MOST project

12/05/2023

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗸𝗵𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻

𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 – Today, the Eurasian Tourism Association, within the framework of the project "A model for sustainable tourism in Central Asia: Building Capacities, Creating Awareness, Introducing technology" (MOST), funded within the framework of the European Union's "SwitсhAsia" program, held a round table on the topic "The EU Grant Project MOST - the vector of development of sustainable tourism in Kazakhstan". The event brought together government agencies, associations, hotels, travel and consulting companies in Astana.

The results of the implementation of the MOST project in Kazakhstan were announced. Within the framework of the project in the period from 2020 to 2023, a number of trainings were held for enterprises of the tourism industry, as well as events for government agencies with a total coverage of about 100 people in Kazakhstan. Also, 27 companies gained access to new technologies that allow them to keep records of environmental indicators, which will help them pass environmental certification. Within the framework of the project, the installation of 10 equipment for monitoring the receipt and consumption of electricity, and climate control for travel companies and hotels is envisaged.

Chairman of the Tourism Industry Committee of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan Dastan Ryspekov spoke about measures to support the tourism business, improvement of national parks, as well as the introduction of a quality system for tourist services, including standards for sustainable tourism.

General coordinator of the MOST project Prof. Gian Andrea Garancini shared the results of a study of state policy in the field of tourism in Central Asia and noted the need to develop social tourism, public transport and infrastructure for all segments of the population. It was also recommended to avoid the development of mass tourism in Kazakhstan, and to concentrate on investments in the field of sustainable tourism.

Director of the hotel "Absolute" Asiya Nazarova, sharing her experience in implementing sustainable management measures, noted that it is necessary to pay more attention to the environmental education of society.

In conclusion, the President of the Eurasian Tourism Association Rysty Karabayeva noted that the issue of sustainability is an endless process. In this regard, it is necessary to support all players in this exciting process on an ongoing basis.

The MOST project is being implemented in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan between 2020 and 2023. The total budget of the project is 2.009.909,40 euros, the contribution of the European Union is 1.607.927,40 euros.

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31/03/2023

Greetings from Samarkand, Uzbekistan! ✨
EU SWITCH-Asia Programme cooperation project MOST between 🇱🇻Latvia, 🇬🇷Greece, 🇺🇿Uzbekistan, 🇰🇿Kazakhstan and 🇹🇯Tajikistan is ending. In the project, Lauku Ceļotājs shared experience and practical knowledge about sustainable and nature-friendly management in tourism and marketing.
🏤Their experts went to several hotels to share their experience on environmentally friendly management and saving resources. There was also the opportunity to visit the Silk Road International University of Tourism, which is the first international university in Uzbekistan where you can get bachelor's and master's degree in tourism education. 🎓
During the day, the city of Samarkand itself was also explored. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, founded around 700 AD, which served as the most important support point of the Silk Road for more than 2000 years.
In 2001, Samarkand was included in the World Heritage List as a city of crossroads of cultures, where the traditions and knowledge of different people meet, which can still be seen and felt at every step. 💛



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28/03/2023

EU SWITCH-Asia Programme project MOST between 🇱🇻Latvia, 🇬🇷Greece, 🇺🇿Uzbekistan, 🇰🇿Kazakhstan and 🇹🇯Tajikistan is coming to an end. During the project, Lauku Ceļotājs shared their experience and practical knowledge about sustainable and nature-friendly tourism management. Their environmental quality mark was taken as an example. Together with Central Asian colleagues, they worked on new ideas for tourism products and their marketing, highlighting the local identity of these countries and strengthening cooperation between tourism organizations, local communities and tourism entrepreneurs.

Right now the whole team of the project is in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, where together they look back on what has been accomplished, but most importantly - to outline future tasks and goals for the development of tourism in the Central Asian region.



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11/10/2022

The concept of Community-based Tourism (CBT) emerged at the end of the 20th century from community development strategies, and uses sustainable – not mass – tourism as a tool to strengthen the capacities and abilities of rural community organizations in managing their own tourism resources with local participation.

