PHNOM PENH, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Tourism experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered here on Tuesday to discuss ways to boost tourism cooperation in order to turn the bloc as a world-class tourist destination by 2015, said a senior Cambodian official.
Speaking at the opening of the 3-day ASEAN Tourism Working Group meeting, Tith Chantha, director general of Cambodia's Tourism Ministry, said the meeting was attended by ASEAN tourism officials, ASEAN's Tourism Association, and ASEAN Secretariat.
He said it focused on ways to promote ASEAN tourism and to enhance ASEAN tourism quality through the establishment of ASEAN tourism standards such as the standards of green hotels, clean tourism cities, spas, guesthouses, and public sanitary facilities.
Besides, it discussed ways to develop ASEAN cultural and natural tourism products and to promote traveling by cruises among ASEAN countries.
"Our ambitious goal is to become the ASEAN as a world class tourist destination by 2015 based on the ASEAN tourism strategic plan 2011-2015," Tith Chantha said.
He said that Cambodia and other ASEAN member states alike have envisaged China as a big market to boost the tourism industry in the future.
The ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Speaking at the opening of the 3-day ASEAN Tourism Working Group meeting, Tith Chantha, director general of Cambodia's Tourism Ministry, said the meeting was attended by ASEAN tourism officials, ASEAN's Tourism Association, and ASEAN Secretariat.
He said it focused on ways to promote ASEAN tourism and to enhance ASEAN tourism quality through the establishment of ASEAN tourism standards such as the standards of green hotels, clean tourism cities, spas, guesthouses, and public sanitary facilities.
Besides, it discussed ways to develop ASEAN cultural and natural tourism products and to promote traveling by cruises among ASEAN countries.
"Our ambitious goal is to become the ASEAN as a world class tourist destination by 2015 based on the ASEAN tourism strategic plan 2011-2015," Tith Chantha said.
He said that Cambodia and other ASEAN member states alike have envisaged China as a big market to boost the tourism industry in the future.
The ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Option 1.
Remove Sok Kong, the Vietnamese(Born and proud as stated to the Vietnamese journalists) Tycoon in management role of the Angkor Wat(Khmer Treasure). or remove him from his role as a government official.
Option 2.
Remove Hun Sen, The uneducated Vietminh currently sit as the world longest serving prime minister, even though he won only 2/4 elections.
Option 3.
Remove Hun Sen's 500 advisers, cutting it down to 20 advisory and also cut down Hun Sen's 5000 bodyguards in Hun Sen compound.
Option 4.
Remove Hun Sen's wife, Bun Rany Hun Sen from her role as the leader of Cambodia Red Cross, currently sucking all international aids and national aids, when it could be used to promote tourism
Option 5.
Remove Hun Sen's son, Hun Manat, currently sitings as highest general commander, highest ranking commander in Cambodia, currently overlooking the border dispute, when he should be looking at the influx of millions of illegal tourists coming from the East.
Option 6.
Remove Hun Sen's daughter, currently owner of Bayon TV and allow the TV to focus on the current problems and hardship facing the country, increasing awareness therefore reducing problems, which will increase the tourists and also helps promote tourism.
Option 7.
Give Opposition Party a chance at overlooking the problems and allow power sharing to remove those corrupted and those gaining benefits from the nations budget, such as Sok Kong, Sok An, Hun Sen, and CPP members.
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