With the development of tourism it has been necessary modernization of ways
on being attended by tourists. Comparatively new method of influencing to a
customer is branding, has been the most significant process in terms of
promotion, which identify features of exact territory in contribution of
competitive activities for being attractive for tourists. The article is
aimed to identify the existing and promising tourist brands of Western
Kazakhstan. Since territorial branding is a key factor in the development of
tourism industry, the authors conducted a survey among respondents from
different regions of Kazakhstan to identify potential tourist brands, main
associations, as well as challenges and opportunities for recreation and
tourism. The research was carried out using the Google Forms platform and
sociological survey. The research results prove that there are unofficial
leading brands in the region, which are likely to become the region?s
official tourist symbols. Besides, both favorable and unfavorable factors
for recreation demonstrate the controversial development of tourism industry
in the research area. Creation, development, and promotion of a tourist
brand plays an important role in the tourism and recreation area. This
contributes to strengthening the tourist destination image in the tourism
market.
Ethnic tourism is an integral part of cultural and educational tourism. One of the priorities in ethnic tourism is the creation of ethnic theme parks (ethnic parks). Namely ethnic parks allow to learn about the traditions and culture of various ethnic groups directly by immersion to the environment. In developed countries, ethnic parks have become highly profitable activities in the tourism industry. This article discusses the potential for the development of ethnic tourism and creation of ethnic parks in Kazakhstan. The main directions and problems of the development of this field of activity are revealed. Current state of ethnocultural centers of the Republic of Kazakhstan is analyzed. In particular, examples from foreign practice are given. Recommendations are given on factors restraining the development of ethnic tourism and the creation of ethnic parks in Kazakhstan, a model for the development of national cultural tourism is proposed.
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