H.E. HUOT Hak, Minister of Tourism, will lead a delegation, to attend the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026, the 29th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting and related meetings from Jan. 27 to 31, in Cebu, the Republic of the Philippines.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026 is organised under the theme “Navigating Our Future, Together” with the participation of tourism ministers from ASEAN member countries, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Russia, and several key ASEAN partner institutions.
During this ASEAN Tourism Forum, H.E. Minister will attend the 29th ASEAN Tourism Ministers Meeting, the 25th ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Ministers Meeting (China, Japan, Republic of Korea), the 13th ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers Meeting, the 5th ASEAN-Russia Tourism Ministers’ Meeting. These Meetings will review progress, set future directions, and adopt several key documents, particularly, ASEAN Tourism Sectoral Plan 2026-2030.
On the occasion of participating in the above events, H.E. Minister will hold bilateral meetings with tourism ministers and leaders from ASEAN Member States and heads of ASEAN partner institutions to strengthen cooperation and promote more tourists flow to Cambodia.
Furthermore, Cambodia will receive 6 ASEAN tourism awards categories, including 5 ASEAN Clean Tourist City Awards, 5 ASEAN Green Hotel Awards, 2 ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Awards, 5 ASEAN MICE Meeting Room Awards, 5 ASEAN MICE Exhibition Venue Awards, and 5 ASEAN MICE Event Venue Awards from ASEAN.
Besides, the Ministry of Tourism will also lead the private sector and tourism operators to participate in the Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) with the expectation to attract 850 attendees, 100 media representatives, 350 exhibition booths and 250 seller companies.
