Cambodia is planning to receive one million international tourists via the sea route by 2027 and will strengthen the Southern Tourism Corridor (STC) Cooperation as well, said Thong Rathasak, Director General of Tourism Development and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Tourism, recently. The STC is participated by Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia. Talking to…
Google data has revealed Indian tourists are increasingly keen on visiting Vietnam as carriers have launched more direct flights. The search volume for direct flights to Vietnam from India in early April grew by 400 percent year-on-year and over 3,000 percent in late May, according to data from Google’s Destination Insights. The frequency of searches…
Marriott International has announced a strategic agreement with Vinpearl, Vietnam’s largest hospitality and leisure chain, to convert and develop close to 2,200 rooms across eight hotels in Vietnam – significantly expanding its portfolio of world-class hotels and resorts in the country. This collaboration expects to see the debut of the Autograph Collection Hotels brand in…
As farmers continue to develop intuitive ways to diversify and increase their revenue streams, the field of ‘Agritourism’ is one that is growing in both supply and demand. The relatively new sector is expected to rise from over $7.5 billion in 2019 to $11.6 billion by 2025, a compound annual growth rate of 11.9 percent…
The Ascott Limited launched its first Citadines Flatiron Apart’hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 15. Citadines Flatiron Phnom Penh sits right in the middle of Phnom Penh City Centre, within Flatiron by Meridian, a 41-storey mixed-use integrated development, with Grade A office towers and retail components. The Apart’hotel welcomed its first resident and invited…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia is set to welcome it’s first ibis budget hotel in July, developed by French multinational hospitality group Accor, the company said in a statement posted on travmedia.com on February 24. The first Cambodia ibis budget Phnom Penh Riverside will be located in Chamkarmon district “a short walk away” from Koh Pich island,…
During the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 in Sihanoukville, Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism of Cambodia and Sandiaga Salahudin Uno, Minister of Tourism and Innovation of Indonesia inked a memorandum of understanding to boost tourism cooperation, especially to promote direct flight connections between the two countries. The signing ceremony was also witnessed by the head of…
PHNOM PENH, Jan 20 (Xinhua): Cambodia has inaugurated a US$1.2 million new tourist port in the seaside city of Kep, aiming at attracting more foreign tourists to the southwestern Kep province in the post-Covid-19 era, said a transport ministry’s news release. Speaking at the event, Cambodian Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said the port, built on…
Construction on Kampot International Tourism Port – a 4ha quay in Teuk Chhou district about 6km west of Kampot town – has fallen off track, reaching 90 per cent completion, according to a senior Ministry of Tourism official last week. The project is now planned to be finished by March 31, more than four months…
A new floating eco-tourism port is in the pipeline for northern Sihanoukville province’s Trapaing Kea village, on the Prek Kampong Smach canal upstream from Veal Rinh Bay, according to provincial authorities. In expectation of a marked upswing in national and international tourists in the near future as Covid lets up, provincial officials have welcomed the…
PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that Cambodia ends the quarantine requirement for all fully vaccinated people who enter the country. This was announced by the prime minister on the afternoon of November 14 who added that this is applicable to all travelers, except those who have not been vaccinated who will have…
In a bid to quickly reopen the country to international tourists, Cambodia will implement a sandbox scheme to allow quarantine-free visits for those who are fully-vaccinated to Sihanoukville, Koh Rong island and the Dara Sakor Resort in Koh Kong province from November 30. The Quarantine Free Safe Tourism package will apply to tourists who book…
As Cambodia and the rest of the world move to revive tourism, Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG), a member of Singapore-listed UOL Group Ltd, plans to open two hotels in Cambodia over October-December 2023, in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. The hospitality player is expanding its global brand footprint in an apparent bid to bank…
BANGKOK: Bangkok will reopen to international tourists on Oct 15 when at least 70 per cent of its residents are expected to have been fully vaccinated. The decision came after a discussion between Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan and Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Wednesday (Sep 15). “Our mutual decision is that we want…
With Phnom Penh on track to become the most vaccinated city in Southeast Asia, moves are afoot within Cambodia to open tourism and to open of borders for fully vaccinated international travelers by November this year. The Cambodian tourism ministry recently announced that fully vaccinated international tourists with proof of their inoculation could be allowed…
