Two month after Cambodia Angkor Air began operating between Siem Reap and coastal Sihanoukville, demand is not yet covering the national carrier”s cost. The airline is running its planes currently at around half of their capacity. Although it is still the high season in Cambodian tourism, the deployed 67-seater ATR-72 airplanes are half empty. The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Siem Reap’
6 Feb
Siem Reap /Angkor Wat: Scaming tour guides.
An anonymous Cambodian tour guide reveals the scams of his trade. I became a tour guide in 2005 and deeply regret that I did not start that business earlier. I had no idea how much money a German, French, Spanish, Italian or Russian-speaking tour guide can make in Cambodia……. Major “highlights”: The agencies pay a [...]
27 Jan
Cmbodia: Siem Reap to Cebu Flights from April 2012.
Cebu Pacific to use air rights to Cambodia starting April 19. Budget carrier Cebu Pacific will be mounting flights to Siem Reap, Cambodia by April 19. This makes it the first to do so after local airlines were granted rights to shuttle passengers into the Southeast Asian neighbor Cambodia. Read more: http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=Cebu-Pacific-to-use-air-rights-to-Cambodia-starting-April&id=45726 http://alfredmeier.me/2011/12/28/cambodia-cheap-flights-to-the-philippines/
7 Jan
Phnom Penh: The development site for the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel in Chroy Changvar.
The development site for the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel in Chroy Changvar. One of the most-looked after locations in Phnom Penh. The new hotel will add in one or two years to Phnom Penh’s luxury hotels. Too late for this year’s Cambodian chairmanship of ASEAN, but just in time for the opening of the ASEAN [...]
5 Jan
Cambodia: Banteay Chhmar, the second Angkor Wat.
Banteay Chhmar, one of Cambodia’s grandest monuments, is slowly awakening after eight centuries of isolated slumber. The massive temple of Banteay Chhmar, along with its satellite shrines and reservoir (baray), comprises one of the most important and least understood archaeological complexes from Cambodia’s Angkor period. Second Angkor Wat. Banteay Chhmar (Khmer: បន្ទាយឆ្មារ) is in Thma [...]
3 Jan
Siem Reap: Crackdown on certain Angkor Wat souvenirs.
APSARA Authority, who manages the Angkor temples and the surrounding area, confirmed a crackdown on certain Angkor Wat souvenirs being sold inside the archaeological complex. They say, that certain souvenirs are denigrating the World Heritage site. As well as selling practices that they say are irritating tourists. Vendors will no longer be able to sell [...]
26 Dec
Siem Reap: The name says it all.
The meaning of the name “Siem Reap” tells you a lot about the interconnected history of Thailand and Cambodia. The name “Siem Reap” or “សៀមរាប” was given by a Royal Decree of Cambodian King Ang Chan (r 1516-1566) to commemorate the King’s victory over Ayuthya (Siam/Thailand) troops’ occupation. Siem Reap, litterally means “flattened Siamese”. According to [...]
9 Dec
Laos: Xayaburi delayed once more.
Laos delays Mekong dam project, Japan to conduct study. No one wants to use the word “delay”, but the controversial Xayaburi dam project in Laos will be on hold for at least as long as it takes to complete further study on its potential effects. Japan leads a new study. Laos has suspended a $3.5 [...]
4 Dec
Cambodia: Night Scavengers in Siem Reap.
Cambodians work late into the night recycling garbage as fires burn at the local garbage dump near Siem Reap. Many children work part time in the dump to help support their families while attending school during the day. While Siem Reap’s ancient temples boost massive tourism attracting millions of visitors still 28.3% of Cambodians live [...]
13 Nov
Siem Reap: Life in a Cambodian rubbish dump.
Just 30 kilometres from Cambodia‘s world-famous Angkor temples is an astounding sight tourists don’t see. It’s Cambodia’s forgotten world. In a community outside Siem Reap/Angkor Wat UNESCO Park, about 500 people live – or survive – in a rubbish dump. Spanish photojournalist Omar Havana spent seven months from October 2010 to April 2011 getting to [...]