Read more: https://mostcentral-asia.eu/community-based-tourism-an-opportunity-for-central-asia/

30/06/2022

Sustainability demands a change in both business attitudes within the tourism industry and in rethinking consumption and production patterns that will encourage sustainable livelihoods and protect planetary resources. Discover more about the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) practices championed by MOST 👉🏻mostcentral-asia.eu
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27/06/2022

On we celebrate our champions in Central Asia who are paving the way for sustainable tourism through green technology and environmental certifications. Discover more SWITCH-Asia Programme 👉 https://bit.ly/3A7cFdd
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23/06/2022

Since the project’s launch on 3 February 2020 in Tashkent, (HAD) together with its implementing have organised and delivered, in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, a series of online training seminars on the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
(GSTC) criteria for sustainable tourism, quality standards and certification methods, green procurement, environmental certification process and relevant tools for assisting data collection and management. Read more about the work we are proud of and our achievements so far 👉 https://bit.ly/3ye5dvu

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18/06/2022

On 23 June ⌚️ 9:30-14:00 (Kazakhstan Time) our colleagues from SWITCH-Asia Sustouka Project are holding a round table on the implementation of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices and sustainable development schemes in MSMEs of the tourism sector in Kazakhstan. Don’t miss it!
Register via email 👉 [email protected]
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KTA within the framework of the project "Implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Practices and Sustainable Development Schemes in MSMEs of the Tourism Sector in Kazakhstan" (SUSTOUKA) invites to a round table "Mechanisms of collaboration between government bodies and the business community to promote SCP practices and sustainable tourism in Kazakhstan", organized to engage government agencies and the tourism business community in promoting and implementing sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices, discussing relevant national and regional policies and strategies for sustainable tourism development.

Objective: to involve government officials and the business community of the tourism sector in the development and implementation of SCP practices by establishing close cooperation between parties for the future development of the tourism sector in Kazakhstan.

Conference participants: European Union Delegation to Kazakhstan; national and local authorities responsible for policy making and implementation in the field of public services, economic planning and finance; national MSMEs of the tourism sector; research institutes, partners of the SUSTOUKA project.

Working language: English and Russian.
The event will take place on June 23, 2022, 9:30-14:00 (Almaty time).
Format: hybrid (offline/online)
Location: 401 Ospanov Street, Royal Tulip Almaty

Pre-registration is required for participation via email [email protected]
Tel. +77772725872, +77272938426 Alina.
Please indicate full name, title, organization name and contact information in the application form.
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КТА в рамках проекта «Внедрение практик устойчивого потребления и производства (УПП) и схем устойчивого развития в ММСП туристского сектора Казахстана» (SUSTOUKA) приглашает на круглый стол «Механизмы взаимодействия между государственными органами и бизнес-сообществом для продвижения практик УПП и устойчивого туризма в Казахстане», организованный с целью привлечения государственных органов и бизнес-сообщества туристского сектора к продвижению и внедрению практики устойчивого потребления и производства (УПП), обсуждения соответствующей национальной и международной политики, продвижения государственно-частного партнерства.

Цель: вовлечение государственных служащих и бизнес-сообщества туристского сектора в разработку и внедрение практик УПП путем установления тесного сотрудничества между сторонами для будущего развития туристского сектора в Казахстане.

Участники конференции: Делегация Европейского Союза в Казахстане, казахстанские национальные и местные органы власти, ответственные за разработку и реализацию политики в сфере государственных услуг, экономического планирования и финансов; национальные ММСП туристского сектора; научно-исследовательские институты, партнеры проекта SUSTOUKA.

Рабочий язык: английский и русский.
Мероприятие состоится 23 июня 2022 года, 9:30-14:00 (по времени Алматы).
Формат проведения: гибридный (офлайн/онлайн)
Место проведения: г. Алматы, отель Royal Tulip Almaty, улица Оспанова 401

Для участия необходима предварительная регистрация по email [email protected]
Тел. +77772725872, +77272938426 Алина.
В заявке на участие просим указать ФИО, должность, наименование организации и контактные данные.