The government has decided to relocate the venue for the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 (ATF 2022), which was originally scheduled to take place in Phnom Penh on January 16-22, to Sihanoukville, according to a letter from the Council of Ministers. The letter, signed by the Council’s permanent secretary of state Hing Thoraksy on July 8,…
Sihanoukville was once a city that drove both local and international headlines. Considered the next hot property investment destination, Sihanoukville continued development as a prime residential, commercial, retail, and up until 2019, gambling hub in Southeast Asia. The city was the microcosm of Cambodia’s rapid development in the past decade. Sihanoukville, a once-sleepy beach town…
Developers on Phu Quoc island — an idyllic island in the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of Cambodia and known as “the last paradise of Vietnam” — have designs on developing the jewel into a major tourist resort. Expectations are growing that the island, long a leading producer of nuoc mam fish sauce, will…
Sihanoukville provincial authority and private sector has welcomed a $50 million investment in a new five-star hotel, which observers note will better equip the province to serve tourist arrivals in the years to come. The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on May 5 gave JinBei Palace Co Ltd the nod for its 195-room…
International Limited has announced all casino operations in the Banteay Meanchey province have been temporarily suspended from 27 April 2021 to comply with the order from Cambodia local authorities to for closure of all casinos in the area. The company’s casino, Star Vegas (pictured), halted its operations until further notice to prevent the outbreak of…
The nighttime lockdown curfew in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh (pictured), host of the NagaWorld casino resort, has been again extended by the local authorities for another week, to May 5. Such curfew was first introduced on April 1 as a countermeasure against the further spread of Covid-19, and was due to last until April…
Malaysian-based WA Hospitality will be making its foray into Sihanoukville with the opening of the 300-key Won Majestic Casino Hotel & Resort Cambodia come 1Q2022. Located steps from the picturesque Sokha beach, the property will feature luxury suites and studio rooms, a swimming pool, gym, three restaurants, guest lounge and a casino. WA Hospitality had…
Quarantine requirements will be waived for vaccinated foreign visitors arriving on the resort island of Phuket from July 1, the first destination to reopen since the Covid-19 pandemic struck last year. The Centre for Economic Situation Administration, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o- cha, on Friday approved the proposal by Phuket’s private sector and business…
Boncafé (Cambodia) Ltd and Tianle Food Global Co Ltd on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer high quality beverages such as coffee and Italian Sodas at Papa John’s first outlet in Sangkat Chroy Chongva. Under the MoU, Boncafé Cambodia, the supplier of coffee equipment and beverage ingredients, will support Papa John’s expansion…
Vietnam finished in the bottom five of a global sustainable tourism ranking, placing 96th out of 99 economies, making it among the world’s least sustainable travel destinations according to a Euromonitor International report. Vietnam joined Morocco, Mauritius, India and Pakistan in the bottom five of the ranking compiled by British market research firm Euromonitor. The…
The governor of Preah Sihanouk, Kuoch Chamroeun, has granted permission for three hotspots in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, including Jin Bei Casino and Hotel, to resume normal operations. All three branches of Jin Bei Hotel as well as Jin Bei Casino and Hotel were closed down in late February after two positive cases of COVID-19 among Chinese…
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company and leading provider of hotel management services with over 8,900 hotels across nearly 95 countries on six continents, has opened its first hotel in Cambodia, the Howard Johnson Plaza by Wyndham Blue Bay Sihanoukville, a brand new landmark on…
Moving into 2021, hospitality company Banyan Tree Group is set to continue with its global expansion. The company has signed 20 hotel management agreements in 2020, adding to its pipeline of 35 properties opening over the next 3 years. “Our robust momentum in business development and pipeline of new openings this year will continue to…
INTERNATIONAL REPORT—Hotel activity is on the rise in Southeast Asia with two signings in Vietnam and an opening in Cambodia. IHG expands Crowne Plaza brand in Central Vietnam InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a management agreement with Minh Dong Travel Service and Trading Company Limited—a member of PGT Group—to open the second Crowne Plaza…
The Ministry of Tourism plans to launch a travel bubble allowing transit between Cambodia and 12 other regional countries in a bid to resuscitate the tourism sector amid crushing impact of the ongoing spread of Covid-19, Ministry of Tourism spokesman Top Sopheak told The Post on January 10. He defined a “travel bubble” as a…
Vietnam recorded a 79 percent decline year-on-year in the number of foreign visitors in 2020 due to travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. The country received 3.83 million foreign tourists against a record 18 million in 2019, General Statistics Office data shows. The government in early of the year set a target of 20 million….
