Cambodia prepares ‘travel bubble’ plan to aid tourism

[geovalin]

The Ministry of Tourism is moving to restore the devastated tourism sector by preparing a so-called travel bubble plan to gradually receive international tourists, even if the Kingdom is seeing a rise in new cases of COVID-19.

 

According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of known infections in Cambodia has reached 240 with 32 recovering. Tourism Minister Thong Khon said the ministry has already drafted guidelines on visits via a travel bubble, also described as a one-way closed-loop chartered plane journey in Cambodia.

 

“The ministry will consult with experts and the Ministry of Health to design a travel policy called a travel bubble to prepare tightly secured international tourist packages from regions or countries without COVID-19,” Khon said. “If this plan is successful, it will enable Cambodia to build confidence in the recovery of the tourism sector and secure laid-off workers affected by COVID-19 and ensure economic growth,” he added.

 

read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50751509/cambodia-prepares-travel-bubble-plan-to-aid-tourism/

[Sheryl]

"Asean and Asean-plus-three (China, Japan and South Korea being the additional three) will be the primarily targeted countries " https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50751509/cambodia-prepares-travel-bubble-plan-to-aid-tourism/

 

This will require that the countries of origin agree to let their nationals come and return without facing quarantine at home.

 

Will be interesting to see if Thailand goes along, given their continued (and inexplicable) insistance of keeping the border with Cambodia closed and applying quarantine to all peopel entering from aborad, even those from "safe" countries like Cambodia.

[vermin on arrival]

@Sheryl I think this will go nowhere and is similar to the things we are hearing from the Thai government now. I would be overjoyed if it actually happened even if it was just for Asean. I am starting to give up hope on making it back to my home in Taiwan.