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ҚТА «Қазақстанның туристік секторының шағын және орта бизнес кәсіпорындарына тұрақты тұтыну мен өндіру (ТӨТ) практикасын және тұрақты даму схемаларын енгізу» жобасы аясында (SUSTOUKA) «ҚАЗАҚСТАНДАҒЫ ТӨТ ЖӘНЕ ТҰРАҚТЫ ТУРИЗМ ТӘЖІРИБЕСІН ІЛГЕРІЛЕТУ БОЙЫНША МЕМЛЕКЕТТІК ОРГАНДАР МЕН БИЗНЕС-ҚОҒАМДАСТЫҚТАРДЫҢ ӨЗАРА ӘРЕКЕТТЕСУ МЕХАНИЗМДЕРІ» дөңгелек үстеліне шақырады. Қазақстандағы ТӨТ тәжірибесін және тұрақты туризмді ілгерілету, тұрақты тұтыну және өндіріс тәжірибесін ілгерілету және енгізу, тиісті ұлттық және халықаралық саясатты талқылау, сондай-ақ мемлекеттік органдарды және туризм секторының бизнес-қоғамдастығын тарту үшін ұйымдастырылған жеке серіктестіктер.

Мақсаты: Қазақстанның туристік секторын болашақта дамыту үшін тараптар арасында тығыз ынтымақтастық орнату арқылы ТӨТ тәжірибесін әзірлеуге және енгізуге туризм секторындағы мемлекеттік қызметкерлер мен бизнес-қоғамдастықты тарту.

Конференцияға қатысушылар: Қазақстандағы Еуропалық Одақ делегациясы, Мемлекеттік қызметтер, экономикалық жоспарлау және қаржы саласындағы саясатты әзірлеуге және іске асыруға жауапты қазақстандық ұлттық және жергілікті билік органдары; туристік сектордың ұлттық шағын және орта бизнес; ғылыми-зерттеу институттары, SUSTOUKA жобасының серіктестері.

Жұмыс тілі: ағылшын және орыс.
Іс-шара 2022 жылғы 23 маусымда, 9: 30-14: 00 (Алматы уақыты бойынша) өтеді.
Өткізу форматы: гибридті (онлайн)
Өткізу орны: Алматы қаласы, Royal Tulip Almaty қонақ үйі, Оспанов көшесі 401

Қатысу үшін [email protected] электрондық поштасы арқылы алдын ала тіркелу қажет
Тел. +77772725872, +77272938426 Алина.
Қатысу өтінімінде өзіңіздің толық аты-жөніңізді, лауазымыңызды, ұйымның атауын және байланыс деректерін көрсетуіңізді сұраймыз

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15/06/2022

Travel, as an industry that helps connect people around the world, has a duty to prevent its destructive effect on the environment and tourist destinations. Environmental sustainability is a priority for Central Asia. Switching to sustainable tourism can address multiple challenges including high air pollution, water stress, below-average levels of wastewater treatment, endangered wildlife and forest loss.
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MOST project EU SWITCH-Asia Programme Eurasian tourism association Lauku Ceļotājs / Baltic Country Holidays APTA Asia Pacific Tourism Association European Partnership ACTED Sustouka Project

13/06/2022

The Community-based tourism (CBT) sector is considered one of the high potential sectors to stimulate inclusive growth. Discover the sustainable tourism models based on sustainable production and consumption implemented by MOST project in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan 👉 https://bit.ly/3zH4VOG

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An introduction to the MOST, a SWITCH ASIA project

10/06/2022

Curious to know how many EU SWITCH-Asia projects are currently ongoing in Asia and Central Asia? is one of them!
Check out EU SWITCH-Asia Programme NEW Brochure 📘 👉 https://bit.ly/3mSgETj

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POWER OF SWITCH 🔄 POWER WITH US

A collection of ongoing projects in 2022

09/06/2022

MOST featured by EU SWITCH-Asia Programme👇🏻

The unique cultural heritage, and the historical, archaeological and natural attractions of Central Asian countries continue to attract tourists to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. As the region is becoming increasingly popular for tourism, the concept of sustainable tourism has the potential....