The role of administrative and legal mechanisms in the regulation of tourist activities: the experience of Kazakhstan and the Turkish state

The tourism industry is an industry that positively influences such important factors for the country as the development of small and medium-sized businesses, improving the quality of life of the population, increasing employment and self-employment, increasing tax revenues to budgets of all levels, actively following the history and culture of tourism, promoting traditional crafts, etc. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, 566.5 thousand tourists visited the country in January-June 2024. This is 50.7 thousand more people than in 2023. In the first half of 2023, 515.8 thousand foreign tourists visited Kazakhstan.

The purpose of the study is to study domestic and foreign experience, comparative analysis with a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical and legal foundations of administrative and legal regulation in the field of tourism activities. The tourism sector is one of the leading sectors of the world's economies, especially Turkey, Malaysia, Egypt, India, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, France, Greece, etc. The exchange and receipt of positive experiences in the development of the tourism industry through state support in these countries will contribute to the development of tourist infrastructure in our country and create favourable conditions for tourists, improving the quality of service.

An important role in the mechanism of administrative and legal regulation of tourism is played by the effectiveness of the application by authorized bodies of legislation relating to the sphere of current tourist activity, as well as the objectivity of forms and methods of state influence on their part.

The article proposes the improvement of the regulatory framework for the administrative and legal regulation of tourism by the authors. The features concerning the scope of the legislative acts of Kazakhstan and Turkey in the field of tourism are also analyzed, as well as in the regulation of tourism activities, attention is paid to the activities and competence of state bodies in the country.

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