Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) – On 28 February – 2 March 2019, media presentation and training seminar for leading travel agencies of central and eastern Europe was held in Vienna.

The event was organized by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Vienna, together with the Association of Travel Agencies of Austria and with the assistance of the State Insurance Committee of Europe.

During the event, the participants were informed in detail about the ongoing large-scale reforms in Uzbekistan to improve the tourism infrastructure and the progressive liberalization of this sphere.

It was also noted that such new areas of tourism as ecological, gastronomic, agricultural, sports, health and fitness, folklore, ethnographic, cultural and educational and other types are widely developed in Uzbekistan, which leads to an annual increase in tourist flow.

In addition to the traditional tourism centers of our country - Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, a separate drawing was given to new tourist destinations, including the sights of Namangan and Surkhandarya regions. In particular, the participants of the event were interested in the ancient archaeological monument Akhsikent, which the head of our state visited on February 28.

Guides, tour guides, tour operators and travel agents, who are the main core of the tourism industry and develop tour packages that complete the set of tours, build a complex of services, promote and implement tours, as well as provide information support for the process of tour realization, have received comprehensive answers to all their questions.

At the end of the event, representatives of all travel companies that participated in the events expressed their willingness to take part in the work of the 25th Tashkent International Tourism Fair "TITF 2019".

In order to promote the image and recognition of Uzbekistan in Europe, a broad advertising campaign has also been discussed.