Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The event was also attended by a delegation of representatives of Uzbekistan’s leading tour operators and tourism industry specialists. During the presentations, participants were provided with detailed information about Uzbekistan’s rich historical and cultural heritage, sacred sites, modern tourism infrastructure, and favorable conditions created for foreign pilgrims.

The main goal of the event was to increase the number of tourists visiting Uzbekistan for pilgrimage tourism from Morocco and other Arab countries, further promote the country in the international pilgrimage tourism market, and establish new partnerships.

The exhibition was attended by representatives of the Moroccan Parliament, the Association’s leadership, tourism industry specialists, and major tour operators. During the meetings, the parties discussed the development of pilgrimage tourism between the two countries, expansion of mutual tourist exchanges, simplification of visa procedures, and development of consular cooperation. A number of agreements were reached following the talks.

Representatives of Morocco’s tourism market expressed great interest in Uzbekistan’s rich pilgrimage heritage and tourism opportunities. As a result, a number of agreements aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation were signed.

Special attention was paid to the development of the Umrah Plus program, which creates new opportunities to attract pilgrims from Morocco and other countries visiting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to Uzbekistan. This will contribute to a significant increase in the flow of foreign pilgrims to Samarkand, Bukhara, Termez, Tashkent, and other sacred sites of the country.

In addition, another exhibition within the framework of the “Umrah Plus and Pilgrimage Tourism of Uzbekistan” project is planned to be held on July 11–12 this year in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye.