Phnom Penh: Mr. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, emphasized that sustainable development of tourism and ecotourism communities cannot be achieved by any one party alone, but requires a partnership between the state, the private sector, communities and development partners (Public-Private-Community Partnership).
Mr. Huot Hak’s remarks were made at a workshop to meet and share experiences between tourism and ecotourism communities across the country on July 7, 2026 to understand strengths, opportunities, challenges, change perspectives, and put forward practical recommendations and solutions to continue to strengthen the development of tourism and ecotourism communities with quality, sustainability, and environmental friendliness, as well as to encourage more national and international tourists to travel directly to the community and maximize economic benefits for local communities by ensuring equitable, transparent, accountable, and environmental sharing of economic benefits in accordance with the principles of sustainable development.
On this occasion, Minister Huot Hak said that the tourism and ecotourism communities have always devoted their physical strength, intelligence, time and resources, and have played the role of frontline operators and barriers to protect natural resources, cultural heritage assets and help promote tourism in their own areas.
At the same time, the Minister put forward important recommendations and operational directions to promote the development of tourism and ecotourism communities in Cambodia to be more quality and sustainable. And with a modern atmosphere.
Mr. Huot Hak also emphasized that sustainable development of tourism and ecotourism communities cannot be achieved by any one party alone, but requires a partnership between the state, the private sector, communities and development partners (Public-Private-Community Partnership). To build a strong tourism ecosystem, create a tourism value chain, and ensure that economic benefits reach local communities directly, to contribute to improving people’s livelihoods, reducing poverty and migration, and contributing to preventing crime and natural resource encroachment in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
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