Phnom Penh Climbs Six Spots In Cost Of Living Ranking

Phnom Penh moved up six places, reaching the 76th spot, in The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, a ranking compiled by the Economist Intelligence...

Vaccinated Tourists in Q4 2021?

Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon is reported to have said that vaccinated foreign tourists may be exempt from undergoing the 14-day quarantine upon arrival...

Angkor Archaeological Park 2021 Numbers Continue to Decline

The Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia's biggest and most famous tourist attraction, continues to see a drastic drop in visitor numbers as the global pandemic...

Qatar Airways Touches Down In Phnom Penh

by Ben Woods Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Phnom Penh touched town shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, making the state-owned carrier the...

China To Boost Tourism in Cambodia

China plans to establish a comprehensive tourism development plan for Siem Reap province, home of the famed Angkor archeological park. In a meeting with Cambodian...

Prince International Airlines to join domestic aviation market

Prince International Airlines has been granted an air operator certificate (AOC) by the Cambodia State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). Prince International Airlines applied for...

Cambodia Crowned Best Tourist Destination For 2016

The European Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) bestowed upon Cambodia the prestigious award of "World's Best Tourism Destination for 2016", on account of...

Understanding The Aquation Office Park Project – Koh Pich

We met with Karl Diederich, the General Manager of the Aquation Office Park - located in the (very much changed) Koh Pich in Phnom...

Nearly 16,000 Attended Inaugural THAIFEX – HOREC Asia Trade Show, Generating...

THAIFEX - HOREC Asia 2024 took place from March 6-8 at IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, attracting nearly 360 exhibitors and close to...

Indian Weddings Offer Rich Pickings For Cambodian Tourism

Cambodia has the potential to set itself up as a premium wedding destination for India’s middle class who have a taste for opulence and...

Angkor Sankranta 2018 Attracts Over 1.8 Million Visitors

Some 1.82 million national and international tourists joined the Angkor Sankranta 2018, the sixth of its kind, in Siem Reap cultural province, a 15.14...

Virtual Exhibition 2021 aims to connect Cambodian and international business partners

The Virtual Exhibition, which is being held in November 2021, is aiming to attract international companies and investors to open up cooperation opportunities with...

Direct Flights To Link Cambodia With Xi’an City

There will soon be direct flights to Cambodia from Xi'an city in China’s Shaanxi province to meet the growing demand of Chinese tourists, said...

Cambodia Records Peak Season Bump – Nearly 1 Million International Tourists...

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism recorded 988,574 international tourists in the first two months (January and February) of 2024, marking an increase of 18...

NagaWorld Confirms Reopening

NagaCorp has confirmed NagaWorld in Phnom Penh re-opened in September 2021 after the integrated resort had been closed for several months due to the...

Massive Chinese Resort Breaks Ground On Sihanoukville Coast

Hotel and entertainment complex Prince Tian Xi Wan broke ground on Thursday in Sihanoukville. The company behind the project, Chinese property conglomerate Prince Real Estate...

Tealive brand to enter the Cambodian market

Tealive, a bubble tea brand from Loob Holding Sdn Bhd (LHSB), will enter Cambodia after a master franchise agreement was signed with HSC Group,...

Sihanoukville’s Property Sector Set For Bright Future

Cambodia’s coastal resort town of Sihanoukville is attracting a wealth of investors and developers looking to cash in on improved infrastructure and an increase...

Sea Visits To Cambodia On The Rise But Infrastructure Needed

Cambodia’s tourism revenue has been aided by a growing number of foreign visitors arriving by sea, although stakeholders in the sector have noted that...

Mekong Tourism Forum 2023 Confirmed To Take Place In Sihanoukville April...

The 2023 Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF 2023), which is hosted by the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia and co-organised by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating...

Bluebell Group Launches Cambodian Partnership With WorldBridge Group

Bluebell Group, considered to be Asia’s leading luxury brand distributor and operator, formally announced the launch of its Cambodian operations in partnership with WorldBridge...

NagaCorp turns over $20+ Million profit in first half of 2020

NagaCorp, who own and operate the NagaWorld complexes in Phnom Penh, has revealed a profit of US$20.6 million during the first six months of...

No Pchum Ben Price Hikes, Says Minister

The government yesterday called on tourism service providers nationwide not to increase their prices during the upcoming Pchum Ben holidays. The directive issued through the...

Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh Signs MoU With National Institute of Entrepreneurship...

Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh has signed an MoU with Cambodia’s National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NIEI) to help provide resources and training and...

Understanding Cambodia’s New Q4 2021 Travel Rules

In a flurry of excitement in mid-October 2021, local Cambodian media and websites have published a number of articles based on the government's change...

Beyond Angkor Wat: Keeping Tourists In The Kingdom Longer

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat has been recognized as one of the wonders of the world since it was first brought to travelers’ attention in the...

