The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced travel study programs for students to learn about tourism in neighboring Southeast Asian countries.

The 2011 program held jointly by the ministry and Viet Circle Travel and Service Co., Ltd. will be available for students studying culture, tourism and foreign languages at universities, colleges and professional schools in the southern region.

Cambodia will be the first study trip on February 20. Participants will improve their professional competence, foreign language and communication skills.

To make costs affordable for more students, the ministry and Viet Circle Travel and Service Co. will cap costs at US$130 each including transportation, eating and drinking, travel insurance, and accommodation at three-star hotels for four days, three nights.

The ministry will work with Cambodia to sponsor entrance tickets at tourist attractions.

Participants will visit tourist attractions in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh and talk with Cambodian students and government officers about the culture and tourism there. Facilitators will also show students how to organize tourist groups, entrance and exit procedures, and resolve problems.