Cambodia News
Cambodia to Host 32nd Southeast Asian Games: May 5 - 17
11 nations to compete in over 589 events at historic SEA Games
Cambodia’s Ambitious Tourism Roadmap
Ahead of the Mekong Tourism Forum in Preah Sihanoukville 26 April, Cambodia’s, Minister of Tourism, Mr Thong Khon outlines his country’s targets for tourism, aviation and dispersing a new generation of visitors beyond Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh
Mekong Tourism Forum 2023 Confirmed for 25-27 April in Cambodia
The 2023 Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF 2023), hosted by the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia and co-organised by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, will take place 25-27 April in Sihanoukville city, the capital of Preah Sihanouk province.
Newly Opened Chef Nak Culinary Center Outside Phnom Penh
In December 2022 a new culinary complex, unique in SE Asia, opened outside Phnom Penh. Amid lush gardens near the Mekong, two antique wooden houses from the 1930s from Battambang and Siem Reap, have been dismantled, rebuilt and re-purposed facing one another across a natural pool.
Angkor Archaeological Park Attracts 287,454 Foreign Tourists in 2022
The Angkor Archaeological Park welcomed 287,454 foreign visitors in 2022, earning over US$11.5 million from ticket sales, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said in a news release
Cambodia’s Tallest Buddha Statue to be Built on Bokor Mountain
The 108-metre-high Buddha statue will be erected on top of Bokor Mountain at the Preah Monivong Bokor National Park in Kampot province, making it the tallest Buddha statue in Cambodia.
FCC Angkor by Avani to host Christian Develter’s first solo gallery
FCC Angkor by Avani is taking its cultural offering to new heights with the launch of internationally renowned artist Christian Develter’s first solo gallery.
A Temple of Gastronomy Anantara Angkor Resort Launches Private Temple Dining
Anantara Angkor Resort, a part of Minor Hotels and a peaceful sanctuary at the crossroads of Cambodia’s past and present, offers travellers a rare and captivating Temple Dining experience that marries exquisite dining and historic discovery for a bucket list experience like no other.
Siem Reap’s Wat Bo Pagoda named as world’s 3rd ‘Coolest Neighborhood’
One of the oldest lifestyle magazines in the United Kingdom has ranked Siem Reap’s Wat Bo village number three in its 2022 list of the “51 coolest neighbourhoods in the world”, which is seen as a great triumph by the city’s governor from the land of the former Khmer Empire.
Cardamom Tented Camp in Cambodia Wins HICAP Sustainable Hotel Award for Climate Action
Cardamom Tented Camp in Cambodia has won the 2022 Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) Sustainable Hotel Award for Climate Action.
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® announces re-opening of Rosewood Bangkok and Rosewood Luang Prabang
Rosewood Bangkok and Rosewood Luang Prabang re-open while Rosewood Phuket and Rosewood Phnom Penh debut refreshed programming.
Cambodia wins ‘Asia’s Leading Culture Destination 2022’ award
Cambodia has received two prestigious awards from the World Travel Awards – Asia’s Leading Culture Destination 2022 and Asia’s Leading Youth Travel Destination 2022 Prior to the two awards, about 2 million tourists from around the world participated in the election of Cambodia as a cultural tourism destination and the leading youth tourism destination in Asia in 2022.