Ministry of Tourism (Cambodia)

The Ministry of Tourism (ក្រសួងទេសចរណ៍; Krasuong Tesachar) is a government ministry of Cambodia.

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

Functions
The Ministry of Tourism has the following functions and responsibilities:


 * 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.