Three provinces chosen to be secondary urban tourism destinations

• 3 August 2019
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The Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) has selected three provinces, namely Kampot, Battambang, and Kratie, to be secondary urban tourism destinations, with the aim to reduce congestion in main tourism destinations and to develop sustainable tourism in Cambodia.

The commitment to develop the three provinces was agreed at a meeting between the two parties on 31 July 2019 at the Ministry of Tourism under the chairmanship of Tourism Minister H.E. Thong Khon and the Director of the French Development Agency Philippe Sternmetz

The project is part of the implementation of the “Inclusive City Project” aimed at making those provinces secondary attractions given the over congestion of Cambodia’s major tourist destinations including Siem Reap-Angkor, Phnom Penh and the bay area such as Sihanoukville.

H.E. Minister Thong Khon strongly supported the project by stating that it is in parallel to the Ministry’s plan.

“The Ministry of Tourism has been so far working very closely with the Ministry of Culture and the Fine Arts, and UNESCO to jointly develop the three sites to be cultural heritage and second tourist destinations,” said H.E. Khon.

“In order to ensure the long-term stay of international tourists in Cambodia, a sustainable and inclusive development is strongly needed. We strongly appreciate that the French Development Agency is helping us doing so,” he added.

The two sides also pledged to further deepen cooperation in order to sustainably develop better tourism and to play a greater role in contributing to Cambodia’s economic growth.

Meanwhile, the Cambodian government also recently drafted a master plan for the development of Kep province as a ‘relaxation and high-end tourist destination’, in response to the increase in tourists visiting Cambodia (Read more)

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