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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. ...
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. ...
‘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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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” ...
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
Cambodia expresses support for Thai regional tourism initiative, promotes ‘Two Kingdoms, One Destination’ Mechanism
Prime Minister Hun Manet has voiced support for Thailand’s initiative, the “Six Countries, One Destination” mechanism, which is aimed at boosting regional 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. ...
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
Cardamom eco-tourism projects protecting resources, creating jobs
For the past three years, Ly Senserey has not yet made a profit from his Koh Kong province eco-tourism business. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cardamom-eco-tourism-projects-protecting-resources-creating-jobs