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A common tourist visa on the horizon for Southeast Asian countries
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PHNOM PENH, Sept 20 — Four countries in the Southeast Asian sub-region are considering creating one common visa zone in a bid to attract a larger number of international tourists.
Tourism ministers of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar discussed the possibility of creating a unified visa zone for international tourists travelling within the Mekong river sub-region at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh this weekend. The idea is to minimise the large number of visas currently required to a single permit that would allow travellers to tour the countries.
The aim of the project is to attract over 25 million foreign tourists between 2013 and 2015, out of which 4 million are expected to travel within at least two of the four countries.
The four countries received over 12 million international visitors in 2011, a 14.5 per cent increase over 2010. The countries calculate that around 2.1 million tourists travelled within the zone.
Thailand is considering joining the programme after it settles its bilateral agreement with Cambodia.
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Sep
29
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Cambodian leader targets at least doubling tourism numbers and revenue by 2020
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Prime Minister Hun Sen says Cambodia can earn $5 billion a year from tourists by more than doubling foreign visitors to 7 million by 2020.
Hun Sen told a tourism seminar Thursday that Cambodia would need to improve the quality of services and infrastructure for tourists and strengthen laws safeguarding them to achieve the goal.
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Sep
29
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2020 tourism target in Cambodia
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Prime Minister Hun Sen says Cambodia can earn $5 billion a year from tourists by more than doubling foreign visitors to 7 million by 2020.
Hun Sen told a tourism seminar Thursday that Cambodia would need to improve the quality of services and infrastructure for tourists and strengthen laws safeguarding them to achieve the goal.
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FILE - In this file May 11, 2011, tourists... View Full Caption
FILE - In this file May 11, 2011, tourists gather on the top of the 10th century temple Bakheng in the Angkor Wat complex near Siem Reap, Cambodia, to view the setting sun. Prime Minister Hun Sen says Cambodia can earn $5 billion a year from tourists by more than doubling foreign visitors to 7 million by 2020. Hun Sen told a tourism seminar Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, that Cambodia would need to improve the quality of services and infrastructure for tourists and strengthen laws safeguarding them to achieve the goal. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File) Close
He also said police must crack down on the use of guns in public places, especially those frequented by foreigners.
Tourism Minister Thong Khon said Cambodia earned nearly $2 billion from 2.88 million foreign tourists last year, and expects 3.2 million foreign visitors this year.
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The boom of the Cambodian tourist industry
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29/09/2012 10:21:37
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Increasing Russian visitors to Vietnam
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29/09/2012 09:55:20
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Danang concentrate in hotel development
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29/09/2012 09:51:35
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Tourism investment is for Binh Phuoc province
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29/09/2012 09:48:41
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The image of Vietnamese culture in Belgium
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29/09/2012 09:46:04
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Plan of improve tourism in Dalat
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29/09/2012 09:36:36
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Children like to play with bears
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29/09/2012 09:31:50
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Hanoi host the 11th f Promoting Tourism in Asia meeting
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29/09/2012 09:27:38
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Hello Oktoberfest
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29/09/2012 09:22:24
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