Cambodia embarks on eco-tourism
Posted: Thu 10 Feb, 2011 5:03 PM
The Ministry of Tourism in Cambodia and the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) in Australia are teaming up to create a strategy to develop community-based eco-tourism in the northeast and southeast regions of Cambodia.
Dr Bill Carter, associate professor in heritage resource management in Australia, USC, was quoted in TTR Weekly as having said that a strategic plan is very important to support tourism development sustainably and bring profit directly to the people living in the rural areas. The objective of the programme is to educate the tourism workers and teach them skills to build short and long-term projects in the tourism sector that will involve natural resources and cultural history.
The Ministry of Tourism has also expressed their desire to establish a research centre and a vocational training school to be able to meet the demand of tourism expansion in Cambodia.
