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Mongolia is a unique and relatively unexplored travel destination that offers a great combination of scenic natural features, a wide variety of untouched landscapes including vast open spaces, pale ontologi-cal and historical heritage areas, and nomadic life style and culture. Accordingly, the Government of Mongolia has recognised tourism as a priority sector with great potential to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country. One of these steps was the approval of the "Basic Guidelines for the Development of Tourism in Mongolia for the period of 1995-2005" and the "Implementation plan from 1995 to 1996" both adopted by Government Resolution No. 167 with the aim of developing the tourism sector based on state planning and regulation. The implementation of "Development of Tourism in Mongolia" Project during 1998-1999 within the framework of the EU supported TACIS program has resulted in initiation of restructuring efforts of the sector and the establishment of the Tourism Board as a government implementing agency. Moreover, it facilitated the formation of a legal framework for the development of tourism industry in Mongolia. Additionally, the development vision and strategies of the tourism sector up to the year 2015 were formulated, and the specific priority programs and projects were identified based on the "Master Plan on National Tourism Development in Mongolia", which was developed with assistance of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). As MPRP, a ruling political party in Mongolia, has declared the tourism sector a priority  sector of the economy, the Government initiates a broader range of measures and promises to provide a sufficient support to promote the tourism industry in Mongolia. Therefore, the Government Action Plan for 2000-2004 and Basic Guidelines for Socio-economic Development have included a specific set of measures to promote tourism and to implement the Tourism Law.