Cambodia looks to expand its railways network

The railway network in Cambodia is relatively limited, with the lines running north and south catering for cargo and passengers. However, in recent years,...

Cambodia Restaurant Association – Launch Of Regulatory Compliance Handbook

The Cambodia Restaurant Association (CRA) launched the Regulatory Compliance Handbook in Q1 2023 which aims to help businesses looking to set up and already...

New Business Hotels Coming to Phnom Penh in 2022

Phnom Penh is set to see the addition of Tribe Phnom Penh Post Office Square and a BHCC Tower 200-room business hotel in 2022. Tribe...

Industry Insight: Dealing With Cambodia’s Skills Gap

Most businesses in the Cambodian IT sector struggle to hire the employees they are looking for and generally find it difficult to recruit competent...

PM Announces New Airport In Siem Reap

Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that Siem Reap is in need of a new airport to tackle the rising number of visitors to...

Plans Heat Up For Phnom Penh Kuyteav

The Cambodian government plans to build up the brand name of Phnom Penh kuyteav, to make the popular noodle soup dish well-known both locally...

Outbound Tourism Rose 30 Percent During Water Festival

Cambodian outbound tourism saw a 30 percent rise during this year’s three-day Water Festival, while long haul destination tour packages to Europe, Australia, US,...

MoT waives 2021 Tourism license renewal fees

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) announced it will waive fines for late renewals and will not charge for the renewal of 2021 tourism-related business...

Pact To Increase Flights Between Cambodia And Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Authority has signed an agreement to increase flights from Hong Kong to Cambodia. The Secretariat of Civil Aviation signed...

98% Of World-wide minority NagaCorp Shareholders Give Nod To Naga 3

Hong Kong listed Nagacorp (HKSE 3018) has announced as per EGM held on Thursday, 8 August 2019, that all minority shareholders from all over...

313 Quayside Mall Signs EFG Franchises

The Phnom Penh 313 Quayside mall has signed franchises from EFG (Express Food Group) Co., Ltd. which will see The Pizza Company, Dairy Queen...

Chinese Company Brought On Board For New Siem Reap Airport

Plans for the construction of a brand new $880 million airport to serve the major tourist hub of Siem Reap are close to being...

New Hypermarket Space Coming To Chroy Changvar

The Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) and Thailand-based BJC's Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited signed off on an agreement to develop a USD...

Kampot Seaport Coming In 2019

Construction of the first seaport for tourist vessels in Kampot is due to start by the end of the year. The groundbreaking ceremony for the...

Confluences Sign Strategic Business Development Agreement With LOCA

Cambodian-based Confluences has announced a strategic business development agreement with Laos super app and ride-hailing firm LOCA for them to enter the Cambodian market. The...

Ecotourism Has Potential to Expand

As more tourists favour nature resorts and jungle trekking, companies and conservationists are considering how to define, develop and expand ecotourism and coastal tourism in...

Qatar Crisis Sparks Tourism Fears In Cambodia

Government officials and tourism experts say they are worried about a diplomatic crisis involving Qatar and its effect on flights between Phnom Penh and...

Thalias Hospitality Group Celebrates Grand Opening Of The Santipheap Food Court

On January 25, 2024, Thalias Hospitality Group celebrated the grand official opening of the Santipheap Food Court, located on the top of the General...

Thailand, Cambodia Pledge To Strengthen Tourism Ties

With relations between the two countries at a high point, Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to boost cooperation in tourism to bring more tourists...

Home & Lifestyle Expo 2023: Successful One-Stop Destination for Cambodian Property...

The highly anticipated Home & Lifestyle Expo 2023 was held over the weekend of August 12-13, 2023 and organised once again by Realestate.com.kh. This...

Kearney’s 2023 Global Retail Development Index – Key Insights For Cambodia

Kearney's 2023 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) assesses the retail landscape of the emerging market potential which the latest report says is at a...

Number of new hotels set to open in Phnom Penh

A new report from C9 Hotelworks suggests a large number of new hotels are due to open in the Kingdom of Cambodia's capital of...

New Year Eve Celebrations Draw In Tourism Crowds – Sector Vital...

As the globe saw in 2024 with New Year's Eve celebrations, major city hubs in Cambodia reportedly drew in good-sized crowds, and the tourism...

Cambodia Looks To Broaden Trading Partnerships – Establishes First UAE Commercial...

Cambodia has opened its first private commercial centre in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, and participated in the 2024 Cambodia-UAE...

Q&A With Carrol Sahaidak-Beaver Of The Cambodia Hotel Association

The B2B team has a chance to catch up with Carrol Sahaidak-Beaver, the Executive Director of the Cambodia Hotel Association, who discusses the development...

