Phnom Penh: Mr. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism, encouraged the eight tourism communities of Stung Treng province to continue to strengthen solidarity and ownership in managing their tourism areas by paying attention to hygiene, environment, safety, quality of service, hospitality, and creating new experiences for tourists.
The above encouraging statement by Minister Huot Hak was made during an invitation to preside over a meeting with the eight tourism communities of Stung Treng province on August 9, 2026 to hear directly about the progress, potential, challenges, and requests of the community, as well as discuss directions for improving service quality, creating new tourism products, and promoting the wider promotion of the Stung Treng tourism community.
The event provided an opportunity for community representatives to include: 1). Anlong Phso Tboung Kla Ecotourism Community, 2). Kae Veng Ecotourism Community, 3). Koh Preah Ecotourism Community, 4). O Russey Kandal Ecotourism Community, 5). Borey O Svay Ecotourism Community, 6). Preah Luang Ecotourism Community, 7). Samat Koh Han Ecotourism Community, and 8). Indigenous communities directly address the actual situation at the local level and share experiences in community management, tourism service provision, natural resource conservation, as well as challenges that require support from the Ministry of Tourism, local authorities, relevant institutions, and the private sector.
Stung Treng province has high potential for developing nature tourism, ecotourism, and community tourism, with its rich rivers, islands, flooded forests, sandy beaches, community forests, waterfalls, wildlife sanctuaries, and Mekong River dolphins. Communities have been organizing diverse tourism activities such as river cruises, cycling, forest walks, camping, fishing, bird watching, sunset viewing and learning about the local way of life.
Speaking to the community, the Minister highly appreciated the community’s participation in the care and conservation of natural resources, forests biodiversity and water resources, and the responsible use of these resources to create jobs, income, and improve the livelihoods of citizens through tourism.
At the same time, Mr. Huot Hak encouraged the community to continue to strengthen solidarity and ownership in managing its tourist areas by paying attention to hygiene, environment, safety, and quality of service. hospitality and creating new experiences for tourists, while preserving the identity and originality of nature and local communities.
The Minister emphasized that communities are not only providers of tourism services, but also resource owners, conservators, and key players in creating authentic tourism experiences. “Community tourism development must ensure that the benefits of tourism directly reach local people and contribute to the preservation of natural resources for future generations.”
In addition, the Minister also urged the strengthening of partnerships between the state, private sector, and communities to jointly develop tourism infrastructure and products, enhance service standards, and Train human resources, promote digital marketing, and connect the tourism community to domestic and international tourism markets.
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