The post-Soviet republic seeks to diversify its economy beyond raw materials and portray itself as an adventure destination.

Tourists at a Lake Issyk-Kul beach watch a camel pass on July 15. This year’s tourist season has been quite successful in Kyrgyzstan, officials and business owners say. [Alisher Karimov] Tourists at a ...

Bishkek, 4 October 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Sonya Umetalieva was not especially happy about the March revolution that brought down the government of Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev. She knew it would mean fewer ...

With its natural beauty and rich historic and cultural legacy, Kyrgyzstan could cite tourism as one of its most promising areas for industry growth. But the Kyrgyz leadership's "hands-off" approach ...

The mountains could give visitors the impression that they have arrived in an unpopulated version of the Bernese Oberland. Despite a rapidly expanding infrastructure and political stability, tourists ...

If Kyrgyzstan wants to develop tourism, it should look to harness its abundant natural resources. The creation of a mammoth "eco -city" in an environmentally vulnerable area may not be the best boost ...

Olga Gotovshikova stares out at Lake Issyk-Kul from her shore-front guesthouse. Last year she could only dream of a minute like this to rest; the place was packed with 60 tourists at a time, all ...

The Issyk-Kul region in Kyrgyzstan should earn $1 billion from tourism only, said Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Joomart Otorbayev at the June 7 opening ceremony of the tourist season in the cultural ce ...

TezJet Airlines has officially commenced direct passenger services between Delhi (DEL) and Bishkek (FRU), marking a ...

Ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic to Malaysia, Anvar Anarbaev during an interview regarding bilateral relations between Malaysia and Kyrgyzstan here at Wisma Bernama, today. KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Bernama) ...