New Cambodian tourism development plans announced

Local Cambodian media reported on a number of new tourism development plans and initiatives this week for Kampot, Sihanoukville and mountainous heritage sites in...

Cambodia Angkor Air Now A Member Of IATA

The Kingdom’s national flag carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air, is the country’s first airline to receive the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)...

Thousands To Flood Sihanoukville For 2016 Sea Festival

Cambodia’s southern coastal resort town of Sihanoukville is preparing to host the fifth annual Sea Festival from December 23-25, with authorities expecting around 200,000...

ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) postponed to 2022

The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2021, which was originally scheduled to take place in Cambodia from January 17-23, has now been postponed until January...

Lagardère Travel Retail & HSC Group Selected To Manage Techo International...

With some cautious excitement building over the development of the Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) has selected Lagardère...

British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Visit To Cambodia – Two-Way Opportunities

Dominic Williams, the current British Ambassador to Cambodia, has been escorting the British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Heather Wheeler MP on a second visit to...

Sihanouk International Airport completes runway upgrades

The Sihanoukville International Airport has marked the completion of its runway upgrades today with a blessing ceremony. In a statement, Cambodia Airports said the international airport...

CZA X The Golden Duck – Love At First Crunch

The Golden Duck, Singapore’s premium gourmet snack food from Singapore has hit the shores of Cambodia. The original purveyors of the salted egg flavours...

Mercure Phnom Penh Beung Keng Kong 1 Set to Open in...

Accor sign has announced its first Mercure hotel in Cambodia, the 200-room Mercure Phnom Penh Beung Keng Kong 1, is set to open in...

South Korean Emart24 Set For Mass Cambodian Roll Out

South Korean retail convenience outlet Emart24 is planning to open as many as 100 stores in Cambodia, with the first opening planned for 2024. The...

Nepal Evening Connects Local, South Asia Travel Agencies

Travel agencies from Nepal and Cambodia gathered yesterday in Phnom Penh to discuss partnership opportunities and ways of enhancing the flow of tourists between...

Ticket Sales Revenue At Angkor Temples Down 9 Percent In Q1

Revenue from ticket sales at the Angkor Archaeological Park declined by 9.3 percent during the first quarter of the year, reaching only $35.9 million. This...

Phnom Penh’s Entrepreneurs Looking Forward To Good-For-Business Water Festival

With full-scale celebrations for the Water Festival gracing the capital for only the second time in six years, local businesses are gearing up for...

Cambodia Wheelchair Basketball Federation Celebrates Success at the 12th ASEAN Para...

The Cambodian Wheelchair Basketball Federation (CWBF) organised a congratulatory ceremony to proudly announce and celebrate the remarkable achievements of the Cambodian wheelchair basketball teams...

Gong Cha Shuts Down Operations in the Kingdom

Taiwanese franchise Gong Cha, which specialises in bubble tea, closed the doors of its five Phnom Penh branches yesterday, just three years after opening its...

Prosperity Feasts at NagaWorld!

Usher in good fortune and wealth this Chinese New Year at NagaWorld! Together with your loved ones, feast your way to prosperity with an...

The Future of Tourism

The B2B team talks hospitality and tourism with Carrol Sahaidak-Beaver, the executive director of The Cambodia Hotel Association. B2B: Are we losing the competitive edge...

Lonely Planet suggests Cambodia as a tourist destination in 2021

Cambodia has received a mention in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel Picks for 2021, with Footprint Cafes in Siem Reap, in particular, being singled...

Raffles Le Royal Voted Best Hotel in Cambodia 2022 by DestinAsian

Raffles Le Royal has been voted “Best Hotel in Cambodia” by the readers of the prestigious DestinAsian magazine. The historical hotel beat out the competition to scoop...

Sihanouk Airport Upgrade On Track

Renovations to Sihanoukville International Airport, which will allow it to handle bigger planes, will be finished by the end of the year as planned,...

IMF Revises Cambodia’s 2023 Economic Growth Forecast To 5.6%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has adjusted its growth projection for Cambodia's GDP in 2023 to 5.6 per cent, down from its previous forecast...

View Park Mall To Offer A Premium Shopping Attraction in Phnom...

By the start of 2021, Phnom Penh city residents will have another commercial shopping option with the Grand Opening of the four-storey View Park...

Macau Link Sparks Tourism Hopes

The ancient province of Siem Reap and China’s autonomous region of Macau have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a sister city...

Angkor Wat Ticket Revenue Up 18 pct

Cambodia earned $61.4 million in revenue from the sale of tickets at Angkor Wat during the first half of 2018, a hike of nearly...

Sales of Angkor Complex Tickets Down Nine Percent

Cambodia earned $55.7 million in revenue from the sale of tickets at Angkor archaeological park in the first half of 2019, a 9 percent...

