Tourists to Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism saidit will take strong measures to increase the share of local products used bylocal firms, particularly those in the hospitality industry.
The aim of the initiative is to reduce imports ofgoods that can be produced in the country, with the government estimating that Cambodialoses between 300-400 million USD in revenue each year because localhospitality firms, including restaurants and hotels, are not sourcing theirproducts locally.
Speaking on the sidelines of a recent workshop onlocal product promotion, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said a working groupwas established to boost the production of agricultural goods and handicrafts foruse by domestic restaurants and hotels.
He added that Cambodia does not need to importvegetables, fruit, chicken, or beef as they can all be produced locally.
Statisticsshow that Cambodia’s tourism sector earned about 4.3 billion USD in revenuelast year, an increase of around 20 percent. However, the majority was spent onimports.
Last year, thecountry welcomed 6.2 million international tourists, a 10.7 percentyear-on-year increase.
In the first two months of 2019, 1.12 millionforeign holidaymakers flocked to the country, representing a year-on-year riseof 10 percent.
The figure isexpected to reach 6.7 million this year and 7 million by 2020. –VNA
The aim of the initiative is to reduce imports ofgoods that can be produced in the country, with the government estimating that Cambodialoses between 300-400 million USD in revenue each year because localhospitality firms, including restaurants and hotels, are not sourcing theirproducts locally.
Speaking on the sidelines of a recent workshop onlocal product promotion, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said a working groupwas established to boost the production of agricultural goods and handicrafts foruse by domestic restaurants and hotels.
He added that Cambodia does not need to importvegetables, fruit, chicken, or beef as they can all be produced locally.
Statisticsshow that Cambodia’s tourism sector earned about 4.3 billion USD in revenuelast year, an increase of around 20 percent. However, the majority was spent onimports.
Last year, thecountry welcomed 6.2 million international tourists, a 10.7 percentyear-on-year increase.
In the first two months of 2019, 1.12 millionforeign holidaymakers flocked to the country, representing a year-on-year riseof 10 percent.
The figure isexpected to reach 6.7 million this year and 7 million by 2020. –VNA
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