King Norodom Sihamoni has promulgated a long-awaited gambling law that aims to create jobs, boost the economy and bolster tourism as well as establish safeguards against money laundering and corruption. The law, which will dictate how casinos and gambling operators conduct business, has 12 chapters and 97 articles. It was passed by the National Assembly…
Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp Ltd, the parent company of local casino operator NagaWorld Ltd, on November 15 announced plans to develop a $350 million non-gaming integrated resort (IR) in Siem Reap province. The industry term IR is used to describe a large-scale resort complex that comprise tourism and conference amenities and often feature casinos and other…
The once dormant Cambodian gaming capital of Sihanoukville is returning with a modernized model for the times that appears prepared to create added steady revenue flow for Cambodia. Recent History Originally arising from a construction boom backed primarily by Chinese investors, Sihanoukville developed into a resort of palm-fringed beaches with no regard for urban planning,…
A Hong-Kong based company is now the sole owner of the Four Seasons Oahu. Ko Olina master developer Jeff Stone’s company, The Resort Group, announced today that it has sold its interest in the Four Seasons Resort Oahu to its partner Hong Kong-based Henderson Land Group. Details on a closure date and purchase price were…
Hyatt has appointed renowned hospitality professional Herman Kemp as general manager of Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh, the largest internationally branded hotel in the heart of Cambodia’s capital. A Dutch national with extensive experience in Southeast Asia, Kemp will oversee the pre-opening of the 247-room property, which will become the first Hyatt Regency hotel in Cambodia…
Sihanoukville – A new luxury retail space opened its doors to consumers on 1 October 2020 after a three-year construction period. It is a shopping mall with five floors and an area of 50,000 square metres, which offers a stylish shopping experience to the customers in Sihanoukville. Prince Mall is now Sihanoukville’s premier shopping destination,…
The decline in the number of visitors and revenue due to the Covid-19 pandemic has led many investors selling their hotels in Vietnam. The pandemic has left efforts to stimulate domestic tourism in tatters, as many tourists cancelled tours and some popular destinations have had to be closed. Figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO)…
Hotels with ‘for sale’ signs have mushroomed across different parts of Vietnam, despite a scarcity in buyers. The sales trend first kicked off in central areas of HCMC and Hanoi’s Old Quarter, but later spread to other tourism hotspots like Phu Quoc Island, Da Nang City, and other coastal towns including Nha Trang, Vung Tau,…
Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp Ltd, the parent company of local casino operator NagaWorld Ltd, has expressed an interest in developing integrated resorts (IRs) in areas of Siem Reap and Preah Sihanouk provinces. Siem Reap town is home to UNESCO World Heritage site Angkor Wat in Nokor Thom commune, just 6km north of the provincial capital’s downtown…
Shangri-La Hotels (Malaysia) Bhd, controlled by tycoon Tan Sri Robert Kuok, expects the performances of its investment properties, which include UBN Tower and UBN Apartments to soften further through the fiscal year 2020, in tandem with weakening economic activity resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. The group expects the market conditions for its hotel operation to…
Cambodia casinos will restart operations, the country’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, confirmed on Friday. With operators now having an official green light by the government, estimated 200 casinos are expected to restart. The approval comes after the Ministry of Health has worked out the necessary safety measures to defer the spread of COVID-19 on the…
Investment continues to pour into Cambodia’s tourism sector and hospitality industry, setting an optimistic mood that the Kingdom will soon welcome back international visitors. The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved local company Sun and Moon Hotel Co Ltd’s $35.2 million four-star hotel project in Phnom Penh. The hotel will comprise 200…
Gaming revenue in Macau plunged 93% to 1.76 billion patacas ($221 million) in May, the eighth consecutive month of decline. The world’s casino capital is struggling to recover from a 15-day shutdown in February and closed global borders. It’s the latest sign of pain in the region’s gambling industry — Japanese operator Okada last week…
According to research, some markets in APAC are expressing interest in future domestic travel. In Indonesia, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, more than 25% of respondents expressed plans to travel domestically in the next three months, compared with countries like Australia and Japan, where less than 14% of them plan to do so. Safety is…
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, coupled with an online gambling ban that went into effect on January 1, growth in the casino hotspot of Bavet town in Svay Rieng province has slowed down to a crawl. But on March 18, Vietnam suspended the entry of all foreigners into the country to curb the spread of…
