Educational Visit to the Visit Almaty Tourist Information Centre

Third-year students of the Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism visited the Visit Almaty Tourist Information Centre as part of an educational excursion. During the visit, the students learned about the centre’s activities, its main areas of work, and approaches to promoting Almaty as a tourist destination.

Representatives of Visit Almaty spoke to the students about working with tourists, providing information support to city visitors, developing Almaty’s tourism image, and promoting the city’s tourism potential. Particular attention was paid to modern tools for promoting tourist destinations, cooperation with tourism businesses, and the role of tourist information centres in the development of domestic and inbound tourism.

During the visit, the students asked questions of interest to them, discussed practical aspects of the work of a tourist information centre, and gained an understanding of the process of promoting the city in the tourism market.

The event was organized under the guidance of the Head of the Department, PhD R.M. Baiburiyev, and Associate Professor Zh.N. Alieva. The visit provided a valuable opportunity for students to learn about the practical activities of an organization focused on enhancing the tourism appeal of Almaty and contributed to expanding their knowledge of modern approaches to tourist destination promotion.