China News Service, Phnom Penh, November 7 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism announced on the 7th that it will actively encourage the development of the tourism industry and launch a "tourism bubble" plan to open up and Allow entry to help the Cambodian tourism industry recover.
Data map: In late September, as the domestic epidemic situation in Cambodia stabilized, Cambodia's tourism industry began to recover.
The picture shows Cambodian beauties participating in an event in Phnom Penh to promote local tourism.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Ouyang Kaiyu
According to the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has affected the global economy, and the tourism industry has suffered the most significant impact; this year, the number of foreign tourists visiting Cambodia has plummeted by 80%, while the number of domestic tourists has also dropped by 50%, causing Cambodia losses Over 3 billion US dollars in foreign exchange.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia, as of September this year, a total of 2,838 tourism-related enterprises (such as hotels, restaurants and travel agencies) closed down or suspended operations, accounting for 29.63% of the total, and another 50,000 employees were unemployed.
Among them, the province of Siem Reap suffered the most severe impact. A total of 658 tourism-related companies closed or suspended operations, accounting for 62.13% of the total number of related companies in the province, and as many as 14,000 unemployed employees.
In view of this, the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia plans a number of important strategies, including the restoration and promotion of the Cambodian tourism roadmap (2020 to 2025), the Siem Reap Tourism Development Master Plan (2020 to 2035), and the tourism development of Mondulkiri Province The overall plan (2020-2035), the overall tourism development plan of Baima Province (2020-2035) and the national tourism development strategy (2021-2030).
In addition, the Cambodian government provides tax-free and exempt business license subsidies to tourism operators located in major tourist cities, namely the capital Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Baima, Kampot, Batu, and Poppy; suspension of business or business license subsidies due to the epidemic Employees of closed hotels, inns, restaurants and travel agencies will also receive government subsidies equivalent to 20% of the minimum wage.
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