OPEN UP NEW HORIZONS AT KITF 2023: CENTRAL ASIA’S PREMIER TRAVEL INDUSTRY EVENT

KITF 2023 “TOURISM AND TRAVEL” KAZAKHSTAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 19-21, 2023 IN ALMATY AT THE ATAKENT EXHIBITION CENTER.

The KITF is the largest b2b industry event in Central Asia, which has been held since 2001 and annually demonstrates steady growth in performance. 258 companies from 22 countries are represented among this year’s exhibitors. The exposition will include national and regional stands of the following countries: Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Georgia, Jordan, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Novgorod region of the Russian Federation, Slovenia, Croatia and the South Korean province of Gyeonggi-do. In addition, companies from Greece, Egypt, India, China, UAE, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Montenegro and Japan will be exhibiting with individual and collective stands to introduce guests to the national flavor of each country.

The largest domestic and international tour operators such as Kompas, Kazunion/ RUSTAR, Selfie Travel and FUN&SUN, major Kazakhstan airlines such as Air Astana, Scat/Sunday Airlines and Flyarystan, and foreign representatives of the air market such as Azerbaijan Airlines and Turkish Airlines will take part in the exhibition. Aerotur, Sirena Travel, RATE HAWK and others will be participating as debutants with stands.

The unusual and updated design of the Kazakhstan group of stands will be a highlight of the exposition. There will be presented the tourism potential of both regions of Kazakhstan and the cities of republican significance.

The flagship and the main achievement of this year’s exhibition is an extensive business program. The conference venue, launched in 2022, will be presented in a new format as the large-scale KITF Travel Forum, which is organized with the support of the Travel Success Academy. The KITF Travel Forum will include dialogue platforms, panel sessions, presentations of new destinations, expert seminars, public-talk meetings, workshops, fintech session, Forum of Travel Developers and Architects of Excursion and Active Tourism.

The KITF exhibition will serve not just as a demonstration site for new products and players in the industry, but also as a training platform for discussion of current industry issues through live talks, networking and professional experience exchange, as it has become a tradition at the annual KITF.

The exhibition industry experts have awarded KITF with the UFI (Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) quality mark for its compliance with international B2B standards.

The official partner of the KITF 2023 Anniversary Exhibition is KOMPAS Company. The partner of the exhibition business program is TRAVEL SUCCESS ACADEMY.

The official support for the event was provided by the Ministry of Sports and Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty City Akimat, “National Company “Kazakh Tourism” JSC, ALE “Kazakhstan Tourist Association”, “Atameken” National Chamber of Entrepreneurs, “Turistik Kamkor” Corporate Fund.

The KITF is organized by ITECA Kazakhstan Exhibition Company and its international partner, ICA Events Group.

For more information and details on the list of participants, please visit: www.kitf.kz