柬埔寨旅游部与三亚市签署合作备忘录 推动直航吸引中国游客

Cambodian Ministry of Tourism and Sanya Municipal Administration to Sign Memorandum of Understanding​ (MoU) on Tourism Cooperation to Boost More Chinese Tourists to Cambodia H.E. Mr. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, led a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Tourism and the private sector to meet with Mr. Chen Xi, Governor of Sanya, and senior city officials to discuss and exchange high-level views on strengthening and expanding tourism cooperation between Cambodia and Sanya to be more practical and effective in Sanya city, Hainan Province. During the practical and in-depth discussions on all aspects of tourism cooperation, the Governor of Sanya warmly welcomed the working visit of H.E. the Minister and senior leaders of the Ministry of Tourism and the private sector to Sanya city, and expressed keen interest in Cambodia’s peace, political stability, development in all sectors, and tourism potential, especially the cultural and historical tourist destination of Siem Reap province, a famous and popular tourist destination that can attract more Chinese tourists to visit Cambodia. Meanwhile, the mayor also highlighted the economic and tourism potential of Sanya city, known as the “Hawaii of the East” due to its beautiful beaches, year-round warm weather and modern tourism infrastructure. Sanya city is also a major destination for leisure tourism, duty-free shopping and tourism investment in Asia. Through the fruitful meeting, the two sides agreed to promote and strengthen tourism cooperation between Cambodia and Sanya city more concretely and effectively by examining the possibility of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sanya city and potential provincial and municipal tourism departments of Cambodia to promote joint tourism promotion and strengthen ties between both two sides' private sectors. In addition, the two sides also discussed promoting direct and regular flight connections between Sanya city and major tourist destinations in Cambodia, especially Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville provinces, to improve the convenience and seamless travel experience for tourists, national and international travelers, as well as enhance people-to-people exchanges. On this occasion, H.E. Minister also requests the Sanya side to help promote the visa-free policy for Chinese tourists and organize a tourism business forum as well as the FAM Trip program for travel companies, Chinese journalists and well-known influencers in the city to visit and explore Cambodian tourism destinations, and to promote cooperation between travel companies, hotels and airlines to create new tourism products and attract more tourists. It is to note that Sanya is an important tourist city of Hainan Province with high potential in tourism, economy and trade, and is also a famous tourist destination in China and Asia. The 10th program of the working visit to Haikou, Hainan Province, People's Republic of China. Sanya city, May 23, 2026. #Cambodia #greenseasoncambodia #SolidaritySeason #ministryoftourismcambodia #ministryoftourismcambodia