SE Asia, a safe tourism destination<\/p>\n
Associated Press, Phnom Penh<\/p>\n
Southeast Asian tourism ministers kicked off a four-day
\nconference Friday aimed at drawing up plans to promote the region
\nas a safe tourism destination.<\/p>\n
Regional tourism has taken a hit since October's terrorist
\nattacks on the Indonesian island of Bali, which killed nearly 200
\npeople. In the attacks' aftermath, foreign governments, including
\nthe United States, the UK and Australia, issued travel advisories
\nto the dismay of Southeast Asian nations which rely heavily on
\ntourism revenues.<\/p>\n
Hoping to counteract negative foreign assessments, the
\nministers said they plan \"to create a Web site on tourism safety
\nand security to provide precise and timely information for
\ntravelers, public, media as well as foreign governments in
\nresponse to travelers' concerns over safety and security.\"<\/p>\n
The plan was in a draft joint statement obtained by the
\nAssociated Press before its scheduled release later Friday.<\/p>\n
Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
\n(ASEAN) were participating in the conference.<\/p>\n
ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
\nMyanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.<\/p>\n
The ministers were scheduled to hold talks later Friday with
\ncounterparts from China, Japan and South Korea.<\/p>",
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