00:04from expanding flight networks to new tourism experiences uzbekistan is transforming how
00:10visitors reach and explore the country as international arrivals continue to rise
00:15this is business line uzbekistan hello and welcome uzbekistan is seeing a sharp rise in
00:22international tourism according to un tourism international arrivals were up 37 percent year
00:29in the first quarter of 2026 placing the country among the world's fastest growing destinations
00:36national figures show the scale of that growth around 7.7 million international visitors arrived
00:43in the first seven months of the year followed by another 1.4 million in august alone uzbekistan
00:51has also taken steps to make travel easier citizens of more than 90 countries can now enter visa free
00:57while travelers from other eligible countries can apply for an electronic visa online air
01:04connectivity has grown too according to flight connections scheduled flights currently connect
01:10uzbekistan with 107 airports in 40 countries with services operated by 45 airlines but the numbers
01:19tell only part of the story behind this growth are changes in how uzbekistan is developing its tourism
01:26sector and welcoming visitors let's take a closer look at what is happening on the ground samarkand is
01:33one of uzbekistan's best known silk road destinations its international airport handled 1.5 million passengers
01:40in 2025 three times it's 2022 total in 2025
01:4625-м году у нас выполняли рейсы 24 авиакомпании по 30 направлениям 10 направлений новых было только в
01:54прошлом году у нас открыто также мы сейчас активно развиваем рейсы в китай мы работаем по открытию
02:05its modern terminal opened in 2022 providing additional capacity for passengers as uzbekistan
02:13looks to attract more international visitors infrastructure like this airport is becoming
02:17an important part of the country's tourism expansion across uzbekistan new accommodation
02:23facilities added more than 22 000 beds in the first seven months of 2026 exports of tourism
02:31services reached nearly 3.9 billion dollars the government also subsidizes qualifying charter
02:37flights and selected tourism startups the new gerald and man guberto train has cut the tushkin
02:43hiva journey from 14 hours to seven and a half today we are sir we are providing service for more
02:50than 10 cities in uzbekistan for high-speed trains which we are going to increase year by year one of
02:57this project is uh it's a dedicated rail line for the passengers from tushkin to samarkand with the
03:03speed limit up to 300 kilometers per hour but visitors also judge destinations by the services
03:09they receive for others feeling safe is just as important after visiting uzbekistan i felt all the
03:26time very secure i think the the security is my last problem in uzbekistan feeling everywhere free
03:33the as tourism grows uzbekistan is also looking beyond its established destinations developing new
03:40attractions and experiences to bring visitors to more parts of the country joining us now is
03:45ibek hakimov advisor to the chairman of uzbekistan's tourism committee mr hakimov what measures is
03:52uzbekistan taking to make the country easier and more appealing to travel to kalkorot tourism
03:58korgazman vairmarkal rishitrookitish shumlamburgaryde yirik shakarlarda rorchovlar
04:03utkız borus naticasida sayoklan okumunu oxshuruk kuzatışımız munkun dalatımız
04:07ahbarlığına farmonlar gasolsan hitoi xalq resumplikasını fuharolarga geçe ötüskünün
04:11geçe vizas rejimi elongolundi naticada hitoydan sayoklan sonu 2023
04:15il genisibatına 2025 il n'yakuna kerib oltu barobardan oxshuruk kuzatışımız munkun oldunları
04:21toshkin şahra samarkand buhoro hivak kabi yunanışlarda hareketlendiren sayoklar
04:25indi fuhu devletlerine oz sayokatlarına amal göğsürülmektedir turistlerinin aholunin
04:31milli urfodatları yaşayış tarzı kabi yunanışlara kızkış ortabormaktı bu arada
04:36bana turizm kışlağı turizm mahallası kabi yunanışlarına gölge koyuşak gücünem katta itibar
04:41biyermektedir yurtumuzda eldikdan ortuk turizm kışlağı var turizm mahallaları
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