Balzhan Bilyalova, Director of Distribution at tour operator FUN&SUN

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 13:30 - 14:30 - Panel session: “Airports in a new reality: marketing and commerce”

    1. Berik Abdrakhmanov, Director Ground Services Air Astana

    2. Kamila Sadyrbakiyeva, Senior Manager Sales in Kazakhstan, Passenger Sales: Sales and Marketing Department Air Astana

    3. Vladimir Zhitnik, Director of the Scat Airlines Ground Handling Complex

    4. Hatem Kenawi, co-founder and chairman of Red Sea Airlines

    5. Marina Ussova, Senior Manager Aviation Marketing Almaty International Airport, TAV Kazakhstan

    6. Gulzira Ashrapova, Aviation Management

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 14:30 - 15:20 - Panel session: “Influence Marketing: Travel influencers and bloggers”

    1. Dina Tolepbergen, travel blogger

    2. Madi Aubakirov, travel blogger

    3. Karina Syzdykova, blogger

    4. Shynar Sapar, CEO of Qamalladin Media

    5. Galina Gorelova, Sales & marketing, business development (Egypt)

    6. Tatyana Nikolaeva, chief editor of the newspaper "Kursiv"

    7. Aizhan Karimova, Director of El Tour Travel Agency

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 15:20 - 16:00 - Presentation: Selfie Travel Asia: Southeast Asia - New Horizons: Samui, Thailand, Vietnam

    1. Khanittha Phanvorawat, Director of the Moscow Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)

    2. Kurshad Bakir, Managing Director of Selfie Travel Asia

    3. Anaphol Chananart, THE MARIN KAMALA Representative

    4. Thankamon Decharun, CLOVER PATONG Representative

    5. Jun Gyu Eom, PULLMAN PHU QUOC Representative

    6. Anara Uralova, tourism expert

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 16:00 - 17:00 - Presentation: HAND-IN-HAND CRUISES WITH CRUCLUB - Russian-speaking groups on the most popular cruise routes 2024/2025. Presentation of the opening of the Online Cruise School

    Ekaterina Ilyushina, Director of Development at CruClub

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 10:00 - 10:30 - Presentation: FUN & SUN Travel - a new opening for summer holidays 2024

    Kurmasheva Maya Abatovna, Director of Business Development

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 10:30 - 11:30 - Panel session: "Buy now, pay later"

    1. Sergey Ulyanich, Director of the Home Credit Bank Banking Network Development Department

    2. Dmitry Kazantsev, Financial Consultant

    3. Rashida Rashidovna Shaikenova, Chairman of the Kazakhstan Tourism Association

    4. Anton Dubivsky, Director of Sales at Selfie Travel

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 11:30 - 12:00 - Panel Session Kazakh Tourism: "Updates on Inbound and Domestic Tourism in Kazakhstan"

    1. Ainur Zhumatayeva, Director of the Department of International Markets Kazakh Tourism

    2. Elena Chigrina, Director of GSA AirAsia (Presentation)

    3. Akbota Dauren, Manager of the Department of Tourism Products Development, Presentation of the quality improvement program "Quality Mark"

    4. Abylkhan Sarsenbayev - President of The International Travel Company "Complete Service"

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 12:00 - 13:00 - Panel session: "Travel Agencies: Development and Future"

    Tour agencies, industry organizations KTA

    1. Kristina Krivets, President of the Kazakhstan Association of Medical Tourism (Presentation)

    2. Kamchybek Kasymbekov, Digital Transformation Lead Amanat Insurance (Presentation)

    3. Svetlana Kaplina, Director of Aidana Tour

    4. Muniram Akhmetova, Chairman of the RA SRO Oil and IE KIT

    5. Daniyar Khizmetov, Director of Lilo Tour

    6. Aigerim Bazarkulova, Director of the Tour Club travel agency

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 13:00 - 14:00 - Presentation: “Oriental Fairy Tale in modern Abu Dhabi” Abu Dhabi Department of Tourism and Culture

    Alexandra Kulikova, Representative of the Abu Dhabi Department of Tourism and Culture

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 14:00 - 14:45 - Presentation: “Presentation of new exclusive wellness programs and treatment methods” Ensana Health Spa Hotels, Marianske Lazne resort, Czech Republic

    Alena Kudilkova, Director of the National Tourism Administration of the Czech Republic in Russia

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 14:45 - 15:30 - AIR ASTANA Partner Meeting

    1. Moderator: Ainura Zhumatayeva, Director of International Markets Department Kazakh Tourism

    2. Susith Hettihewa, Senior Regional Manager EU Central & East, Turkey

    3. Patty Leung, Regional General Manager Korea, Hong Kong & South East Asia

    4. Serik Rys-Uly, Senior Regional Manager India and Subcontinent

    5. Nadya Ozcan, Country Manager Turkiye

    6. Wang Shu, Country Manager China

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 15:30 - 16:50 - Presentation on Effective Management and Development of Technical Documentation Master Plan in Regions
    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 17:00 - 18:00 - Presentation of the UNDP Program on Green Technology Application in Tourist Facilities
    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 10:00 - 14:00 - Kazakhstan: Experience Exchange Center - Almaty Tourism Bureau in partnership with KITF

    Participants: Tour operators of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and other countries

    KITF Travel Forum zone
  • 14:00 - 15:00 - Presentation: “Promotion of rural tourism in Akmola region”

    Speaker: Aliya Ispaeva, Project Manager, Eurasia Foundation

    KITF Travel Forum zone

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