Tashkent hosts Hotel Business Forum 2025: Innovation and Sustainability in the Hospitality industry

Tashkent hosts the International Hotel Business Forum on February 25-26, 2025dedicated to the theme "Innovation and Sustainability: new technologies in the hospitality industry". The event was organized by Association of Hoteliers of Uzbekistan supported by Committee for Tourism.

Key topics and forum participants

Forum collected leading specialists of the hotel business, representatives of the tourism industry, public and private organizations. Participants include experts from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Italy, Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland and other countries.

The official opening of the forum was marked by video message of the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov. Welcoming speeches were delivered by:

• Umid Shadiyev - Chairman of the Tourism Committee,
• Konstantin Zlygostev – Russian trade representative in Uzbekistan,
• Ilkhom Mamatkulov - Rector of the Singapore Institute of Management Development in Tashkent.

The main theme of the forum is the introduction of innovative and sustainable technologies in the hotel business. Special attention is paid to green technologiesIt is aimed at reducing the impact on the environment, improving energy efficiency and creating environmentally friendly hotel models.

Forum program

The Forum includes thematic sessions:

• Industry Leaders ' Plenary Session,
• Green technologies for a sustainable hotel future,
• Digital transformation: technologies that are changing the hotel business,
• How to create an attractive food brand,
• Effective sales strategies in the hotel industry,
• Inclusivity as a demand factor in the hospitality industry,
• The future of Hospitality: Innovative education for new leaders.

The forum also includes B2B and G2B meetings, specialized workshops and exhibitions products and services for the HoReCa sector. The event will become a signing platform memoranda and strategic agreements.

National Hospitality Award

The IV National Hospitality Award Ceremony will take place on February 26aimed at developing the hotel infrastructure and improving the quality of services. This year's award received 310 applications from 203 hotels, and reached the final 42 nominees in 37 categories.

Hotel business trends in Uzbekistan

In 2024, Uzbekistan was visited by more than 10 million foreign tourists. The hotel sector is actively developing – over the past year, the number of hotels opened in the country has increased significantly. 124 new hotels. As of January 31, 2025 in Uzbekistan, there are 6,198 placement facilities, including 1 101 hotels with a total number of rooms 69,186 units.

To encourage investment in 2024-2026 the state compensates hotel construction costs and partially covers royalty expenses when attracting international brands. In 2025, it is expected to further growth of tourist traffic and improving the level of hotel service.