Silk road” International University of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Tourism Management Faculty Graduation Project Topic

Figure 3. Changes in the purpose of tourist arrivals in Turkey, 2019-2020.
Table 2: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index for Turkey and other European Countries in 2018
Table 4. Number of Tourist Arrivals
Table 5. Tourists Arrivals by Nationality
Figure 4. The regions, from which the main international Touristic flows are sent to Uzbekistan (%)
Table 6: The main goals of visiting the Republic of Uzbekistan by foreign citizens (%)
Table 7: Trips by mode of transport
Figure 5. Export of The Touristic Services (2018)
Table 8. Comparison of tourism potential between Turkey and Uzbekistan


ABBREVIATIONS
ATM - Automated Teller Machine
BUI - Boating Under the Influence
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States
CNN - The Cable News Network
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
LLC - A limited Liability Company 
MICE - Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions
OECD - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
O'zDSt - O’zbekiston Davlat Standartlashtirish Agentligi (Uzbek State Agency for Standardization)
SSU - Single Subscriber Unit
SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
UAE - United Arab Emirates
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNWTO - United Nations World Tourism Organization
USA - United States of America
USD - United States Dollars
VFR - visiting friends and relatives
WTO - World Trade Organization

ABSTRACT
Tourism has become one of the leading sectors of the global economy and in this regard, Uzbekistan is paying special attention to the modernization of its tourism for foreign guests, in order to meet the international standards. In recent years in Uzbekistan, along with traditional forms of travel, ecotourism, medical tourism and gastronomic tourism have also developed. Uzbekistan places particular emphasis on the modernization of the tourism industry, the development and improvement of the regulatory framework for the sustainable development of the industry, and the organization of tourist services in accordance with international standards. Government policy is aimed at developing tourism, so that this area in the future should become one of the drivers for accelerating the integrated development of regions and their infrastructure, helping to solve such important socio-economic tasks as creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs, ensuring diversification and accelerated development of regions increasing incomes, the level and quality of life of the population, increasing the volume of foreign exchange earnings, improving the image and investment attractiveness of the country.
The work is devoted to the study of the comparative analysis that determine the development of tourism in Uzbekistan and Turkey, which has recently become one of the world leaders in tourist arrivals and is one of the country’s most visited by the citizens of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, regulatory documents and statistical data on the country, a SWOT analysis of tourism development in Turkey was carried out. The richest natural resources and cultural and historical potential of the country, as well as the active promotion of the national tourist product in the international market, are attributed to the strongest aspects of tourism development. Weaknesses include the unstable economic situation, insufficient quality of services provided and ensuring the safety of tourists, persistent seasonal and territorial unevenness in the distribution of tourist flows and income from tourism. Domestic political problems, conflicts with neighboring countries, proximity to "hot spots", along with environmental problems act as threats to tourism development. However, the diversification envisaged by the Tourism Development Strategy until 2023 types of tourism, involvement in the tourist use of new territories and orientation to new ones, incl. Asian markets, should contribute to the transformation of the country into a tourist destination of global importance and ensure Turkey's entry into the number of leading countries in terms of tourism receipts. The experience of successfully using available resources and promoting the national tourism product of Turkey can also be used to develop tourism in other countries, including Russia.