Regional integration in Central Asia: rediscovering the Silk Road

Sharon G.M. Koh; Andrei O.J. Kwok

doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2017.01.002

Regional integration in Central Asia: rediscovering the Silk Road

Malaysia School of Business

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Abstract

The year 2017 will be a crucial year for the tourism industry in Central Asia. The region is poised to benefit from a common regional tourism development program fostered by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Greater regional integration and closer interaction in three important areas (political, economic and social cooperation) are expected to be the catalyst for tourism development. The aim of this paper is to assess the progress undertaken by the SCO thus far, and to evaluate how the convergence of these three areas of cooperation would contribute to greater opportunities as well as challenges for tourism in Central Asia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-66
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tourism Management Perspectives
Volume	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2017.01.002
Publication status	Published - Apr 2017

Keywords

Central Asia
Regional cooperation
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

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