Cambodia set to open tour to Phu Quoc island

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism has decided to open a new tour that links its four coastal provinces with Phu Quoc island of Vietnam .

Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said he hoped that the new tour connecting
Phu Quoc island with the provinces of Koh Kong, Kongpong Som, Kampot and Posat,
would help increase the number of foreign travellers, including those from
neighbouring Laos and Vietnam , to Cambodia .

The minister explained that Phu Quoc island is emerging as an attractive
destination for tourists in the region, and according to some forecast, it can
draw around 3 million visitors each year by 2012.

He noted Cambodia needs to improve its infrastructure facilities as well as
tourism environment in a move to develop the non-smoking industry in the years to
come.

Minister Thong Khon added that Vietnam 's tourism sector has attracted a growing
number of foreign visitors partly thanks to its increased amount of investment
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