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Angkor: Culture &
Tourism Destination
SOK Sangvar, Deputy Director General, APSARA February 24-26th 2016, Nara, Japan
UNWTO International Conference on Heritage Tourism: How Do We Foster, Present and Preserve World Treasures?
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• Diverse tourism products
– Ecotourism
– Seaside tourism
– Urban tourism
– Cultural tourism
Tourism in Cambodia
ecotourism
PP
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• River dolphin
• Trekking
• Minorities
• Waterfall
Tourism in Cambodia: Ecotourism
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• Beautiful beaches
• White sand
• Virgin islands
• Colorful underwater
• Fresh seafood
Tourism in Cambodia: Seaside tourism
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• Royal palace
• Historical buildings
• Museums
• Traditional markets
• Dynamic capital
Tourism in Cambodia: Urban tourism
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• World heritage: – Angkor – Preah Vihear – Royal Ballet – Shadow puppet
• Traditions • Khmer lifestyle • Khmer cuisine • Cultural Events
Tourism in Cambodia: Cultural tourism
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• An important pillar for Cambodia’s economy ( more than 10 % of GPD, 2014)
• Important source of employment ( aprox.500,000 jobs, 2014)
• A solution to the poverty
alleviation
Tourism for Cambodia
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• Tourism is not a luxury for Cambodia
• Tourism is a real need for the country
Tourism for Cambodia
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• Angkor
– Temple
– Environment
– People
Angkor: Strong Values
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Angkor: Strong values • Economic value • Cultural value: Soul of Cambodia
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• Increasing number of national and international tourists
• Nature of Tourism: Benefits and Impacts
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• Too many visitors?? => ATM, it is NOT about number but Management. More benefits and less impact
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Core philosophy for Angkor
“ Conservation for Development
and Development for Conservation ”
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Methodology
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• National Heritage Values
• Outstanding Universal Values by ICOMOS and UNESCO (i,ii,iii,iv criteria)
• UNESCO World Heritage Listing in 1992
Values
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Issues
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• Managing Visitors at Angkor as Visitor Numbers Increase :
– Around 10,000 visitors per day in Angkor
• Understanding and Communicating Heritage Values:
– Some visitors do not fully understand that Angkor is a Sacred site.
– Values of Angkor are sometime not well communicated.
Issues
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• Site Impacts:
– Touching carvings, graffiti, littering, breaking temple structure
• Visitor Experience, Behavior and Safety
– Noise, large crowd sometime impact on visitors’ experience
– Inappropriate behaviors or lack of infrastructure can put visitors at danger
Issues
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• Infrastructure and Transport
– Traffic jam and Air pollution
• Local People
– Cultural and Social impact from tourism
• Stakeholder Engagement
– Lack of relationship with private sector
• Governance
Issues
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Policies
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• Positive Visitor Experiences
• Reduce Site Impacts
• Partnership with Industry
• Benefits for Local People
• Governance
• Stakeholder Engagement
Policies
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Initiatives & Priority actions
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• Visitor Flow Management
• Carrying capacity
• Industry Relationship and
Communication
• Visitor Orientation
Initiatives & Priority actions
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• Develop codes of conduct
• Support authentic craft
certification and sales
• Tourism Industry Liaison
HOTLINE
• Transport System
Initiatives & Priority actions
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• Construction of new roads to avoid circulation in the heritage site.
• Less vibrations
• Weigh control
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• Restriction on large buses
• Less vibrations and congestion
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2015 2016
• Repairing old roads [not enlarging]
• Adding bicycle lanes
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• Revising vehicles flow
• Safety for visitors and drivers
• Enhance the value and cultural landscape of the temple.
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• Revising vehicles flow
• Less congestion
One Way [7 30am – 11 30am]
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• Implementation of the visiting flow in Ta Prohm Temple
– Sustainability for Temple
– Safety for visitors
– Less congestion
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• Development and
implementation of carrying capacity in temple
– Sustainability for Temple
– Safety for visitors
– Visitor experience (noise, crowd)
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• Establishment of APSARA – Private Sector Consultative Group on Tourism Development
• APSARA became an Affiliate Member of UNWTO & MOU
• Collaboration with Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia and local community
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• Implementation of the Angkor Visitor Code of Conduct – Education tool for
visitors
– Less impact on Angkor
– Enhance the values of Angkor
DECEMBER 4th 2015