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Cambodia hosts Mekong Tourism Forum 2023

The Mekong Tourism Forum 2023 opened in Cambodia's southwestern port city of Sihanoukville this week, attracting some 250 delegates from 19 countries and regions.
Cambodia hosts Mekong Tourism Forum 2023 ảnh 1Delegates at the forum in a group photo (Source: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Mekong Tourism Forum2023 opened in Cambodia's southwestern port city of Sihanoukville this week, attractingsome 250 delegates from 19 countries and regions.

The two-day forum, hosted by Cambodia's TourismMinistry with the theme of "Rethinking for Resilience and Digitalization,"served as a forum for regional tourism stakeholders to discuss strategies toboost the development of the regional tourism industry in the post-pandemicera.

Tourism Minister Thong Khon said this is the thirdtime that Cambodia has hosted the forum, which is vital for tourism insiders toshare best practices, experiences, and current status of tourism developmentwithin the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).

The minister noted his hope that key stakeholders frompublic and private sectors gathering together today will create a uniqueopportunity to spearhead innovative and collaborative frameworks for tourismrecovery towards resilience in the post-COVID-19 era.

He said as the pandemic has been brought under controlthroughout the GMS, it is essential for all GMS member countries to work forthe idea "Six Countries, One Destination" via the implementation ofthe GMS Tourism Recovery Communications Plan.

The GMS has six countries, namely Cambodia, China,Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam./.
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