Time to plan your next trip to Kazakhstan? – News from Kazakhstan: June 2020

Kazachstán June 11. 2020

Have you ever heard of Indy Guide, a platform promoting and selling tours to underrated destinations in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan?

In order to support local hosts and their communities in hope for a faster recovery, Indy Guide has decided to introduce:

1. Commission-free travel for Domestic & Regional Travelers
Domestic and regional travel will be the first to recover. Therefore, INDY GUIDE eliminates all commissions for all domestic trips and for trips to a neighboring country (100% free for guest and host).

2. Support for Accommodation Providers

Independent accommodation providers are among the hardest hit. Therefore, INDY GUIDE introduced a new category ‚Special Accommodation‘ for owners of guesthouses, (yurt) camps, homestays, etc. and waives all commissions on accommodation bookings for domestic and international guests (100% free for guest and host).

So, if you were planning a trip to Kazakhstan, consider checking some popular tours and authentic accommodationon on indy-guide.com

Full Announcement from Indy Guide is available at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indy-guide-becomes-commission-free-domestic-regional-travelers-tosun

COVID-19 situation in Kazakhstan

Up-to-date information on COVID-19 situation in Kazakhstan is available here.

Kazakhstan eases quarantine measures for arrivals from abroad

According to a decree of Chief Sanitary Doctor Aizhan Yessmagambetova as of June 6, persons arriving in the Republic of Kazakhstan from overseas would have to be placed in a quarantine hospital for up to 2 days for conducting COVID-19 laboratory testing.

Persons who have arrived to Kazakhstan from abroad by flights and who have submitted negative COVID-19 examination certificate (issued no later than 5 days before the date of crossing the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan) are not subject to placing in a quarantine hospital for COVID-19 laboratory testing. Read more on Kazinform

Turkey, Kazakhstan Might Resume Flights In June As Coronavirus Cases Drop

Amid the lessening threat of the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey and Kazakhstan have announced that passenger flights may resume between two starting in late June. Read more on Republicworld.com

Wildlife Reclaims Almaty Lake Thanks to Lockdown Measures (Video)

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people in Kazakhstan to stay at home and follow social distancing rules, and while for many this has turned out to be a life-shattering experience thanks to the economy collapsing, for the wildlife near the Big Almaty Lake this has been a chance to reclaim natural areas, usually bustling with people. Read more on The Astana Times 

Kazakhstan ranks second among CIS countries in MICE tourism development The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) published its annual statistics report, according to which Kazakhstan ranked second among CIS countires and 79 in the world. “In recent years, MICE tourism became one of the priority areas of tourism sector in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh Tourism plans a number of systemic measures to improve the attractiveness of our country for events with the participation of international associations in order to further the development of this area and as one of the post-crisis strategies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the Kazakh Tourism plans to launch support programs, partnerships, as well as ‘Meet in Kazakhstan’ ambassadors, who will promote the hosting of MICE events in Kazakhstan,” said spokesperson of the Kazakh Tourism National Company Yernur Kenzhebekov. Read more on Kazakh TV