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Ministry of Tourism (Cambodia)

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Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Cambodia
ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Cambodia
Minister responsible
  • H.E. HUOT Hak,
    Minister of Tourism
Websitewww.tourism.gov.kh

The Ministry of Tourism (Khmer: ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍; Krasuong Tesachar) is a government ministry of Cambodia.[1]

The current Minister of Tourism is Excellency Mr. HUOT Hak.

Functions

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The Ministry of Tourism has the following functions and responsibilities:[2]

  • Defining and developing tourism policies and the Tourism Development Plan;
  • stimulating and encouraging investments in the tourism sector in accordance with national development strategies;
  • organizing and controlling the tourism industrial sector;
  • organizing and supervising the provision of professional services in the tourism sector;
  • organizing, supervising, and maintaining the natural and man-made tourism resorts and tourism development areas in the Kingdom of Cambodia;
  • considering and supervising proposals to establish private schools and other vocational training centers serving the tourism sector;
  • conducting advertising of tourism fields inside and outside of the country;
  • organizing and establishing representatives in foreign countries in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation;
  • entering into contracts related to tourism, after an approval in principle from the Royal Government;
  • issuing operation licenses to tourism companies, travel agencies, and tourism guides;
  • supervising tourism services and other businesses related to the tourism sector;
  • inspecting the tourism sector.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism. "Minister's Speech". "Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Sub-Decree No. 34 on the Organization and Functioning of the Ministry of Tourism - Sub-Decree No. 34 on the Organization and Functioning of the Ministry of Tourism (English) - OD Mekong Datahub". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2024-07-12.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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