Phnom Penh
19 May 2008
Tourism remains an important sector for the development of Cambodia, but officials say they are unsure where the benefits go.
“It creates between 250,000 and 300,000 jobs,” Tourism Minister Thong Khon said.
Around 2 million visitors came to Cambodia in 2007, he said, bringing in $14 million.
Meung Son, president of Eurasia Travel and Tourism Association, said a lot of visitors came, but it is not clear where the $14 million goes.
“We do not know exactly how to count the $14-million benefits,” he said, as a guest on “Hello VOA” Thursday. “Tourism is giving jobs to many people, especially in the hotel and restaurant and transport sections.”
The expansion of hotels is driving job growth, he said. For every hotel with 100 rooms, 200 people will be hired.
But there remain dark spots, including beggars at sites disturbing visitors, he said.
It remains unclear how money and development in the sector, especially in Siem Reap, will affect this year’s election.
“It creates between 250,000 and 300,000 jobs,” Tourism Minister Thong Khon said.
Around 2 million visitors came to Cambodia in 2007, he said, bringing in $14 million.
Meung Son, president of Eurasia Travel and Tourism Association, said a lot of visitors came, but it is not clear where the $14 million goes.
“We do not know exactly how to count the $14-million benefits,” he said, as a guest on “Hello VOA” Thursday. “Tourism is giving jobs to many people, especially in the hotel and restaurant and transport sections.”
The expansion of hotels is driving job growth, he said. For every hotel with 100 rooms, 200 people will be hired.
But there remain dark spots, including beggars at sites disturbing visitors, he said.
It remains unclear how money and development in the sector, especially in Siem Reap, will affect this year’s election.
2 comments:
tourism businesses in cambodia can help in many ways the local economy by giving some back the very community they live in. for example, they can help to make a difference in ordinary cambodian's life by donating some of their profit from tourism to build more schools, donate to the local wats, donate to better life by cleaning up in city where they live and do business, donate to local hospitals, etc., etc... i can think of many more, just look around cambodia as there are so lack of infrastructure, trash cans for the cities in cambodia, clean up in and around all the angkor archaeological park, the tonle sap lake, and so on... it's called giving back to better your local community. any generosity goes a long way in cambodia, especially help the poorest people. one can tell by looking around. thank you.
2 millions tourists bringing only 14 millions? $7 per head?
Must be the exchange for poor tourists from Vietname they spent in Dingdong!
Get entry to Ankor Watt for free so we may get more tourist from the west and less money to Hun Xen master Vietnamese via ah Sok Kong!
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