The project to establish “New Siem Reap City” which is in the tourism development plan of Siem Reap province in 2020-2035 is located around Siem Reap International Airport. New in Sotnikum district, Siem Reap province. This was stated by Mr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, stating that it can be a modern city or a smart city, but the style of the ancient city.

In a meeting to review the results of tourism for the first nine months of 2020 at the Ministry of Tourism on the afternoon of October 26, Mr. Thong Khon confirmed. Journalists say the establishment of the “Grand Siem Reap” is one of six new and old destinations in Siem Reap Tourism Master Plan to Achieve $ 5 Billion in Revenue from More Than 10 Million Tourists and 7 million internationals enter the economy of Siem Reap with more than 900,000 jobs created by 2035.

“The new Siem Reap city is located around the new Siem Reap airport,” said the tourism minister. The establishment of the new city of Siem Reap is to support the old city of Siem Reap today. Because the old city of Siem Reap can not accommodate this large number of tourists. Thong Khon briefly stated: “The establishment of the new city of Siem Reap [Grand Siem Reap] may be a modern city or a smart city, but Classic urban style. ”

However, Mr. Thong Khon could not confirm when the establishment of the new city of Siem Reap will be carried out clearly, demanding a study. In detail. In principle, the Grand Siem Reap project is in the form of a special tourist destination by the developer in the form of a public-private partnership. PPP).

According to Tea Seiha, the governor of Siem Reap, “Siem Reap Thmey” may be a smart city, may have infrastructure, roads, sewerage, high-rise buildings. And so on. “But our Siem Reap city can be preserved,” the Siem Reap provincial governor told the New Times (ThmeyThmey) on October 20, 2020. “Our classic style remains the same.”

According to the master plan for tourism development in 2020-2035, Siem Reap will establish 6 tourist destinations, of which 2 are tourist destinations. Existing are the temples of Angkor and Siem Reap today. The other four new tourist destinations, in addition to the new Siem Reap city, are adjacent to the Tonle Sap Lake, Phnom Kulen and Banteay Srei districts, with areas in Around.

The Ministry of Tourism has confirmed that the preparation and establishment of 6 tourist destinations in Siem Reap is to attract tourists, especially international tourists to stay in Siem Reap. For at least 5 days to help the local economy of the people in the tourism sector through the daily expenses of tourists.