PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of May 15, 2025 No. UP-87

About measures for increase in role and value of tourism in economy by cardinal increase in flow of tourists and the accelerated expansion of amount of tourist services in 2025-2026

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For the purpose of further development of the sphere of tourism as the most important strategic industry of economy in the country, cardinal increase in flow of tourists, new and preserving the operating workplaces I decide creations of new tourist objects, additional support of entrepreneurs of industry, creation:

I. Purposes

1. Determine the main target indicators of the sphere of tourism until the end of 2025:

(a) organization of trips to regions of the republic of 15,8 of one million foreign tourists, bringing export of tourist services to 4 billion US dollars;

(b) due to development of internal tourism the organization of trips to regions of 40 million local tourists, establishing activities in addition 378 tour operators;

(c) construction in regions of the republic of new 108 hotels, 375 marital guest homes and 123 hostels, creation of 745 capsular and tent houses, apart-hotels, modular hotels, and also the organization of 12 tourist villages and tourist makhally.

II. Increase in flow of tourists to regions of the republic

2. Set since June 1, 2025 visa-free regime for the term of 30 days from the date of entrance on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan for citizens of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait and Sultanate of Oman.

3. To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in three-months time to begin negotiations and following the results to make offers:

(a) about introduction of the mode of entrance on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan for a period of up to 30 days for citizens of the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan according to the internal document or the ID card, including for citizens aged up to 16 years - on "the kinder to the passport";

(b) about introduction of the mode of visa-free entrance on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan citizens of the United States of America for the term of 30 days, and also about simplification of visa requirements for entrance of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan of the territory of the United States of America.

4. To the Cabinet of Ministers in two weeks for the purpose of increase in inflow of foreign tourists from the countries of the European Union, the Russian Federation, People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Arab states of the Gulf to assign the Chairman of the board of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, hokim of areas and the city of Tashkent to the respective regions.

5. To the chairman of the board of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, hokima of areas and the city of Tashkent together with diplomatic representations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in foreign countries to organize the following work on extension of contacts in the field of tourism with the regions assigned to them:

(a) increase in flow of tourists from the regions assigned to them by the organization of the tourist presentations, and also investment attraction for construction of modern subjects to tourist display in Uzbekistan;

(b) the annual organization at least two media rounds on regions of the republic for representatives of mass media, the famous bloggers and vloger from these states;

(c) rendering assistance in the organization of participation of representatives of the sphere of tourism and subjects of entrepreneurship of Uzbekistan in tourist fairs and exhibitions, the presentations (roadshow), business forums;

(d) regular inclusion of questions on tourism in the agenda of interregional business forums, exchange of delegations of entrepreneurs.

6. Establish procedure according to which since 2025 annually till November 30 Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of areas and the city of Tashkent develop and provide implementation of the regional development programs of tourism the next year (further - regional programs) providing:

(a) promotion of tourist capacity of the respective region and involvement of foreign tourists;

(b) expansion of tourist routes, safety and protection of tourists, development of transport logistics and infrastructure in the region, improvement of quality of transport services;

(c) complex tourism development in the region, enhancement, content at the proper level of tourist infrastructure and improvement of its sanitary and hygienic condition, investment attraction for development;

(d) step-by-step development of means of placement, projects implementation of construction of large, average, small hotels and other tourist objects, creation of additional conveniences to entrepreneurs for the purpose of improvement of quality of the services rendered by them;

(e) development of system of tourist navigation, installation of tourist highway route markers on streets, vehicles and highways.

7. To the chairman of the board of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, hokima of areas and the city of Tashkent till July 1, 2025 to approve in accordance with the established procedure regional programs for 2025.

8. Determine that:

(a) regional programs after discussion on tourism development affirm the Chairman of the board of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, hokimama of areas and the city of Tashkent in coordination with Committee on tourism as the corresponding local kengasha of People's Deputies and local public council;

(b) regional programs are developed according to state programs in the field of tourism, the strategy (concepts) of tourism development and other state programs.

9. Since 2025 annually in the third week of November to organize and spend the International week of tourism and in its framework the international actions determined in appendix No. 1 * to this Decree.

III. Further promoting of internal tourism

10. Determine that since June, 2025 for the purpose of program implementation of development of internal tourism "Travel around Uzbekistan!" Saturday and Sunday of the second week of every month appear "In afternoon the of departure in travel with in family and in collective".

11. To the Cabinet of Ministers in fifteen-day time to approve the schedule of travel across Uzbekistan in June - December, 2025 for employees of the ministries and departments, executive bodies on places, economic associations, and also the companies, insurance companies and commercial banks in which the state share constitutes more than 50 percent.

12. To the ministries and departments, executive bodies on places, to economic associations, and also the companies, insurance companies and commercial banks in which the state share constitutes more than 50 percent, annually till December 1 to approve the schedule of travel of the workers the next year.

13. Implement new mechanisms of promotion of the Development program of internal tourism "Travel around Uzbekistan!", providing:

(a) the annual direction at least 10 percent of the funds arriving in Fund of support of tourism of Committee on tourism from tourist collection for promotion of opportunities of internal tourism;

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