Archive for the ‘Tourism’ Category

Tourism Facing Multiple Strains: Official

Cambodia’s second-largest earner of foreign income, tourism, is starting to feel the effects of a prolonged economic downturn and the unstable political situation in Thailand, tourism experts said Thursday. The number of foreign visitors was down slightly for the first quarter of 2009, dropping 2.23 percent compared to the same period in 2008, but, officials [...]

Vietnam – Cambodia visa exempted for tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – The Cambodian Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, said that the Vietnamese and Cambodian governments agreed on the exemption of visas for Vietnamese citizens to Cambodia and vice versa. The Cambodian Minister of Tourism revealed the above information after a meeting on tourism development between Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang with provinces [...]

Luxury Travel Promotes Vietnam and Cambodia in a Single Destination

Hanoi, Vietnam, March 01, 2009 –(PR.com)– Luxury Travel has launched a Crème de la Crème Best of Vietnam and Cambodia 14 days from Hanoi to Saigon and ends in Siem Riep. Vietnam and Cambodia increasingly are being recognized as a destination for high-end global tourists. With the steady growth of business, Luxury Travel continues to [...]

A Cardamom Commune Looks to Tourism

Home to rare wildlife species, including the endangered Siamese crocodile, the Cardamom mountains are also the habitat of about 25,000 people. Most of the people live in complete poverty and depend on the sale of illegal timber for their survival. Consequently, one can hardly see big trees in the region these days. “If we talk [...]