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Cardamom Tented Camp Joins The Long Run – Sets Sights On GER Certification
A leading Cambodian conservation lodge, Cardamom Tented Camp, has joined The Long Run, a global network of eco-conscious tourism enterprises dedicated to conservation, community,...
Cambodian Tourism On The Uptrend As 2023 Comes To A Close
The combination of the start of the traditional ‘high season’ for tourism and several high-profile events such as the Water Festival, Angkor Marathon, and...
Flights Between Cambodia And Turkmenistan Being Explored
The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism (MoI) has suggested that Turkmenistan could become the first country to connect direct flights with Cambodia among the Central...
Mastercard Economics Institute’s Travel Industry Trends 2023 – Asian Assessment
The Mastercard Economics Institute’s Travel Industry Trends 2023 report offers key insights about the global state of travel and still maintains mainland China’s reopening...
Trip.com Group & Cambodia Angkor Air To Promote New Angkor International Airport
Siem Reap's new Angkor International Airport, which is currently being touted for an October 2023 launch, will see online travel company Trip.com Group partner...
World Bank Bullish On Cambodian Economy
The World Bank increased its financial outlook for the Kingdom of Cambodia in May 2023 under its Cambodia Economic Update and raised its growth...
Cambodia New Year 2023 – A Reflection
With the 2023 Cambodian New Year (or 2566 in the Buddhist calendar) behind us, it was clear that celebrations were on a grander scale...
Cambodia Aims For Tourism Diversity and Ecotourism
Cambodia’s Minister of Tourism, Mr Thong Khon has outlined the targets for tourism, aviation and dispersing a new generation of visitors beyond Angkor Wat...
Mekong Tourism Forum 2023 Confirmed To Take Place In Sihanoukville April 25-27
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...
Cambodian Online E-Type Visa Applications Make Tourism More Accessible
The ability to apply for the E-Type Visa, which is primarily aimed at short-term travellers to Cambodia, has been made available for online application...
Cambodia Economic Review 2022
With the final economic data still to be released for 2022 pending Q4 results, we take a look at the economic data released thus...
Cambodian Tourism Rebound On Track
Cambodia’s tourism sector is heading towards recording two million foreign tourist arrivals by the end of 2022 which is set to surpass previous estimates...
Angkor Tourist Visitors down 99% in the first half of 2021
The tourist numbers heading to Angkor Archaeological Park, usually the jewel in the crown for the Kingdom's tourism, are down nearly 99 per cent...
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...
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...
Cambodian tourism numbers remain unsurprisingly low
On the back of the last major holiday in the Kingdom of Cambodia for 2020, the Water Festival (Bon Om Touk), international and domestic...
Cambodia tourism numbers down by more than half
The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has released the latest figures of foreign visitors to Cambodia from January-May 2020 and the numbers are down...
Ministry of Tourism waives licence renewal fees 2021
The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism (MoT) confirmed it would waive licence renewal fees for 2021 to assist the struggling tourist industry, however, new business...
Cambodia’s tourism sector reeling
This past week, multiple media outlets reported on how Cambodia's tourism sector was reeling due to the multiple travel and health restrictions caused by...
CSTV-Cambodia Sports Television to pilot in 2020
Cambodia will launch the CSTV-Cambodia Sports Television channel in 2020, to be piloted online, says Vat Chamroeun, Tourism Secretary of State and secretary-general of...
‘Food Street’ To Be Built In Kampot Ahead Of Sea Festival
Kampot will be the first province to have a ‘Food Street’, an area with dozens of vendors offering local delicacies as part of a...
Minister Vows To End ‘Zero-dollar’ Tour Packages
The Minister of Tourism last week said companies offering ‘zero-dollar’ tour packages are damaging the tourism sector and vowed to take action to protect...
Ministry To Team Up With Swiss Institute To Upskill Workers
The Ministry of Tourism on Friday announced plans to work with Switzerland-based Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) to establish an online platform with courses...
Unesco, Ministry Vow Stronger Cooperation
Unesco pledged on Friday to continue working closely with the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism to promote the conservation and sustainable development of Cambodia’s ecotourism...
Siem Reap Province Needs More Tourism Products: Minister
The Minister of Tourism on Monday called for cooperation between the public and private sectors to create new tourism products in Siem Reap province.
Speaking...
Ministry To Create Working Group To Promote Local Goods
The Ministry of Tourism said it will create a working group whose goal will be to devise strategies to increase the share of local...
Kampot Seaport To Become ‘Main Gateway’ To Region
With a quarter of construction work already completed, the new port in Kampot province will become the country’s main gateway to tourism destinations in...
Tourism Revenue Up 20 Percent
The tourism sector earned $4.3 billion in revenue last year, an increase of around 20 percent, according to the latest figures from the Ministry...
Cambodia 3rd In Asean For Tourist Growth
In 2018 Cambodia experienced the third largest increase in international tourists in Asean, behind only Vietnam and Indonesia, according to data recently released by...
Koh Kong In Race To Catch Up With Rest Of The Coast
The southwestern Cambodian province of Koh Kong may be lagging behind the other three coastal provinces in terms of economic development, but local authorities...
Sea Festival Attracts 180,000 Visitors
During the weekend, Koh Kong welcomed 180,000 visitors coming to the province to attend the Sea Festival, which ended yesterday.
Koh Kong tourism department director...
