IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL-ECONOMIC MECHANISMS FOR MICE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN UZBEKISTAN UNDER DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Keywords:
MICE tourism; organizational-economic mechanism; digitalization; Uzbekistan; convention and exhibition industry; tourism policy; digital platform; destination competitiveness.Abstract
This article examines the organizational-economic mechanisms underlying the development of MICE tourism (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the context of accelerating digitalization of the national tourism sector. Despite the rapid growth of overall tourist arrivals, which exceeded ten million visitors in 2025, the MICE segment continues to face
structural constraints, including fragmented coordination among convention bureaus, tour operators and venue providers, limited digital booking and analytics infrastructure, and an incomplete regulatory-fiscal framework for business-event
organizers.
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