Program of the International Tourism Forum and Exhibition «Welcome to Ancient Khatlon»

07:00 — 08:30

Tourism and craft exhibition

Meetings and exchange of views between Forum participants

Chairman of Khatlon region —  Davlatali Said

Member of the Government of the —  TBA

Republic of Tajikistan

Chairman of the Committee for Tourism — TBA

Development under the Government of

the Republic of Tajikistan

Introductory speech of the high-ranking guests:

▪ representatives of international organizations

▪ a representative of a foreign travel company

▪ a representative of a domestic travel company

▪ international tourism expert

Final ceremony of the official opening of the Forum

Panel 1

Main hall

▪ the open doors of the Khatlon region to investors interested in tourism and its infrastructure;

▪ presentation of investment projects of the tourist destination;

▪ measures to improve infrastructure and services in the industry;

▪ regional cooperation — using the opportunities of partners;

▪ implementation of infrastructure projects at the level of rural areas and tourist attractions;

▪ Tax and customs benefits in the field of tourism in the Republic of Tajikistan.

▲ representative of state authority;

▲ representative of international organization

▲ representative of a foreign travel company

▲ representative of the domestic travel company

▲ international tourism expert.

Panel 2

▪ support in the sustainable development of ecological, mountaineering and cultural-historical tourism;

▪ opportunities for expansion of ecological and historical-cultural tourism in Khatlon region;

▪ existing problems in the development of ecological tourism;

▪ Mountaineering tourism potential in Khatlon region;

▪ biological diversity of nature and climate of Khatlon region;

▪ development of mountain and ecological tourism infrastructure.

▲ representative of state authority;

▲ representative of international organization

▲ representative of a foreign travel company

▲ representative of the domestic travel company

▲ international tourism expert.

Panel 3

▪ effective use of mineral and healing waters, herbs and healing potential of the country.

▪ a complete presentation of the medical tourism and indications of the country’s resorts;

▪ ways to attract more foreign tourists to medical tourism in Khatlon region;

▪ medical sources in Khatlon region (climate, mineral water sources, healing mud, healing herbs and modern medicine).

▲ representative of state authority;

▲ representative of international organization

▲ representative of a foreign travel company

▲ representative of the domestic travel company

▲ international tourism expert.

Panel 4

§ governmental support for the development of handicrafts and folk crafts;

§ tourist souvenirs — a factor representing culture and civilization;

§ craft as a factor of employment of the rural population;

§ search for international markets for the sale of handmade goods.

▲ representative of state authority;

▲ representative of international organization

▲ representative of a foreign travel company

▲ representative of the domestic travel company

▲ international tourism expert.