柬埔寨旅游部与海南省拟签合作协议 计划引入50万中国游客

Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia and Hainan Province to ink MoU on Tourism Cooperation to gear up tourism promotion and tourist growth H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, led a delegation and representatives from the private sector to hold a high-level and in-depth working discussion and exchange of views with H.E. Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan Province of the People’s Republic of China, and his colleagues on strengthening and expanding tourism cooperation between Cambodia and Hainan Province in a more practical and fruitful manner in Haikou City, Hainan Province. During the meeting, H.E. Liu Xiaoming warmly welcomed the working visit of H.E. the Minister, senior leaders of the Ministry of Tourism, and representatives of Cambodia’s private sector to Hainan Province. He also expressed strong interest in Cambodia’s peace, political stability, development across all sectors, and tourism potential, especially its renowned cultural, historical, and natural tourism destinations such as Angkor Wat and Cambodia’s coastal areas, which are capable of attracting even more Chinese tourists to visit Cambodia. The Governor also highlighted the economic situation of Hainan Province, together with its highly attractive tourism potential and the unique characteristics of the Hainan Free Trade Port, the only one of its kind currently in China. He further emphasized Hainan’s ambition to become a key connectivity hub linking various provinces of China with Cambodia, as well as other countries in the region. Through the fruitful discussions, both sides agreed to explore the possibility of signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism Cooperation between the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia and the People’s Government of Hainan Province in a more practical and in-depth manner in order to strengthen and expand tourism cooperation more effectively and for mutual benefit. In addition, both sides discussed promoting direct flight connectivity between Hainan Province and Cambodia’s key tourism destinations, especially Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Preah Sihanouk provinces, in order to facilitate travel for tourists and strengthen people-to-people exchanges. Encouraging meetings between the Cambodian private sector and Hainan Province to develop tour packages was also raised and agreed upon. During the fruitful meeting, H.E. the Minister also requested the Hainan side to help promote Cambodia’s tourism potential to Chinese citizens, especially the people of Hainan Province, through media networks, tourism platforms, and tourism enterprises in order to attract more Chinese tourists to Cambodia. H.E. the Minister also proposed organizing Familiarization Trips (FAM Trips) for tourism companies, journalists, content creators, and KOLs from Hainan Province to visit Cambodia and help further promote Cambodia’s tourism potential to the Chinese market. It should also be noted that Hainan Province is one of China’s major international tourism destinations with strong potential in coastal tourism, cultural tourism, and leisure tourism. In recent years, Cambodia and Hainan Province have continuously strengthened tourism cooperation through joint promotions, flight connectivity, and exchange visits between both sides. It should further be noted that tourism enterprises in Hainan Province have actively cooperated in bringing more than 300,000 Chinese tourists to Cambodia in recent years. Alongside the visa exemption campaign, plans are underway to bring an additional 500,000 tourists to Cambodia. The third event of the official working visit to Haikou City, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China. Haikou City, 21 May 2026. #Cambodia #greenseasoncambodia #SolidaritySeason #ministryoftourismcambodia #huothak