Management plan for Angkor Park

The Thomas Fraser Society of New Zealand has proposed to establish a management plan for Angkor Park for the next decade, financed by the government of New Zealand, to offer visitors a chance to diversify their experience in Angkor Park to include not only the enjoyment of the monuments but also of village life and the natural environment.

Introduction of new panoramic sites to observe sun set

Phnom Bakheng and Angkor Vat are overcrowded by visitors who would like to admire the sun set. It is necessary to identify and manage new panoramic sites to make them attractive for the visitors. Such a project must be a collaboration between the Department of Monuments and the Department of Tourism.

Information sessions for the different actors in the tourism business

The Department of Tourism has to organize information sessions on such issues as the training activities and the development of new regulation regarding the management of visitors at Angkor Park. Such sessions should also focus on winning tourism business for the protection of the cultural heritage. The Department of Tourism will collaborate with the other departments of APSARA Authority in organizing and teaching such sessions.

Program to win the local population for the protection of the cultural heritage

The policy of sustainable development, especially in the tourism sector, prescribed by the government, requires the establishment of a program to win the population living within the Angkor Park for the protection of the cultural heritage. A group of educators has been tasked in 2003 with the implementation of such an initiative. The education program has to be accompanied by a program to identify and teach skills that are necessary to hold jobs in tourism or related business fields, so that the inhabitants of the Angkor Park, who are the natural guardians of the cultural heritage, can also benefit from tourism revenues.