Today’s post is the first in a series that will introduce you to the Roxana Tour staff. We think it’s important that you get to know us before your visit. This will help to make our first meeting a little easier and more importantly, make you feel more comfortable when you get here.

Rakhadjon “Jon” Ibragimov is the General Director of Roxana Tour. I first met him in 1997 when he was 14 years old, and he was the guy that convinced his family to let me, a foreigner, live with him and his family while I was a Peace Corps Volunteer. For the past 16 years, he and his family have been my great friends. He was born in raised in Kuvasoy, Uzbekistan, a small town about 15 km south of Ferghana city near the border with Kyrgyzstan. He spent his formative years there until he was 18 when he went to Tashkent to continue his studies at the Tashkent Automobile and Roads Institute.

After he graduated with a degree in management, he worked for various tour operators in Tashkent but never lost sight of his goal to open his own business. As a result of his hard work, he founded Roxana Tour in 2006 because he knew he could provide the best service for his customers. Since then, he’s proven that Roxana Tour is the #1 tour operator in Uzbekistan through the testimony of his former customers – who he always refers to as his friends.

What’s most important to Jon is that his customers are happy with their tour. He works very hard behind the scenes to make sure that your tour goes smoothly without any problems. If a rare problem does arise, Jon will listen closely to your concerns and address them promptly and professionally. I’ve known him for 16 years and he was the same way with me when I was new in his country back in 1997.

Jon has traveled to many countries throughout the world, including the United States. His travels have allowed him to see things from the tourist’s perspective, and he’s taken this experience and applied it to Roxana Tour. He wants to treat people the way he wants to be treated if he’s a tourist. Jon adds that, “Every day I have the chance to communicate with people from many parts of the world, and I love meeting new people so I can give them first class services.”

In 2009, Jon made one of the most important decisions in his life when he married the woman of his dreams, and they now are blessed with a beautiful 3 year old daughter, Tamina.

I hope you’ll get the chance to meet Jon in the near future. You can always send him an email at travel.roxanatour@gmail.com.

By the way, here’s a picture of the real Jon.

The General Director of Roxana Tour - Rakhmadjon "Jon" Ibragimov

Posted by Greg Stephenson