Turism
Located in the heart of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is ready to expand its travel and tourism industry with
its rich cultural and historical heritage, friendly people, and natural beauty. The government of
Uzbekistan views its tourism sector as having high growth potential. Uzbekistan was closed to foreigners
for many years, and the government has initiated reforms to open access to its rich cultural and
historical heritage to facilitate tourism development. The tourism industry was hit hard by the pandemic
in 2020-2021 and hospitality service providers and other sector participants received state support in
different forms. As of March 2021, Uzbekistan has established a visa-free regime for citizens of 90
countries and e-visas for citizens of 57 countries, including the United States. The government’s goal is
to grow tourism services from $1 billion in 2018 to $2.2 billion in 2025. This will require massive
investments in infrastructure – in February 2021, the President allocated $100 million for tourism
infrastructure development - and hospitality education, and attraction of global hotel brands. The
development plan calls for government-subsidized construction of three- and four-star hotels with at
least 50 rooms, increasing the total number of rooms from 20,200 (2018) to 64,000 (2025). Projected
investments in the tourism industry of the capital city Tashkent in 2021-2023 amount to $903.6 million
($739.5 million of which are foreign investments) and include 90 projects: 66 hotels, 12 shopping and
entertainment centers, 9 parks, and 3 artisan centers. The government is also developing pilgrimage
tourism. In 2021 Uzbekistan ranked 16th out of 140 countries in the Global Muslim Travel Index.
Markaziy Osiyoning qoq markazida joylashgan O‘zbekiston o‘zining boy madaniy va tarixiy merosi,
do‘stona xalqi va go‘zal tabiati bilan o‘zining sayohat va turizm sanoatini kengaytirishga tayyor.
O‘zbekiston hukumati turizm sohasini yuqori rivojlanish salohiyatiga ega deb biladi. O‘zbekiston ko‘p
yillar davomida xorijliklar uchun yopiq edi va hukumat turizmni rivojlantirishga ko‘maklashish maqsadida
uning boy madaniy va tarixiy merosiga kirishni ochish uchun islohotlarni boshladi. 2020-2021-yillarda
turizm sohasi pandemiyadan qattiq zarar ko‘rdi va mehmondo‘stlik xizmatlarini ko‘rsatuvchi
provayderlar va boshqa soha ishtirokchilari turli shakllarda davlat tomonidan qo‘llab-quvvatlandi. 2021yilning mart oyidan boshlab O‘zbekistonda 90 ta davlat fuqarolari uchun vizasiz rejim, 57 davlat,
jumladan, AQSh fuqarolari uchun elektron vizalar o‘rnatildi. Hukumatning maqsadi turizm xizmatlarini
2018-yildagi 1 milliard dollardan 2025-yilda 2,2 milliard dollargacha oshirishdan iborat. Buning uchun
infratuzilmaga katta sarmoya kiritish talab etiladi – 2021-yil fevralida Prezident turizm infratuzilmasini
rivojlantirish, mehmondo‘stlik ta’limi hamda global mehmonxonalarni jalb qilish uchun 100 million dollar
ajratdi. brendlar. Rivojlanish rejasida kamida 50 ta xonaga ega uch va toʻrt yulduzli mehmonxonalarni
davlat subsidiyasi asosida qurish, xonalarning umumiy sonini 20 200 tadan (2018 yil) 64 000 taga (2025)
koʻpaytirish koʻzda tutilgan. 2021-2023-yillarda Toshkent shahrining turizm sohasiga yo‘naltirilgan
investitsiyalar hajmi 903,6 million dollarni (shundan 739,5 million dollari xorijiy investitsiyalar) tashkil
etadi va 90 ta loyiha: 66 ta mehmonxona, 12 ta savdo-ko‘ngilochar markaz, 9 ta bog‘ va 3 ta
hunarmandchilik markazini o‘z ichiga oladi. Hukumat ziyorat turizmini ham rivojlantirmoqda. 2021-yilda
O‘zbekiston musulmonlar sayohati global indeksida 140 davlat orasida 16-o‘rinni egalladi.