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Chinese citizens can visit Kazakhstan for three days without a visa

dknews.kz | Updated: 2018-07-18 16:10
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Visa-free regime is valid for those who fly by transit through international airports of Astana and Almaty and fly away by Kazakhstan airlines to third countries. In the presence it is necessary to have only valid air tickets of any Kazakhstan airline. The corresponding document was earlier signed by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev. This rule is valid until the end of the 2018.

Now citizens of the People's Republic of China, using a 72-hour visa-free regime, are registered at the airport by the border guard service and issued with migration cards indicating the time of crossing the border. All other nuances related to the stay of foreign guests are borne by the Kazakhstan airline, whose flight citizens of China will fly away from the country. Representatives of an airline independently submit lists of such passengers to the internal affairs bodies and solve various complex situations, such as violation of the terms of visa-free regime.

Attractive program

Kazakhstan is increasingly used by Chinese passengers as a transit country. The national carrier Air Astana operates flights to many capitals and major cities in the world, such as Moscow, London, Kiev, Istanbul, Paris, Frankfurt and many others. In addition, five years ago the airline launched the Stopover Holiday program, which passengers can use when arriving by any Air Astana flights to the international airports of Astana or Almaty. The program is popular because it offers real benefits. Over the past two and a half years it has benefited more than 20,000 people.

"Stopover Holidays" includes accommodation of visitors and breakfast at the hotel of choice, transfers from / to the airport by private car. The programme involves hotels of Astana and Almaty from level 3 to 5 stars. Some hotels offer accommodation for the first day for $ 1, including airport transfers. Convenience is also in the fact that the client can choose the basic package for one day and then extend his/her stay depending on his/her plans.

Thinking about which Kazakhstan airline to give its preference, many passengers choose Air Astana. This year, the national carrier for the 7th time was recognized as the best airline in Central Asia and India by the Skytrax version. Skytrax is an internationally recognized tool for measuring satisfaction based on an analysis of the assessments of business travelers and tourists traveling in different classes.
More than 19 million passengers were questioned about the ground and in-flight service during 10 months. The evaluation of the quality of airline services was carried out according to a number of criteria regarding the main types of services and operation, including registration, landing, cabin comfort, cleanliness, food, beverages, on-board entertainment and on-board services. The survey covered more than 200 airlines, from major international airlines to small local air carriers.

"It is a great honor for us to receive this award again," said Peter Foster, president of Air Astana. - This recognition of our merits is very important and valuable for us, as it is based on the personal choice of our passengers. We are sincerely grateful to them and are always glad to meet them on board. I would also like to express my gratitude to the airline staff who every day make every effort to provide consistently high quality of service. We will continue our work to improve our services to achieve higher standards of service".

There are things to see

Citizens of the China can use the 72-hour visa-free regime to visit the magnificent tourist attractions that Kazakhstan is famous for. In the course of the international tourism exhibition "China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market 2018" held earlier in Beijing, the Kazakhstan delegation presented the tourist opportunities of our country. The Kazakhstan stand was presented as "Harmony of Urban and Adventure Tourism" and clearly showed the possibilities of ethnotourism, active recreation, business tourism, shopping and transit tours. According to experienced tourists, in Kazakhstan they are attracted by amazing nature, historical monuments, shops and good internet. Often, Chinese tourists travel in groups. Already now, there you can see Chinese tourists enchanted by the beauty of Astana.

Passengers traveling through Astana can visit the sights of the capital, the resort area of Borovoe and many other very interesting places for tourists. Borovoye is an amazing miracle in the middle of the Kazakstanh steppes, here lush wonders of its beauty lakes, mountains and forests. Astana admires tourists with its modern architecture, it is necessary to visit the objects of the exhibition EXPO, Baiterek, stroll along the boulevard Nurzhol. For those who fly through Almaty, there is a great opportunity to visit the unique Charyn Canyon, which stretches for 154 kilometers along the Charyn River. Big Almaty Lake, petroglyphs, Chimbulak, Medeo and dozens of other amazing places are waiting for you and are in a small distance from the city.

It is noteworthy that China currently occupies a leading position in the outbound tourism market. In 2014, 107 million Chinese citizens traveled abroad for tourist purposes. In 2017, this figure has increased to almost 130 million, while on travel they spent over $290 billion. And in Kazakhstan the sphere of tourism is actively developing now, foreign tourists are welcome here. Using the visa-free regime, for three days in Kazakhstan you can see many amazing places and fall in love with the country and its hospitality forever.

Sergei Baranovsky, Astana

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