By Nelson Alcantara
TravelVideo.TV
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam are to publish a guide book on responsible tourism. This effort is perhaps a better attempt to jointly promote tourism among the three countries since efforts to do so through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (or ASEAN) have become nothing but mere press conference material at previous ASEAN Tourism Forum outings.
Mekong countries Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have said they are planning to publish a guide for responsible tourism.
The 140-page guide book is to detail responsible tourism attractions and activities in these three Mekong countries. According to a joint release, up to 30 activities, attractions or outlets in each country will be profiled in one publication to drive tourism business towards activities.
This effort is perhaps a better attempt to jointly promote tourism among the three countries since efforts to do so through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (or ASEAN) have become nothing but mere press conference material at previous ASEAN Tourism Forum outings.
Among such topics will include minimizing negative tourism impacts, creating income for local people; involving local people in running the business; conserving natural and cultural heritage; providing meaningful experiences for tourists; helping local people and visitors with physical disabilities; and building respect between visitors and hosts.
The Mekong Tourism Development Project yesterday said, “Approximately 90 activities that meet the majority of these criteria will be profiled, including guides and tours, accommodation, restaurants, handicraft outlets, development projects and volunteer opportunities.
“The responsible tourism guide book will make it easier for tourists to join activities such as trekking responsibly with hilltribes, buying handicrafts made by people with disabilities and positively engaging with school children, villagers and local people at village level.”
“Throughout the Mekong subregion, tourism is growing quickly,” said Asian Development Bank (ADB) senior economist Alfredo Perdiguero. “Our aim now is to channel that growth more equitably towards sustainable and responsible tourism operators that help us conserve culture and at the same time fight poverty.”
Perdiguero added that millions of people in the subregion still live on less than US$1.00 a day.
Statistics from the Pacific Asia Travel Association issued this month show that international tourism visitor arrivals year to date are growing at a rate of over 22 percent into Cambodia, 14 percent into Vietnam and 20 percent into Laos.
Mekong countries Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have said they are planning to publish a guide for responsible tourism.
The 140-page guide book is to detail responsible tourism attractions and activities in these three Mekong countries. According to a joint release, up to 30 activities, attractions or outlets in each country will be profiled in one publication to drive tourism business towards activities.
This effort is perhaps a better attempt to jointly promote tourism among the three countries since efforts to do so through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (or ASEAN) have become nothing but mere press conference material at previous ASEAN Tourism Forum outings.
Among such topics will include minimizing negative tourism impacts, creating income for local people; involving local people in running the business; conserving natural and cultural heritage; providing meaningful experiences for tourists; helping local people and visitors with physical disabilities; and building respect between visitors and hosts.
The Mekong Tourism Development Project yesterday said, “Approximately 90 activities that meet the majority of these criteria will be profiled, including guides and tours, accommodation, restaurants, handicraft outlets, development projects and volunteer opportunities.
“The responsible tourism guide book will make it easier for tourists to join activities such as trekking responsibly with hilltribes, buying handicrafts made by people with disabilities and positively engaging with school children, villagers and local people at village level.”
“Throughout the Mekong subregion, tourism is growing quickly,” said Asian Development Bank (ADB) senior economist Alfredo Perdiguero. “Our aim now is to channel that growth more equitably towards sustainable and responsible tourism operators that help us conserve culture and at the same time fight poverty.”
Perdiguero added that millions of people in the subregion still live on less than US$1.00 a day.
Statistics from the Pacific Asia Travel Association issued this month show that international tourism visitor arrivals year to date are growing at a rate of over 22 percent into Cambodia, 14 percent into Vietnam and 20 percent into Laos.
2 comments:
Forget it, this is 3 countries (INDOCHINESE) with communist mind.
Cambodia is better to go alone because Cambodia has more attraction then the Viet and Loa! Cambodia can’t afford the Viet and the Loa to ride on Cambodia’s back for free!
Fuck all the Vietcong Indochinese concept of nationhood!
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