The main tasks of the Ferghana territorial Department for tourism development are:
- implementation of a holistic concept of tourism development aimed at radically increasing the tourism potential of the region, compliance with the unified state policy in the field of tourism;
- implementation of marketing research in the domestic market of tourist services, implementation of an active advertising and information policy in the field of tourism aimed at wide promotion of historical and cultural heritage, preservation and development of the tourist image of the Ferghana valley, promotion of local touristic products and brands to domestic and international tourist markets;
- coordination of the development and monitoring of the implementation of the regional program for the integrated development of domestic, inbound and outbound tourism, accelerated development of a wide range of types of tourism;
- coordinating the development of tourism activities, ensuring the creation of new tourist routes in the region, carrying out their certification;
- elimination of all barriers and barriers that hinder the development of tourism, and all possible assistance to increase business activity in the field of tourism;
- making proposals for training personnel for the tourism sector, organizing the regular retraining and advanced training of employees of tourism entities at a high quality level.
In accordance with the assigned tasks, the territorial administration performs the following functions:
a) In the field of ensuring the formation and implementation of a holistic concept of tourism development aimed at radically increasing the tourism potential of the region;
- participation in determining the priority directions and tasks for the development of the tourism industry in the short, medium and long term, taking into account the analysis of the main trends and forecasts of tourism development;
- development of proposals for improving the organizational and legal mechanisms of regulation and the structure of public administration in the field of tourism;
b) In the field of marketing research on foreign and domestic markets of tourist services, implementation of advertising and information policy in the field of tourism, aimed at wide promotion of historical and cultural heritage, preservation and development of the tourist image of the Republic of Uzbekistan, promotion of national touristic products and brands to international tourist markets:
- promotion of the presentation of national tourism products and brands in the domestic and international tourism markets;
To provide incentives for tourism entities and other interested parties to participate in promoting the tourism potential of the region in international tourism markets;
c) In the field of coordination of development and monitoring of implementation and regional programs for the integrated development of domestic, inbound and outbound tourism, accelerated development of a wide range of types of tourism.
On a systematic basis, it analyzes the existing tourist potential, the state of the market of tourist services and infrastructure in the field of tourism and logistics, as well as studies international standards in this area;
- participation in the development of proposals for the development of the tourism industry, the formation of infrastructure for tourism services, primarily hotels and campsites, transport and logistics infrastructure, roadside infrastructure, public catering facilities along the main tourist routes, and other tourism infrastructure;
- coordination of the implementation of regional tourism development programs, develops comprehensive measures aimed at ensuring the practical implementation of tourism development programs, and effectively monitors their implementation;
- participation in the work on attracting investment in the development of the tourism sector, developing proposals to create the most favorable conditions for attracting foreign investors, especially the world's leading brands in the tourism sector;
d) In the field of coordinating the development of tourism activities, ensuring the creation of new tourist routes, carrying out their certification.
- cooperation with state and economic management bodies, local authorities and other organizations, it organizes the development of new tourist routes in the regions and their promotion in the domestic and international tourist markets;
- performance certification of tourist routes in accordance with the established standards of tourist activity;
- to summarize and analyze the activities of state and economic management bodies, state authorities and local authorities, and other organizations for the development of tourism.
- to make proposals to state and economic management bodies, local government bodies and other organizations for further comprehensive development of the tourism sector in cooperation with the development of other sectors of the economy;
e) Carrying out licensing of tourist services in accordance with the established procedure;
- conduction in close cooperation with the national certification body of the Republic of Uzbekistan — the Agency "Uzstandart" mandatory certification of tourist services, including the establishment of classification of hotels (motels);
- provision of assistance to increase business activity in the field of tourism, the active introduction of information and communication technologies in this area:
- Providing effective monitoring of compliance with legislation to support businesses operating in the tourism sector, analyzing the causes of violations of the law and makes proposals for their elimination;
- Monitoring trends in the development of the tourist market of the Republic and changes occurring in them, prepares proposals for the further development of the competitive market of tourist services;
- In making suggestions for the training of personnel for sphere of tourism, organization of retraining and improvement of professional skill of workers of sphere of tourism, promote tourist branch of science:
- To assist training specialists in the field of tourism, especially in the field of management and marketing, training of guides (guides);
- To ensure the organization of regular retraining and advanced training of personnel, conducts certification of managers and specialists and subordinate organizations, including internships in relevant foreign training centers and educational institutions.