Kampong Chhnang To Host Next River Festival
Kampong Chhnang province will host the fifth iteration of the River Festival, which will take place during three days in March.
The event will feature...
Cambodia, France Bolster Tourism Cooperation
Cambodia and France this week agreed to strengthen cooperation to boost the Kingdom’s tourism industry, and expressed the intention to draft and sign a...
Chinese Visitors To The Kingdom Spike
During the first four months of the year, Cambodia welcomed more than 647,000 Chinese visitors, an increase of more than 79 percent, according to...
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...
Flights From Phnom Penh To Indonesia On horizon
Direct flights between Indonesia and Cambodia are likely in the next three months because Indonesia is a major tourist market in Southeast Asia, according...
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...
Kandal’s River Festival To Boost Made-in-Cambodia Brand
The Sun rises in the horizon as Sopheap busies herself preparing the products she will have for display during the River Festival, which starts...
Cambodia On Course To 7 Million Tourists Goal
Following double digit growth in foreign tourist arrivals last year, Cambodia is expected to welcome 6.1 million international visitors in 2018 and is well...
Hospitality Establishments Continue To Increase
With international tourist arrivals and investment in the sector ostensibly on the rise, the kingdom saw a “tremendous” growth in the number of hotels...
Chinese Investment Keeps Pouring In
A Chinese construction giant is eyeing investment opportunities in Cambodia’s thriving tourism sector, as the government continues to fine-tune its strategy to accelerate the...
Direct Flight Boosts Japanese Tourists
The first direct flight between Japan and Cambodia, which launched last year, has bumped up the number of Japanese tourists visiting the kingdom, helping...
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,...
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...
Tourism Minister Pushes Siem Reap To Clean Up
The government has highlighted seven key areas that it wants to see improved in Siem Reap before the city is nominated to be a...
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...
Heritage Tours To Be Packaged In Cambodia
Cambodia is to create a heritage tourism package after Kampong Thom’s Prei Kuk Temple was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The archaeological...
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...
Ministries & Private Sector To Promote Ecotourism
The Ministry of Tourism yesterday agreed to create an inter-ministerial working group to promote eco-tourism.
After approval of a draft national ecotourism policy, Tourism Minister...
50,000 To Be Trained As Tourism Sector ‘Experts’
The government wants to train 50,000 tourism professionals every year between now and 2025 under a new development strategy for human resources within the...
Chinese Firm Plans Hotels Boost In Cambodia
China-based Shenzhen Win-Win Decoration and Designing plans to build 100 budget hotels in Cambodia to capitalise on the growth in tourism, especially from the...
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...
Two Kingdoms, One Destination Tourism Campaign Promoted
Cambodia and Thailand are pushing for the implementation of an agreement on tourism cooperation. The call was announced during a meeting between Cambodian Tourism...
Ministry Prepares Master Plan For Tourism Development
The Ministry of Tourism has prepared a master plan for the development of the industry in provinces and cities to attract investment in the...
Tourist Numbers Increase Despite Angkor Ticket Hike
Revenue from ticket sales to foreign tourists visiting the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap reached $30.85 million, up 51 percent in the first...
Thousands Attend 2017 River Festival In Stung Treng Province
The government’s three-day River Festival in Stung Treng province that ended on Sunday attracted a total of around 140,000 local and international tourists, the...
Minister Issues Warning On Festive Price Hikes
The Minister of Tourism has threatened to fine and withdraw the licenses of business owners who do not display the price of goods and...
Number Of Cambodian Tourists Going Out Going Up
Outbound tourism in Cambodia increased by 20 percent during 2016 compared to the previous year with around 1.4 million travelling outside the Kingdom, according...
Tourism Ministry Aiming For More Visitors, Especially From China
Cambodia remains on course to attract seven million foreign tourists per year by 2020, two million of which coming from mainland China, according to...
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...
National Seminar on Sports Tourism
You are kindly invited by the President of the Cambodia Hotel Association and hotel members to participate in a seminar on Sports Tourism, which will be...
Cambodia, Azerbaijan To Sign Agreement To Boost Tourism
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to be signed between Cambodia and Azerbaijan to help foster cooperation in tourism and boost the flow of...
Coastline Development public-private conference
The Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning & Construction will host an international public-private conference...
Hungary Offers Boost For Battambang Tourism
The development of Battambang province into a cultural heritage site will receive technical assistance from the Hungarian government, according to the Ministry of Tourism.
“Government...
Eco-tourism Legislation In The Pipeline.
The Ministry of Tourism is preparing a draft law to govern eco-tourism, aiming to keep Cambodia’s tourism industry competitive while protecting the country’s natural...
Kingdom Endeavours To Attract Japanese Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism held a seminar yesterday to discuss strategies for attracting more Japanese tourist to the country.
Tourism Minister Thong Khon said...
S’ville Favoured For Russia Flight Plan
Russian officials seem to favour Sihanoukville as the destination for the regularly scheduled direct flights between the Kingdom and Russian proposed by Prime Minister Hun...
Tourism Boost
As tourism continues to grow in Cambodia, measures have been put in place to help nurture, develop and sustain the increasingly important economy driver.
“Tourism...
Cambodia Targets 4M Tourists In 2013
by Mark Elliott
Cambodia is planning to welcome four million international visitors this year, the country’s Tourism Minister has said.
Thong Khon told reporters that he...
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...