Bangkok (CNN) — With news that many countries in Europe are reopening to tourism in time for summer, travelers with their sights set on Asia are anxiously awaiting word on when they’ll be given the green light to visit their favorite destination. As of now, those with Thailand in mind will need to wait at…
Hong Kong’s Century Entertainment International Holdings Limited, formerly known as Amax International Holdings, has terminated a lease deal with Cambodia’s Crown Resorts Co Ltd to operate a VIP room at Genting Crown Casino in Poipet, Cambodia. The lease deal, which was due to expire in November, saw Century Entertainment run 13 VIP tables at Genting…
The government has approved the construction of a $100 million five-star hotel in Preah Sihanouk province that officials say will be ready to welcome tourists once Covid-19 disappears. The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) issued a final certificate of registration to Yong Wang (Cambodia) Co Ltd to build the 700-room establishment with a…
The Preah Sihanouk provincial administration, led by the National Committee of Cambodia Coastal Management and Development, is bulldozing a coastal area in Bit Traing commune, Prey Nop district, to create a new public recreational beach named Chum Teav Mao Beach for national and international tourists to visit. Provincial tourism department director Taing Sochet Kresna told…
Honolulu – Venturing out of a hotel room in Hawaii right now might land you in handcuffs. Just ask one of the roughly 20 people who have been arrested for violating Gov. David Ige’s two-week quarantine imposed on all who arrive in the state or travel between its islands. Hundreds more have been arrested or…
Many owners cannot maintain operation of their hotels during the epidemic and want to sell them. Tran Hoa, the owner of Hanoi Passion Suite on Tran Nhat Duat street in Hanoi, has sold her hotel for VND350 million. In HCM City, small hotels and homestays in central districts 1, 3 and Phu Nhuan have also…
With just 270 cases and zero coronavirus deaths, Vietnam has emerged as the first Southeast Asian country to pull its tourism sector out the pits, ahead of major Southeast Asia nations such as Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines that are still under various degrees of lockdown. Domestic flights are now back in operation,…
Cambodia received 1.15 million international visitors during the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, down 38.5% due to the impact of Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, according to the latest report released by the Ministry of Tourism on Monday (May 4). https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/05/04/international-tourists-arrival-to-cambodia-down-385-in-q1-due-to-covid-19
Sihanouk International Airport will soon increase its capacity to allow for long-haul flights – flights longer than seven hours – and the upgrade is expected to enhance relations in the trade, investment and tourism sectors between Cambodia and the rest of the world. At a press conference on the “Progress and Implementation plan of the…
HCMC – The coronavirus pandemic has been disrupting the operations of hotels in HCMC, the country’s largest tourist center, forcing many to shut down. HCMC saw lodging and catering service revenue in the first quarter of 2020 dip by 30% year-on-year to an estimated VND19.7 trillion, while the city’s tourism revenue stood at an estimated VND4.5 trillion,…
PHNOM PENH, April 1 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park received 383,663 foreign tourists in the first quarter of 2020, down 51 percent over the same period last year, said a statement on Wednesday. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/01/c_138938281.htm
Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp says it’s not worried about the COVID-19 pandemic because the company believes its Phnom Penh casino monopoly will outlast the virus. On Wednesday, NagaCorp issued a trading update on its performance over the first three months of 2020, during which gross gaming revenue at its NagaWorld facility in Cambodia’s capital rose 15% year-on-year…
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters) – When casino owner Kang Qiang looks out the window of his 20th floor office in this city on the remote Cambodian coast, he sees construction cranes sitting idle. The Chinese-funded gambling enclave of Sihanoukville has suffered a double blow. Travel restrictions imposed in recent weeks to slow the global coronavirus pandemic…
HCMC – As the hospitality industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, many hotels in Nha Trang in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa have been put up for sale because of heavy losses. Khanh Hoa is among the localities with the highest number of hotels in the country. Data from the…
The National Committee for Coastal Management and Development will coordinate with relevant ministries over the establishment of a billion-dollar tourist area named Neak Reach in Preah Sihanouk province after it was proposed by the Ministry of Tourism. The press release said the Ream City project was estimated to cost up to $16 billion in investment…
