Tuesday, 12 June 2012
By Rann Reuy
Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia plans to compete in an ASEAN-wide restaurant competition at
the end of the year, a sign the country is moving toward integration
with neighbouring states, experts said.
The Kingdom had been
excluded from the ASEAN Skill Competition for the past eight years, Try
Chhiv, director of the National Committee for Tourism Professionals,
said yesterday. ASEAN integration, which includes the tourism sector,
has pushed Cambodia to improve its restaurant services.
“Joining
this competition means enhancing the quality and value of Cambodia’s
tourism. We have to join because we are a member of the ASEAN family,”
Try Chhiv said.
The Ministry of Tourism
is organising local competitions in order to find candidates for the
regional competition that will be held in Malaysia, tourism officials
said last week.
Employees of any restaurant in Cambodia would be eligible to compete in the food-preparation competition.
“The
ASEAN skill competition is very important for developing and increasing
skills in the region towards an international level, to upgrade the
standard,” said Sam Prumnea, secretary of state for the Ministry of
Tourism.
The competition was an important part of regional co-operation in the tourism sector, he added.
Participating
in the competition will help increase the status of Cambodia and
contribute to increasing the capacity of the country’s hospitality, Ang
Kim Eang, president of the Cambodian Association of Travel Agents, said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Rann Reuy at reuy.rann@phnompenhpost.com
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