This is the first project which falls under the Ayeyawady-Chao Phya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMES). This strategy is focused on increasing tourism in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam and its initiative is tagged as “Four Countries, One Visa.” The result of the Thai and Cambodia pilot will determine its implementation amongst all four nations.

Although agreed upon, the “One Visa” initiative will not be implemented until both Interior Ministries have reviewed and are ready to implement regulations. There is no set date for the implementation as of yet.

The overall initiative is a great idea for increasing tourism and will make travel in the region significantly easier for tourists. Travel packages can be created to focus on the region and will prove rather beneficial to the economies of both Thailand and Cambodia.

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