News & Event

PHNOM PENH, 8 November 2016: Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism is pressing city authorities to ban vehicles at Sisowath Quay, a historic riverside venue in the capital city that attracts tourists. Khmer Times reported the ministry wants a ban enforced on a stretch of Sisowath Quay, which overlooks the Tonlé Sap River, near Wat Phnom to the Royal Palace on weekends claiming …

KHANH HOA, 7 November 2016: Khanh Hoa authorities have banned all floating restaurants in the south-central Vietnamese province over safety concerns. Saigon Times reported the ban came after a tragic incident in another province a few months back. Last July, a floating restaurant, with around 300 guests on its deck, sank in Vinh Hy Bay in the south-central province of …

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia could welcome as many as 2 million Chinese tourists to the kingdom by 2020. Phnom Penh Post quoted from a Ministry of Tourism white paper, released last week, that suggested Chinese visitors were ready to visit Cambodia in big numbers. The white paper includes a five-year strategy to raise the market share of Chinese tourists to about …

PHNOM PENH, 15 February 2016: Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism will draft new policies that will encourage Chinese tourists to make the country their second home. It will boost tourism revenue and length of stay of Chinese tourists. Khmer Times quoted Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon saying the proposed ‘second-home policy’ could be a major factor to boost high-spend tourism from …

The World Halal Conference (WHC) organized by Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) will be held on the 30th and 31st March 2016. This year, WHC will bring together Heads of Governments and prominent leaders to share their views, provide latest updates on halal industry development, deliberate on pertinent issues and gaps faced and network closely to sustain the dynamism and …

  KUALA LUMPUR, 11 February 2016: Putrajaya’s will host the 8th Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 11 to 13 March. The event will welcome more than 20 balloonists from the UK, Thailand, Spain, France, Netherlands, Belgium, USA, South Korea and Malaysia. The fiesta, now in its 8th year, will feature other activities targeting family travellers during the upcoming school …

HAT YAI, 11 February 2016: Thai AirAsia will launch daily direct flights  from Hat Yai to Thailand’s far north Chiang Rai and to the Malaysian town of Johor Bahru just across the causeway from Singapore, effective 1 April. Airline CEO, Tassapon Bijleveld, said both the Hat Yai to Chiang Rai and Hat Yai to Johor Bahru routes have strong potential for tourism …

PHNOM PENH, More Korean tourists will travel to Cambodia as the country opens up its aviation markets and the ASEAN economic community encourages free trade. Asiana Airlines’s Cambodia manager, Cho Jae-Ung, told the Phnom Penh Post that even though the aviation market in Cambodia was still small, the airline hopes that in three to five years it will flourish, driven …

The World Halal Travel Summit & Exhibition (WHTS15) is the world’s largest B2B exhibition and conference for the global Halal travel and tourism industry and undoubtedly the most important travel event in the MENA region. Taking place from 19th-21st October 2015 at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, With confirmed international exhibitors from Halal and family friendly hotels, tourism authorities, in-and-out bound travel agents, cultural sites, …