The paper introduces a problem of formation and development of Almaty – Bishkek Corridor Initiative (ABCI). There were indicated that tourist corridors operate most effectively in terms of preferential treatment common customs, economic and cultural space. In addition, there were given general characteristic of the corridor Almaty – Bishkek. It is noted that the purchase and sale of services between the cities of Almaty and Bishkek, including trade and tourism, prevails now in direct bilateral economic exchange. There were provided the principles of the establishment and operation of the tourist corridor Almaty – Bishkek. Since Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have long been a part of the Soviet Union, most of the characteristics are the similar. There were shown barriers for the development of tourist services in the corridor Almaty – Bishkek that appear due to different types of costs. There were determined the possible directions of work on the interaction of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic within the framework of the development of tourism on the corridor
Almaty – Bishkek. Nowadays in the world has been developed a wide range of approaches, methods and tools for the development of tourism corridors. They all require detailed study and then can be adapted and applied to the conditions of the corridor Almaty – Bishkek.