Cambodia's coastline was named the world's most beautiful bay

Club with the World's Most Beautiful Bays has officially acknowledged Cambodia's coastal areas as its member, the minister of tourism, Thong Khon confirmed Tuesday.

The recognition was created after Cambodia's proposal in Could last year.

"With the club's recognition, we have optimism that our clean and well-preserved beaches will attract more foreign tourists,"he said, adding"it will also be an impetus to encourage more investors for the regions."

Cambodia's coastline is stretching in the length of 450 km in four provinces of Koh Kong, Sihanoukville, Kampot and Kep.

It is the country's second most common destination for tourists right after Siem Reap's Angkor Wat temple, the globe heritage website.

The club was established in March 1997, in Berlin, Germany. Such as Cambodia, it has 27 countries as member with 33 bays to become recognized because the most gorgeous bays inside the globe, stated the minister.

According to the club's criteria, to become listed as the world's most lovely bay, a bay should be underneath protection project having a wildlife and flora region. Also, it should be recognized by each neighborhood and regional level, and it must possess at the least two capabilities recognized by UNESCO inside the cultural or organic assets categories.

Tourism market is one of the primary 4 pillars supporting Cambodian economic climate. In 2010, the sector received two.5 million foreign tourists producing the total income of 1.75 billion U.S. dollars.

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