Problems and Perspectives of Development of Tourism in the Period of Market Economy (Case Republic of Kazakhstan)

Abstract

Tourism is one of dynamic developing branches of economy. In many countries tourism plays an important role in formation of gross domestic product, activation of the foreign trade balance, creation a lot of workplaces and population employment. Training of human resources for tourism in the different countries is conducted differently and reflects influence of concrete historical, political, social and economic and other factors. As foreign practice shows that development of this branch will be possible in case if the state bodies allocate with the power, realize all importance of a role of tourist business in social and economic development of RK and will start pursuing protectionist policy concerning the tourist industry, as well as will pay a great attention to training of specialists in the tourist's industry.

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