Kazakhstan sees growth in tourist arrivals from India and China

Kazakhstan has a visa-free regime with 82 countries, including such major tourist markets such as China and India, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.

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According to the country’s tourism and sport minister Yermek Marzhikpayev, thanks to introduction of 14-day visa-free stay to Chinese citizens in 2022 and mutual visa-free regime in 2023, the number of Chinese visitors to Kazakhstan rose 12 times from 18 thousand to 217 thousand.

There was also 3-fold growth in Indian tourists to Kazakhstan from 28 thousand in 2022 to 78 thousand in 2023 following the introduction of 14-day visa-free stay.

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