Юрий Бородихин Директор ТОО “Iteca”
Dear participants and visitors of KITF! On behalf of the organisers we traditionally welcome you to the 17th Tourism and Travel Fair - KITF 2017, which annually opens the
spring-summer tourist season of Kazakhstan market on the specialized platform in Almaty.
KITF, as an independent instrument of domestic and business tourism, promotes and reveals the tourist potential of Almaty and of
the whole country. During the exhibition, it is possible to use the entire potential of the city for reception, accommodation and services
for visitors and participants of the international event. KITF, annually demonstrates clearly this fact. Every spring, for 17 years experts and
professionals, companies and official delegations from all over the world have been gathering for the event, the exhibition KITF, expected
by the whole tourist society, providing Almaty with potential consumers of tourism and related services. Based on the information
requested in 3* -5* hotels of Almaty, the hotels in this period are 100% occupied.
The general exposition is traditionally opened by the kaleidoscope of unique and vivid offers of the domestic market of Kazakhstan
tourism represented by the hosting city - Almaty and Almaty region, as well as representatives of all regional Tourism Departments
headed by the Ministry of Culture and Sport. The general exposition this year represents the companies from more than 30 countries of
the world, 21 of which participate with the national stands.
On behalf of the organisers of the exhibition, we are happy to express our gratitude to the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, to the international organizations and official missions of all countries, as well as to the official partners providing
support to KITF this year. We are confident that KITF will become a platform for fruitful international cooperation, enabling specialists to
analyze, plan, optimize activities and lay the foundation for quality cooperation in general for the current year.
We sincerely wish all participants of the exhibition the most fruitful meetings, profitable contacts and lucrative contracts within the
exhibition! For Visitors and Guests - only attractive offers, efficiency and effectiveness following the results of the exhibition!
Welcome to the 17th Kazakhstan International Tourism and Travel Fair, KITF 2017!