Cambodians Take To The Skies, New Asia Routes Opening Soon

Chinese passenger arrivals via the three international airports are the main trend providing steady growth, a senior officer at Cambodia Airports says, but Cambodians...

Ticket Revenue At Angkor Soars To More Than $85 Million

The government earned $85.5 million in revenue from the sale of tickets at the Angkor Archaeological Park during the first nine months of the...

AmCham Hosts Discussion On Future Of Cambodia’s Tourism Industry

AmCham Cambodia hosted an event titled, ‘Where is Cambodia’s Tourism Industry Heading?’, at Raffles Hotel Le Royal on September 26, 2023, bringing together key...

Best Family Dining at NagaWorld!

NagaWorld’s award-winning 2Pangea restaurant has launched a fun-filled Super Sunday Brunch, perfect for families and friends to enjoy together at a great price! Let your...

Cambodia Sommelier Association Holds First General Meeting And Elects New Board...

The Cambodia Sommelier Association (CSA) held its first annual general meeting on February 16, 2024, at Topaz Restaurant. The event brought together CSA members...

Cambodia Craft Brewers

We talk to some of the leading and new craft beer producers based in the Kingdom of Cambodia. There are more than a dozen...

User Review Revolution In Tourism

B2B spoke with Mr Charles-Henri Chevet, General Manager of Sofitel Hotels Cambodia, and Mr John Neutze, Director of Sales and Marketing at Raffles Hotels...

THAIFEX – HOREC ASIA Announces HORECA Innovation Award Winners

The inaugural THAIFEX – HOREC Innovation Awards deliver insights into the latest game-changing sustainable products and solutions that are elevating standards in the HORECA...

Cambodia Ranked in Top Ten Countries for Remote Workers

Cambodia has been ranked among the top ten nations for remote workers (digital nomads) to work from according to Club Med. The French travel and...

ABC’s ‘The Exceptional’ Campaign Returns to Celebrate Cambodians Who Have Defined...

ABC’s flagship platform, ‘The Exceptional’ campaign is back with its second season to spotlight 10 exceptional Cambodians from five different industries. As Cambodia continues...

More Travel Options In and Out of Cambodia

Following the decision in mid-November 2021 to be the first in Southeast Asia to fully open to vaccinated travellers with no restrictions, Cambodia is...

BBQ Japanese Yakiniku Garden Tokyo opens in Phnom Penh

BBQ Japanese Yakiniku Garden Tokyo is the latest premium international F&B brand to open its doors at 313 Quayside in Phnom Penh. The commercial property,...

AEON Mall 3 confirms Hyundai Engineering as developer

AEON Mall 3 received official approval from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in late 2019 and it has now confirmed that...

Travelling On The Job: Q&A With Remote Year’s Meredith Dreman

If you think that you need to quit your job to see world, think again. Today we go to Emerald Hub ­– one of...

Investment Insight: A Perspective On What Growth In Tourism Means To...

Not long ago, in the mid 1990s, the streets of downtown Phnom Penh had very minimal traffic – some bicycles, motorbikes, cyclos, and very...

Cambodia’s New Tourism Marketing Strategy

Last year, Angkor Wat was named Trip Advisor’s “best landmark in the world” in their annual Traveller’s Choice awards, beating other world-renowned sites such...

Heineken® presents Raveground – Cambodia’s largest EDM Event

Heineken® presents Raveground - Cambodia’s largest electronic dance music event is back and promises an electrifying experience! After a two-year hiatus, the much-anticipated Raveground is...

Capital’s Airport Gets Upgrade

Phnom Penh International Airport’s renovated arrival hall and boarding concourse were presented to the public yesterday, following a $26 million investment from the operator...

Expired tourist visas in Cambodia still legally valid

Tourists who have been 'stuck' in the Kingdom of Cambodia will be relieved to hear that their tourist (T) visas, even if expired, still...

Dates Set For 2017 Sea Festival In Kep

The sixth Sea Festival will take place in Kep province from December 22 to 24, according to a government statement issued this week. The event,...

Plans to Develop Mondulkiri Airport Come To a Halt

The lengthy ongoing plans to develop an airport in Mondulkiri have halted as the Chinese developer behind the project has a lack of funds...

Cambodia Restaurant Association Discuss The Top Industry Marketing Tips

The Cambodia Restaurant Association (CRA) recently held a workshop to explore and discuss the "Top 5 Marketing Trends in the F&B Industry" in the...

Air China To Start Phnom Penh Flights From January

After a two-month delay, Air China is set to start direct flights between Beijing and Phnom Penh in January, airport officials said. The Chinese national...

Capri By Fraser, Phnom Penh Celebrates Grand Opening

Frasers Hospitality, a subsidiary of Frasers Property, announced the official grand opening of its inaugural property in the Kingdom of Cambodia with Capri By...
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