Kazakhstan is a destination sometime not common or known between "westerners" despite this Kazakhstan is one of the most famous destination for business, this is due to the immense oil and gas reserves and different mining industries, including Uranium.
If you travel to Kazakhstan for business you immediately discover that this huge land, the size of the European Union, with a total of 15 million inhabitants, is clearly hospital, the population well educated and especially the young ready to socialize and open minded. Coming from the former soviet union Kazakhstan is a blend of Russian / Northern European culture and Central Asia culture. Inhabitants are Kazakh of different ethnic groups and now in minor part Russian and other FSU groups.
The ususal destination for oil and gas people are:
Atyrau, the hystoric oil town, near the Caspian sea Northern tip.
Almaty, the former capital now replaced by Astana, which is the business center
Uralsk and Aksai, near the Karachaganak oil field
Tourists can travel more likely to Almaty where the Medeu ice stadium and mountains are a major attraction. Discount hotels in Kazakhstan are available, for peace of mind it is usually better to stay on major chain hotels though mabny locally owned hotels are more then good.
