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“Tourism on the Silk Road" (TITF 2022) has started in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

01 December 2022

The 27^th Tashkent International Tourism Fair "Tourism on the Silk Road" (TITF 2022) has opened its doors to visitors and guests in Tashkent and will last from 30 November through 2 December 2022. The organizers of the fair are the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan, the State Unitary Enterprise "National PR-Center", and the exhibition company "SAYS”.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov officially opened the International Tourism Fair TITF 2022. In his speech, the Deputy Prime Minister highlighted Uzbekistan was at the center of attention of the whole world today.

“Tourism on the Silk Road- 2022” has gathered more than 300 industry representatives from 30 countries of the world.

Traditionally, TITF-2022 will cover various forums and sessions with the participation of tourism experts, master classes, exhibitions, a gastro-bazaar with master classes by international chefs, and an exhibition of artisans of Uzbekistan. The 27^th Tashkent International Tourism Fair, for the first time in its history, also includes a fashion show with international and national designers, not only clothes but also jewelry.

As a part of the Tashkent International Tourism Fair, tourism organizations from more than 15 countries, including France, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan and others represent their national stands. Visitors and participants of the “Tourism on the Silk Road" (TITF 2022) will have a great opportunity to get discover more about the tourism potential of all regions of Uzbekistan in one pavilion.

Around 20 000 visitors from the local population, as well as from the CIS countries and Europe, are expected to attend the TITF-2022 site this year. Visitors and participants of the fair will have a unique chance to learn about new tourist destinations and plunge into the colorful atmosphere, culture and traditions of foreign countries. And also, it will be possible to assess the tourism potential of new locations in all regions of Uzbekistan.

Experts and specialists in the field of tourism have been invited to the TITF-2022 Forum. Among them: ambassadors of the tourism brand of Uzbekistan, representatives of BBC World News, Lonely Planet of the Association of Tourism Organizations of Central Asian countries and Russia, PR specialists and many others.

Representatives of major companies including the consulting company Mangold Consulting GmbH, DVR, the German travel company TUI Group, the International Online Travel Agency Trip.com and the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) are among the TITF participants list.

TITF-2022 is an annual tourism event that has been held since 1995 with the support of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Every year, the exhibition brings together hundreds of tourism industry professionals from all over the world and creates conditions for the development of the tourism industry at the international level.

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