Thursday, 21 June 2012
By Rann Reuy
Phnom Penh Post
Cheju Halla, a Korean university, plans to build a university of
tourism and hospitality in Siem Reap next year, Tourism Minister Thong
Khon told reporters yesterday at a meeting with Han Soo Kim, the new
South Korean ambassador to Cambodia.
The Ministry of Tourism has
requested South Korea’s help in developing Cambodia’s tourism sector due
to a sharp increase in the number of tourists from Korea.
Construction of the new university will start in 2013 and cost a total of US$20 million, said Thong Khon.
“South
Korea is working to help us to set up a university of tourism and
hospitality as we aim to move forward in developing tourism and
cooperation between our two nations,” he said.
South Korea sent
voluntary Korean-language teachers in April to provide language training
to Cambodians, so that they can replace the current guides, who are
Korean, in the next two years.
Ang Kim Eang, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents,
said the factors driving South Korean visitors to come to Cambodia
include the high standard of living in Korea, the five direct flights
from Korea to Cambodia per day and Cambodia’s many restaurants, as well
as the good relationship between the governments of both countries.
According to statistics compiled by the Ministry of Tourism,
Korean visitors increased 38.9 per cent to more than 180,900 for the
first four months of 2012 compared to 130,200 visitors for the same
period of 2011.
To contact the reporter on this story: Rann Reuy at reuy.rann@phnompenhpost.com
1 comment:
To All,
Academically, there is no such thing as a UNIVERSITY of Tourism. It should be called Department of Tourism, or School of Tourism.
A bonafide university consists of multiple schools, i.e. School of Engineering, School of Mathematics &
Sciences, School of Medicine, etc...
University Professor
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