Ministry of Tourism (Cambodia)

Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Cambodia
ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Cambodia
Minister responsible	Sok Soken, ; Minister of Tourism;
Website	www.tourism.gov.kh

The Ministry of Tourism (Khmer: ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍; Krasuong Tesachar) is a government ministry of Cambodia.^[1]

The current Minister of Tourism is Excellency Mr. Sok Soken.

Functions[edit]

The Ministry of Tourism has the following functions and responsibilities:^[2]

Defining and developing tourism policies and the Tourism Development Plan;
stimulating and encouraging investments in the tourism sector in accordance with national development strategies;
organizing and controlling the tourism industrial sector;
organizing and supervising the provision of professional services in the tourism sector;
organizing, supervising, and maintaining the natural and man-made tourism resorts and tourism development areas in the Kingdom of Cambodia;
considering and supervising proposals to establish private schools and other vocational training centers serving the tourism sector;
conducting advertising of tourism fields inside and outside of the country;
organizing and establishing representatives in foreign countries in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation;
entering into contracts related to tourism, after an approval in principle from the Royal Government;
issuing operation licenses to tourism companies, travel agencies, and tourism guides;
supervising tourism services and other businesses related to the tourism sector;
inspecting the tourism sector.^[2]