The first “Cambodia-India Tourism Year” was launched in New Delhi, enhancing tourist connections between India and Cambodia. The event celebrated the launch of Cambodia Angkor Air’s first direct flight service between Phnom Penh and New Delhi. The partnership aims to rediscover shared history, increase economic potential, and foster mutual prosperity. The partnership also includes infrastructure development and joint venture agreements.
Launched in New Delhi on Monday, the first “Cambodia-India Tourism Year” is a major step toward enhancing tourist connections between the two countries. The June 16 launch of Cambodia Angkor Air’s first direct flight service between Phnom Penh and New Delhi was also commemorated during the occasion.
Manisha Saxena, Director General (Tourism) of the Indian Ministry of Tourism, and Long Phirum, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia, graced the inaugural event. Government representatives, travel agents, and prominent businesspeople from both nations attended the event.
Saxena and Phirum emphasized the significance of this endeavor in their speeches. Speaking in Khmer, Phirum hailed the new direct flight connection between Phnom Penh and New Delhi and called the announcement of 2024 as “Cambodia-India Tourism Year” a “significant milestone.”
Cambodia These direct flights are planned four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays by Cambodia’s national airline, Angkor Air. On the maiden flight, a large number of Cambodian delegates, including senior officials, arrived in India.
Koy Kuong, the ambassador of Cambodia, and Seila Hul, the undersecretary of state for the country’s ministry of tourism, attended the ceremony in Delhi. Saxena expressed hope that the “Cambodia-India Tourism Year” and the new aircraft service would help people in both nations rediscover their common history, which would increase economic potential for tourism-related industries and foster mutual prosperity and understanding.
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Throughout the event, allusions were made to the profound cultural and religious links that have existed between India and Cambodia for over a millennium. When the prime minister of Cambodia visited India in January 2018, Saxena observed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed a strong focus on these ties, and the two leaders decided to improve connectivity and collaboration in the tourist sector.
The efforts of collaborative working groups and a 2015 Memorandum of Understanding between India and Cambodia have established a solid basis for further tourism collaboration. Held in February 2024, the fourth joint working group meeting covered important topics such as infrastructure development, training programs for the tourism and hospitality industries, and joint venture agreements in the hotel sector.
The “Cambodia-India Tourism Year” and the new direct airline service mark the beginning of a new era of cooperation that promises increased economic development and cultural interchange for both nations.
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