Tourism

Korean Air to upgrade Phnom Penh route in response to growing demand

Newly-licensed Tonle Sap Airline has carried out its first chartered flight, officials said today. The airline was granted a two-year licence to operate last month and completed a flight from Siem Reap to Taiwan late last week, packed with tourists and business people, according to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation. The firm has leased two Boeing 737 planes from the United Kingdom and is backed by Cambodian, Taiwanese, Singaporean and British investors, according to SSCA

MANY hotels in the Kingdom’s coastal areas are increasing prices for the International New Year, despite Ministry of Tourism announcements that hotels ought to avoid increasing rates. Hotels from the K4 region of Kampot, Kep, Koh Kong, and Preah Sihanouk) provinces said they were full for the holiday, despite the temporary increase in prices. Golden Sand Hotel in Sihanoukville has been fully booked for two weeks, according to Accountant Executive Hang Vannaren.

Tourism industry is playing a key role in generating national revenues and it is also promoted on the world’s popular TV channel in order to attract foreign tourists to visit tourism sites in Cambodia. During meeting with a delegation of Chinese business at the Council for the Development of Cambodia, Tourism Ministry’s official expects that [...]

During a summit of five Mekong River countries in Phnom Penh, both countries, Cambodia and Thailand, signed an agreement over visa exemption on Wednesday which allows their people to cross border without a visa. And the visa exemption is for passport holdings only. Previously, Cambodia signed visa exemption with most other Asean members, excepting Brunei [...]

In order to boost Cambodian economy and tourism sector, Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA), which is national airplane set up last July in a joint venture between the Cambodian government and Vietnam Airlines, will buy two new planes in order to expand its flights network to South Korea, Japan and China. Two planes set to purchase [...]

Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Sboang Sarath issued a notice dated on June 16 to all business owners on Otres beach, including guesthouse, restaurant and bar to relocate within one week. Around 70 business owners on this beach are ordered to remove by June 30. If not meet the new deadline, authorities will evict them and [...]