Tourism and Travelling
10% of Hotels in Siem Reap Open, Yet to See Profit
Around 10% of hotels in Siem Reap are now open for operation, however, none of them are able to earn a profit, according to the president of Hotel Association of Cambodia, Siem Reap Branch. David Jaya PIOT, President of the Cambodian Hotel Association in Siem Reap, was quoted in AKP on 27 October that due […]
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Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh GM Confirms Q1 2021 Opening Date
Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh General Manager Herman Kemp has confirmed that the hotel will finally open in the first quarter of 2021, after a period of delay due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Mr Kemp, as of today, the construction is 100% complete, and currently, the team is working on all […]
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Sihanoukville Airport Runway Expansion Complete
The runway restoration and expansion at Sihanoukville International Airport has been completed and is scheduled to officially open by the end of 2020, according to the Sihanoukville Provincial Administration. The blessing ceremony for the completion of this new runway was held on 13 October under the presidency of Minister of the Secretariat of Civil Aviation […]
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Cambodian Cultural Village in Siem Reap to Shut Down Next Month
The Cambodian Cultural Village Resort will completely shut down in early November following months due to no tourists following the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued on 11 October by the management team said that due to the spread of COVID-19 in recent months, the number of visitors has dropped dramatically and posed severe economic and […]
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Hotel in Thailand Apologises for Using Angkor Art to Decorate Hotel
The owner of Le Palais Hotel in Koh Phangan has issued an apology following criticism for using ancient Khmer temple art as the designs for the hotel and restaurant. “We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused you and would like to clarify the vision from our founder’s heart and intention,” read the […]
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Century Entertainment to Relocate Casino from Sihanoukville to Dara Sakor
Century Entertainment International Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s largest casinos, will relocate its gaming floor from Sihanoukville to Dara Sakor district of Koh Kong province, according to G3 Newswire on 01 October. The operator said the gaming floor will be moved from its current location at the Sunshine Bay Hotel in Sihanoukville to a new site, as […]
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Construction of Kampot International Tourism Seaport Delayed
Construction of the Kampot international tourism seaport will not meet the completion deadline as planned due to the impact of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the new deadline for construction completion has been reset to late 2021. “Currently, the construction work is about 30% complete. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the completion date […]
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Thailand Transforming 72 Prisons Nationwide into Tourist Destinations
Photo from: Chiangrai Times Thailand is transforming 72 prisons, or almost half of the total number of prisons nationwide into tourist attractions, reported the Chiangrai Times in late August. Those designated prisons will accommodate tourists with a wide range of activities such as cooking competitions, handicraft shops made by inmates, and others to help unleash the inmates’ […]
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Vietnam Approves US$9.3bn Can Gio Tourist City Development
A US$9.3bn housing and tourist resort at Can Gio has been approved for development by the government of Vietnam. The planned development is situated on a 760-sq km mangrove forest 40km south of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and is being led by the Can Gio Tourist Urban Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Vinhomes, […]
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Private Firm to Develop 234-hectare Artificial Beach in Kampot Province
The Kampot Provincial Administration and private firm IGB Cambodia Co Ltd, will co-develop 234 hectares of land in Teuk Chhou district into an artificial beach resort named Meas Techo Sen, further to a meeting between the two parties on 04 September. Located in Totoeng Thngai and Kep Thmey villages in Teuk Chhou district, the project […]
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