The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism has stated that international flights are set to link Siem Reap with Indonesia and Brunei in order to boost tourism. The Director General of the Ministry, said that Cambodia would launch connections with the temple complex site Borobudur in Java, Indonesia in April this year, with Brunei flights to follow later.

“If the plan is successful, we believe that more and more tourists will come to visit Cambodia. We hope that tourist numbers will increase around 10 percent in coming years. We are now discussing technical matters in order to facilitate the flights,” he continued. Cambodia is trying to create direct flights with all ASEAN countries in an attempt to make tourist travel easier. So far, routes have been set up with Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Laos, and in late 2009 Cambodia announced that it would directly link flights with the Philippines.

Ang Kim Eang, president of Cambodia’s Association of Travel Agents, said that Cambodia is an attractive destination for tourists, as the country offers appealing cultural sites and ecotourism. But he added that the nation has international flight links with too few countries in the region.

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Edited from the Phnom Penh Post 8-2-10