English 
ខ្មែរ Tourism and Travelling
Cambodia Urges Resumption of Direct Flights from Japan to Cambodia
- 1 December 2022
Cambodia has asked Japan to help revive ANA direct flights from Tokyo to Phnom Penh after being suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a meeting between Cambodia's Minister of Tourism HE Thong Khon and Ambassador of Japan to Cambodia Mikami Masahiro on 29 November. The minister said that Japan has now reopened direct flights with some other countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and...
Read More
Battambang Authority to Build New Independence Monument, Park, & Night Market
- 30 November 2022
The Battambang Provincial Administration will soon build a new Independence Monument, Samdech Krala Hom Park, and Battambang Night Market to attract more tourists, according to the meeting on 29 November 2022. Battambang Governor HE Sok Loo stated that the project will be built on the old site of the Battambang Night Market and Food Street. As for the location of the new Battambang night mar...
Read More
Four New Investment Projects Worth US$171.9m Approved for Sihanoukville
- 30 November 2022
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given permits to private firms to invest US$171.9 million in establishing a 5-star hotel and three factories in Sihanoukville. The first firm is MARITIME CITY CO., LTD, which will invest US$164, 4 million in the construction and operation of a 5-star hotel (582 rooms) and an entertainment centre in Village 2, Sangkat 3, Sihanoukville. The...
Read More
Construction to Begin Soon on US$11-Milllion National Vocational Tourism Schools
- 18 November 2022
National Vocational Tourism Schools in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville are scheduled to begin construction on 24 November, according to officials. According to a meeting between Minister of Tourism HE Thong Khon and Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD) Boucher Sandrine on 17 November, the construction project will cost approximately US$11 million, a loan financed by AFD. In addit...
Read More
Tax Exemption for Tourism & Hospitality Businesses Extended to December 2022
- 26 October 2022
The Cambodian government has decided to extend the tax exemption for tourism and hospitality businesses for another three months from October to December 2022, according to a press release on 25 October. The exemption applies to all types of monthly taxes, except value-added tax, for hotels, guesthouses, and travel agencies registered with the General Department of Taxation and doing business i...
Read More
Cambodia-Vietnam to connect new tourist destinations by sea
- 13 October 2022
Cambodia and Vietnam have approved an action plan to link tourist destinations by sea and build joint cruise packages as part of the South Sea Tourism Corridor Cooperation, especially the new sea route, Kampot Tourism Port and Tourism Port. Bai Vong.This is according to the third bilateral meeting on tourism cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam on October 10, 2022. Previously, both sides ha...
Read More
Kampot Tourist Port Worth Over US$9 million Completed
- 10 October 2022
The project to build a tourist port in Kampot province was completed on 30 June 2022, with a total construction budget of approximately US$9.27 million under a joint budget between the Asian Development Bank and the Royal Government of Cambodia. The progress of the construction project was mentioned in the inspection visit of the construction of Kampot International Tourist Port led by HE Dr. A...
Read More
Gov’t Enforces New Guideline for Small-Scale Ecotourism Projects in Two Protected Zones
- 4 October 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) and related partners have announced the implementation of guidelines for small-scale ecotourism development projects with an area of fewer than 10 hectares in two protected zone—protected forests and biodiversity corridors. MoE Secretary of State HE Rath Virak said on 3 October that the technical guidelines are necessary to effectively manage procedures, prepar...
Read More
US$17m Development Project Approved on Koh Tbal in Kep Province
- 4 October 2022
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given a permit to TRY PHEAP KOH TUNSAY RESORTS CO., LTD to build a US$17-million development project on Koh Tbal in Kep province. The project will create 105 jobs; however, CDC did not specify the details of the project, saying it is a tourism-related project. Koh Tbal is located close to Kep, about a kilometre and a half south-east of ...
Read More
JLL Forecasts Asia’s Hospitality Investment in 2022 to Rise by 80%
- 28 September 2022
Hotel investment in the Asia Pacific will continue to recover in Q4 of 2022 and into 2023 with more investors pouring their capital into the sector at the highest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic, According to JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group’s Global Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey, global hotel investment is projected to rise by 80% in 2022. Approximately 20% of investors indicated t...
Read More