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Cambodia, Kazakhstan discuss expanding tourism cooperation

Cambodia and the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan have exchanged views on strengthening and expanding new areas of cooperation, particularly in the field of bilateral tourism. In 2024 alone, over 4,000 Kazakh nationals visited the Kingdom. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-kazakhstan-discuss-expanding-tourism-cooperation

Tourism minister lauds role of Kingdom’s tour guides

The Minister of Tourism has urged the Kingdom’s tour guides to strengthen their commitment and contribute to promoting Cambodia’s tourism potential to people of all nationalities around the world, encouraging more visitors to travel and explore. ...

Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/tourism-minister-lauds-role-of-kingdom-s-tour-guides?_gl=1*1b16gwu*_gcl_au*MTcxOTY3NTA2My4xNzQ3MzYwNDAz*_ga*Nzg5NDM0MDI2LjE2NjI0MzM2MTg.*_ga_R70MJXK09N*czE3NTA3NTUwMDEkbzcxMyRnMSR0MTc1MDc1NTYxNyRqNDckbDAkaDE3NjI5NjY3NTU.

Thailand clocks tourists from entering Cambodia as their border tensions soar

Thailand began imposing land border restrictions Monday including blocking tourists heading into Cambodia as the two countries engage in retaliation in their border dispute. ...

Kiripost staff
https://kiripost.com/stories/thailand-blocks-tourists-from-entering-cambodia-as-their-border-tensions-soar

Tourism workers in Siem Reap hit by low season drop, citing border tensions

Despite Cambodia’s aim to welcome 7.5 million international tourists in 2025, workers in Siem Reap’s tourism sector face steep business losses and job migration, leading to food cuts as global instability and Cambodia-Thailand border tensions also drive visitor numbers down. ...

Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/tourism-workers-in-siem-reap-hit-by-low-season-drop-citing-border-tensions

Tourism ministry shares details of Cambodia-China Tourism Year” events

In a bid to strengthen cultural and tourism ties between Cambodia and China, the Ministry of Tourism has laid out ambitious plans for the “Cambodia-China Tourism Year 2025”. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tourism-ministry-shares-details-of-cambodia-china-tourism-year-events

International visitor numbers up; more than half overland

Despite ongoing global challenges in politics, economics and the ongoing fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of foreign tourists travelling to Cambodia has continued to rise. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/international-visitor-numbers-up-more-than-half-overland

‘Green season’, halal offerings target Indonesian tourists

In a move to enhance cultural and tourism ties between Indonesia and Cambodia, Indonesian ambassador to Cambodia Santo Darmosumarto has highlighted several key initiatives aimed at boosting Indonesian tourism to the Kingdom. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-green-season-halal-offerings-target-indonesian-tourists

Jan-May Angkor ticket sales up 12%, tourism recovery gathers momentum

Nearly 530,000 international tourists purchased tickets to visit the Angkor Archaeological Park in the first five months of 2025, allowing Angkor Enterprise to collect over $24 million in revenue — slightly more than 10% more than the same period last year. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-may-angkor-ticket-sales-up-12-tourism-recovery-gathers-momentum

‘Angkor always in our hearts’: ANA official outlines conservation work

An official from the APSARA National Authority (ANA) has outlined the authority’s accomplishments of the past 30 years with a group of visiting journalists. ...

Sous Yamy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-angkor-always-in-our-hearts-ana-official-outlines-conservation-work

Siem Reap tourism insider calls for infrastructure, new experiences

To promote sustainable tourism in Siem Reap province, tourism operators need to develop new products, said Kao Philip, president of the Siem Reap Tourism Club Association. He also urged better connectivity with the province’s new international airport. ...

Sous Yamy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-tourism-insider-calls-for-infrastructure-new-experiences

Cambodia, China leadership reiterate pledge to promote tourism links

Cambodia and China have once again pledged to promote tourism connections through the expansion of direct flights. In the first four months of 2025, more than 380,000 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-china-leadership-reiterate-pledge-to-promote-tourism-links

Stung Treng dolphin festival, boat races underway this weekend

Cambodia will organise the first-ever “Mekong Dolphin Festival and Kayak Races” at the Prek Rumkel Ecotourism Community in Stung Treng province this weekend, as part of efforts to promote tourism during the “green season”. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stung-treng-dolphin-festival-boat-races-underway-this-weekend

Chinese tourists touch down ahead of ‘Cambodia-China Tourism Year’ celebrations

A group of 1,000 Chinese tourists has arrived in Cambodia to participate in the official opening ceremony of the “Cambodia-China Tourism Year”, which will take place in Phnom Penh from May 23–25. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-tourists-touch-down-ahead-of-cambodia-china-tourism-year-celebrations

UK, US top April Angkor ticket sales, while Chinese drop nearly 15%

Angkor Enterprise has released its latest report, indicating a notable shift in the composition of international tourists visiting the iconic Angkor Archaeological Park complex. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/uk-us-top-april-angkor-ticket-sales-while-chinese-drop-nearly-15-

‘Visit Angkor’ app launched as just one-third of international tourists visit temples

More than 1.8 million foreign tourists visited Cambodia in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of over 16% compared to the same period in last year. The increase coincides with the launch of the trial version of the APSARA National Authority (ANA)’s new “Visit Angkor” ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-visit-angkor-app-launched-as-just-one-third-of-international-tourists-visit-temples

Tourism minister sets out ‘Green Season’ promotional strategies

The Cambodian tourism industry’s traditional low season begins in April and continues until October. As it coincides with fewer public holidays in Europe and North America, the Kingdom receives fewer foreign visitors. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tourism-minister-sets-out-green-season-promotional-strategies

Demolition complete; Tree planting begins at Phnom 1500

Around 120,000 mixed-species trees are being planted in the Antung Ang area (better known as “Phnom 1500”) on over 200 hectares of land in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/demolition-complete-tree-planting-begins-at-phnom-1500

Kingdom’s airports handle 1.96M air passengers in Q1

Cambodia’s airports received a combined 1.96 million air travelers in the first quarter of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 19 percent, a report from the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) showed. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501675474/kingdoms-airports-handle-1-96m-air-passengers-in-q1/

Call for more Chinese investors to boost Cambodia’s tourism

The government has confirmed that Cambodia is ripe for Chinese investment in the tourism industry, with relevant organisations from both nations’ tourism associations committing to attract investors from China. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/call-for-more-chinese-investors-to-boost-cambodias-tourism

Koh Kong ecotourism take on plastic waste threat with innovative campaign

Chi Phat, a renowned ecotourism community nestled in the Cardamom Mountains of Koh Kong province, is facing a challenge which it shares with so much of today’s natural world, plastic waste. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-ecotourism-take-on-plastic-waste-threat-with-innovative-campaign

Chinese tourist arrivals to Cambodia’s Angkor Park up 38 pct in Q1

An official report on Friday said that Cambodia recorded a continued increase in the number of Chinese tourists to its famed Angkor Archaeological Park in the first quarter of 2025. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501672216/chinese-tourist-arrivals-to-cambodias-angkor-park-up-38-pct-in-q1/

Private sector believe Xi’s visit will boost Chinese arrivals

Cambodia’s private-sector tourism operators have expressed optimism that the number of Chinese tourists and tourism investments will continue to surge, especially following the official state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Kingdom. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/private-sector-believe-xi-s-visit-will-boost-chinese-arrivals

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