A senior Ministry of Tourism official has met with a representative of the US’ Royal Caribbean Group to discuss adding Cambodia to the company’s cruise liner itinerary. Chuob Ratana, director of Cambodia Department of Tourism Development Planning, held talks with Joni Gevriye of Royal Caribbean on February 2. The two sides discussed how the Kingdom’s…
August 7, 2023 2022Phnom PenhEu Chin FenFrasers HospitalityCapri by FraserCreateArchitectureMSQM VCCZTH Co Ltd Cambodia: Serviced and hotel residence provider Frasers Hospitality has debuted its Capri by Fraser brand in Cambodia with a property in Phnom Penh. The 86-key property marks the debut opening in Cambodia for Frasers, with two additional projects in the pipeline….
Long Dimanche (R), deputy governor of Sihanoukville during the meeting. Two world-class hotels, Sofitel and Novotel are scheduled to open in Sihanoukville in the fourth quarter of 2023, said Long Dimanche, deputy governor of Sihanoukville. Dimanche recently met with the management of two of the world’s largest hotels to provide information, including a vision…
Accor Vietnam and IHG Hotels & Resorts – the world’s leading hotel businesses operating in Vietnam announced that they intend to double the number of international-standard hotels in the Southeast Asian nation in the next five years. Representatives of Accor and IHG said Vietnam is a very attractive country for hotel investment, and foreign investment…
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…
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…
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…
