First outlet of Burger King opens at Phnom Penh International Airport. Hopefully we see McDonald, Hardees, Pizza hut, Papajones, etc. soon.
Picture of the Day: Banana Tree
Banana Tree available in abundance in South East Asia. In Cambodia you can get couple of dozens for just USD 1.
Cambodia - from Aeroplane
View of Cambodia from Aeroplane. Location: Area around Mekong river and Tonle Sap river, Phnom Penh.
Picture of the Day: Is this a turtle?
During our visit to Kompong Trach, we have seen this amazing formation in the caves. This exactly look like body of a turtle.
Kompong Trach is located in Kampot province - Cambodia. Road towards cave temple is dusty but spectacular view is available along with opportunity for hiking as well. Some portion of caves were flooded but situation could be worse in rainy season. Local children have taken job of guides and they provide torch on rental as well.
Kompong Trach is located in Kampot province - Cambodia. Road towards cave temple is dusty but spectacular view is available along with opportunity for hiking as well. Some portion of caves were flooded but situation could be worse in rainy season. Local children have taken job of guides and they provide torch on rental as well.
Clean Cooking Forum 2013 in Phnom Penh
Clean Cooking Forum 2013 is being held in Phnom Penh from 18-22 March 2013. Be quick to enjoy variety of food from all over the world and learn about clean cooking.
It is expected that at least 500 experts from all over the globe have gathered in Phnom Penh including Sanjeev Kapoor from India.
http://www.cleancookstoves.org/
It is expected that at least 500 experts from all over the globe have gathered in Phnom Penh including Sanjeev Kapoor from India.
http://www.cleancookstoves.org/
Cambodia’s tourism picks the pace
Cambodia’s tourism picks the pace
PHNOM PENH, 20 March 2013: Visits to Cambodia continue to increase as January figures show a 15.4% improvement, Cambodia’s statistics and tourist Information Department reported Tuesday.
The country welcomed 404,106 visits when compared to 350,257 during the same month in 2012.
Released by the Ministry of Tourism, data indicated South Korea was the top supplier in January with 70,770 visits and an increase of 26.7% from 55,871 visits. Other top suppliers were: Vietnam (54,674); China (39,961); Laos (28,808), and the United States (21,040).
Thailand ranked in eighth place supplying 18,693 visits and improving 36.5% compared to 13,696 visits last year.
In January, 53.3% (215,210) of all international visitors arrived by air. Siem Reap airport received the major share, 35.3% (142,661), while Phnom Penh Airport received just 18.0% (72,549) of which many were business travellers who need to deal with government departments.
Overland travel accounts for 44.4% (179,273) of all trips mainly through checkpoints with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, while sea travel is a small 2.4% (9,623) segment.
Siem Reap province welcomed 248,614 tourists, or 61.5% of the total of all arrivals including air and overland. The province’s tourism increased 10.9%.
Data hints of the massive imbalance between tourist arrivals to Siem Reap and the rest of the country. Although the country’s tourism ministry is making efforts to address this short coming by opening new destinations, the constant development of tourism related infrastructure in Siem Reap will ultimately cause serious issues socially for what was once a small rural town.
By region, Asia Pacific’s markets accounted for a 70.9%share and posted a growth of 17.3% supplying 286,380 arrivals.
Europe and Africa grew 13.1% each to 84,830 and 611 visits respectively. Meanwhile, Oceania and the Americas recorded a growth of 5.9% each supplying 18,336 and 30,912 visits correspondingly.
The Middle East posted the lowest improvement of 2.2% on 1,373 visits.
With the positive note of arrivals, Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, believes the country will attract 4 million tourists this year, up 11.73% from 3.58 million visits in 2012.
Outbound trips by Cambodians reached 71,720 a slight increase of 0.3% from 71,541 during the same month last year.
Top 10 source markets to Cambodia in January 2013
Source: TTR Weekly
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2013/03/cambodias-tourism-picks-the-pace/
PHNOM PENH, 20 March 2013: Visits to Cambodia continue to increase as January figures show a 15.4% improvement, Cambodia’s statistics and tourist Information Department reported Tuesday.
The country welcomed 404,106 visits when compared to 350,257 during the same month in 2012.
Released by the Ministry of Tourism, data indicated South Korea was the top supplier in January with 70,770 visits and an increase of 26.7% from 55,871 visits. Other top suppliers were: Vietnam (54,674); China (39,961); Laos (28,808), and the United States (21,040).
Thailand ranked in eighth place supplying 18,693 visits and improving 36.5% compared to 13,696 visits last year.In January, 53.3% (215,210) of all international visitors arrived by air. Siem Reap airport received the major share, 35.3% (142,661), while Phnom Penh Airport received just 18.0% (72,549) of which many were business travellers who need to deal with government departments.
Overland travel accounts for 44.4% (179,273) of all trips mainly through checkpoints with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, while sea travel is a small 2.4% (9,623) segment.
Siem Reap province welcomed 248,614 tourists, or 61.5% of the total of all arrivals including air and overland. The province’s tourism increased 10.9%.
Data hints of the massive imbalance between tourist arrivals to Siem Reap and the rest of the country. Although the country’s tourism ministry is making efforts to address this short coming by opening new destinations, the constant development of tourism related infrastructure in Siem Reap will ultimately cause serious issues socially for what was once a small rural town.
By region, Asia Pacific’s markets accounted for a 70.9%share and posted a growth of 17.3% supplying 286,380 arrivals.
Europe and Africa grew 13.1% each to 84,830 and 611 visits respectively. Meanwhile, Oceania and the Americas recorded a growth of 5.9% each supplying 18,336 and 30,912 visits correspondingly.
The Middle East posted the lowest improvement of 2.2% on 1,373 visits.
With the positive note of arrivals, Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, believes the country will attract 4 million tourists this year, up 11.73% from 3.58 million visits in 2012.
Outbound trips by Cambodians reached 71,720 a slight increase of 0.3% from 71,541 during the same month last year.
Top 10 source markets to Cambodia in January 2013
Source: TTR Weekly
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2013/03/cambodias-tourism-picks-the-pace/
AboutAsia Gets You to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Without Crowd
Just before sunset, Andrew Booth is sipping a gin and tonic aboard a boat carved like a golden phoenix in the moat surrounding Angkor Thom. One of several capitals of the Khmer empire (802 to 1431), Angkor Thom is part of Angkor Archaeological Park, a 400-square-kilometer Unesco World Heritage Site whose most famous attraction, Angkor Wat, draws some 2 million visitors a year.
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Bloomberg:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-13/aboutasia-gets-you-to-cambodia-s-angkor-wat-without-crowd.html
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Bloomberg:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-13/aboutasia-gets-you-to-cambodia-s-angkor-wat-without-crowd.html
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