Articles tagged “cambodia”

Tourism

Angkor Wat Locals Removed to Make Way for Tourists

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Angkor Wat relocations, travel agents’ beef with American Air, and Aegean Air’s strong earnings.

Rashaad Jorden | 6 days ago

Angkor Wat Locals Removed to Make Way for Tourists

Tourism

Cambodia Relocates Angkor Wat Communities in Controversial Tourism Touch-Up

Cultural sites like Angkor Wat must be preserved, but that shouldn't come at the cost of local livelihoods. Destinations shouldn't treat the two as if they are in conflict.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 week ago

Cambodia Relocates Angkor Wat Communities in Controversial Tourism Touch-Up

Airline Weekly

AirAsia’s Renewed Southeast Asia Focus to Include Launching a New Airline

It's been a while since there's been a new airline in East Asia. A restructured AirAsia is making the first move.

4 months ago
AirAsia’s Renewed Southeast Asia Focus to Include Launching a New Airline

News Blog

AirAsia to Now Launch a Low-Cost Carrier in Cambodia

AirAsia Aviation Group on Friday announced a joint venture with Cambodia-based Sivilai Asia to launch a new low-cost carrier — AirAsia Cambodia. The airline, in which AirAsia will be the majority partner, expects to commence operations in late 2023. Cambodia is the fifth Southeast Asian destination that AirAsia will be foraying into after Malaysia, Indonesia,…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 4 months ago

News Blog

Southeast Asian Destinations Steer Tourists Towards Road Trip Holidays

In a bid to encourage tourists to explore the region by road, the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have come up with a driving tourism manual. The guidebook contains information on driving in Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam and also includes a list…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor’s New Categories for Business Listings

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at TripAdvisor’s new business listings, Cambodia’s digital tourism push, and Hopper’s deal with JetBlue.

Rashaad Jorden | 7 months ago

Tripadvisor’s New Categories for Business Listings

Tourism

Cambodia’s Long Overdue Effort to Digitize Its Tourism Industry

Cambodia can digitally upskill its workforce and adopt technologies all it wants, but it won’t ever reach its potential as a top tourist destination if it doesn't invest in creative digital marketing campaigns to match.

Dawit Habtemariam | 7 months ago

Cambodia’s Long Overdue Effort to Digitize Its Tourism Industry

Tourism

Will Cautious Thailand Lose Out in Southeast Asia’s Tourism Recovery Race?

It's good to be cautious, but Thailand may pay the price of being cautious to a fault. Having already lost out on the first-mover advantage, will the delay in reopening deal a major blow to the already-fragile economy of Southeast Asia's biggest tourism hub?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 12 months ago

Will Cautious Thailand Lose Out in Southeast Asia’s Tourism Recovery Race?

Tourism

Asia-Pacific Travel Recovery Will Be Bumpy

In a region this massive, recovery will be different from country to country. But you can expect to see regional travel renew faster than international long haul.

Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters | 1 year ago

Asia-Pacific Travel Recovery Will Be Bumpy

Coronavirus

Cambodian Hotelier Schools the World on Tourism Storytelling

Great storytelling always wins, in that it reminds us what travel should be about — the place and its host communities. It's a skill that more tourism campaign creators need to harness as part of "building back better."

Lebawit Lily Girma | 1 year ago

Cambodian Hotelier Schools the World on Tourism Storytelling