“We are advertising a lot on social media,” bureau manager Askhat Zhanbossynov said.
“We are also going to invite bloggers and influencers from Hong Kong to come to our country in August to promote it and we’re also participating in a lot of exhibitions and roadshows in Shanghai and Hong Kong.”
Zhanbossynov said Kazakhstan had seen a steady increase in the number of Chinese visitors for leisure as well as for business, mostly in the agricultural sector.
He added that had been noticed when visas were still needed and he was optimistic that numbers would increase under the new arrangements.
Zhanbossynov said a tour of Almaty, the country’s biggest city, would take two days and cost around US$70 a head, excluding accommodation and…