柬埔寨旅游部与海口市达成合作 拟开通直航促进双向客流

Cambodia and Haikou Commit to Strengthening and Expanding Tourism Cooperation Through a Memorandum of Understanding H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism of Cambodia, led a delegation and private sector representatives to hold a high-level and in-depth discussion with H.E. Zhang Yong, Mayor of Haikou City, Hainan Province of the People’s Republic of China, and his colleagues, on enhancing and expanding practical and fruitful tourism cooperation between Cambodia and Haikou City in Haikou, Hainan Province. During the meeting, H.E. Zhang Yong warmly welcomed the working visit of H.E. the Minister, senior officials of the Ministry of Tourism, and Cambodian private sector representatives to Haikou City. He also expressed strong interest in Cambodia’s peace, political stability, socio-economic development, and tourism potential, particularly the cultural and historical tourism destinations in Siem Reap Province, which are highly popular and attractive to Chinese tourists. The Mayor also highlighted Haikou City’s economic development, its attractive tourism potential, and the unique characteristics of the Hainan Free Trade Port, one of China’s key free trade ports today. He further emphasized Haikou’s ambition to become a central hub connecting Hainan Province with Cambodia and other ASEAN countries. Through the fruitful discussions, both sides agreed to further promote and strengthen tourism cooperation between Cambodia and Haikou City in a more practical and effective manner through joint tourism promotion, boosting two-way tourist flows, and enhancing partnerships between the private sectors of both sides. In addition, both parties discussed and agreed on promoting direct flight connections between Haikou City and Cambodia’s key tourism destinations, especially Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Preah Sihanouk provinces, to facilitate travel convenience for tourists and strengthen people-to-people exchanges. During the meeting, H.E. the Minister also requested the Haikou authorities to help promote Cambodia’s tourism potential and Cambodia’s visa exemption policy for Chinese tourists to the Chinese public, especially residents of Haikou City, through media networks, tourism forums, and tourism business communities, in order to attract more Chinese tourists to Cambodia. At the same time, H.E. the Minister proposed exploring the possibility of signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between the tourism departments of Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Preah Sihanouk and the Haikou Tourism Bureau. He also proposed organizing Cambodia–Haikou tourism business forums to develop new travel packages and expand cooperation among tourism companies, hotels, and airlines of both sides. Furthermore, he suggested promoting Familiarization Trips (FAM Trips) for tourism operators, journalists, content creators, and KOLs from Haikou to visit Cambodia and help promote Cambodia’s tourism potential more broadly in the Chinese market. It should also be noted that Haikou is one of the key cities in Hainan Province with strong potential in economy, trade, and tourism, and serves as an important gateway connecting China with the region and the international community. The seventh event of the official working visit to Haikou City, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China. Haikou City, 22 May 2026.