“Vagabrothers” eradicate stereotypes about Uzbekistan (photo & video)

Famous tour-bloggers Marco and Alex Ailings, who are operating under a nickname “Vagabrothers” on social networks and YouTube, have visited Uzbekistan at the invitation of the State Committee for Tourism Development. Kun.uz correspondent reports about it.

“Vagabrothers” have about 860,000 followers on YouTube, more than 144,000 – on Instagram, and about 48,000 – on Facebook.

“Positive peculiarities of “Vagabrothers” are their cinematographic approach to video clips and data transmission. Although the number of their subscribers has not yet reached a million, many professionals watch this channel. It is intended that Marco and Alex – sibling bloggers showcase Uzbekistan's role in the Great Silk Road and its heritage, because there is huge interest among English-speaking people in the Great Silk Road,” consultant of the State Committee for Tourism Development Bekhruz Hamzayev noted.

According to him, the authors of “Vagabrothers” were fond of Tashkent, in particular metro in the capital city. They also enjoyed the national Uzbek cuisine.

“The historical and architectural monuments of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva cities – the most attractive and ancient cities in the world – amazed them. They also visited the Aral Sea and witnessed its tragedy – it left a great impression on them. There is a term called dark-tourism, that is, people who dream of going to places where people have not yet set foot on. The Aral Sea tourism may achieve popularity in this direction. The videos of “Vagabrothers” have described all these experience and followers like them very much. We express our sincere gratitude to them for such a new approach and professional cooperation,” Bekhruz Hamzayev said.

In the video clip “Why should you visit Uzbekistan now?”, “Vagabrothers” have tried to eradicate negative perceptions about Uzbekistan – they have paid attention to opinions of foreigners before and after visiting the country. At the same time, information on the ongoing work and reforms in the country's tourism development has been provided.

Among followers, there are many people who wished to travel to Uzbekistan after watching their photos and videos. They also pointed out that the series of videos on Uzbekistan is not only wonderful, but also educational, and most of them have a lot of new knowledge about the country.

In addition, consultant of the State Committee for Tourism Development Bekhruz Hamzayev told Kun.uz that this year many well-known bloggers are expected to visit Uzbekistan.