Merger of E-Hotel Platform with Ashyq App Announced in Kazakhstan
Hitting the Ground Running: Kazakhstan's Digital Tourism Revolution
Get ready for an overhaul in Kazakhstan's tourism scene! By year's end, the E-Hotel platform, or E-Qonaq as it's locally known, will be gracing the doors of a staggering 600 hotels and accommodation facilities. This exciting announcement was dropped by Erjan Erkinbaev, Chairman of Kazakh Tourism, at a recent briefing, as reported by Total.kz.
"Right now, E-Hotel is flooding 323 hotels with its convenience. But by the end of this year, we're ramping it up to 600 – hotels and beyond," Erkinbaev stated. So, just what does this nifty platform have to offer? Well, it simplifies the placement of foreign visitors in hotels – sleek passport scanners swiftly send data to migration and other services without breaking a sweat.
Say goodbye to the tedious paperwork! Clients will no longer need to personally report their stay in the kingdom. To top it off, E-Hotel links up with the Ashyq program, assigning a unique Ashyq code to each foreign guest as they check-in. This means visitors are free to roam museums, cinemas, and other attractions that require Ashyq's digital touch.
The Land of the Wondrous Steppes isn't new to embracing technology to reinforce its tourism sector. Case in point, the implementation of platforms like the E-Guides to swiftly hook tourists up with certified local guides and revamping digital infrastructure to support a wealth of tourism-related initiatives. There's even talk of a SuperApp for Almaty that allows users to buy tickets, plan routes, and explore attractions through VR.
For hotel management, solutions like Seekda provide a one-stop-shop combo of Property Management System (PMS), Internet Booking Engine (IBE), and Channel Management, streamlining bookings and distribution channels like never before.
Even with exciting developments, the specifics about the E-Hotel platform are still largely shrouded in mystery. However, one thing's certain: Kazakhstan's tourism industry is about to take off like never before!
- The upcoming E-Hotel platform will not only be installed in 600 hotels by the end of the year, but it will also extend its services beyond hotels.
- The Kazakh E-Hotel platform simplifies the process of placing foreign visitors in hotels, using sleek scanners to send passport data directly to migration and other services.
- In addition to streamlining the hotel booking process, Kazakhstan's digital tourism revolution also includes the implementation of the Ashyq program, providing unique Ashyq codes to each foreign guest upon check-in.
- Embracing technology, the tourism sector in Kazakhstan is also exploring the development of a SuperApp for Almaty, which would enable users to buy tickets, plan routes, and explore attractions through VR.
