Apsara Authority reacts to perceived ‘boycott’ of Angkor
via Khmer Times, 17 January 2020: The Apsara Authority reacts to the Traveller.com.au article about avoiding Angkor, labeling it a ...
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News reports and information about tourism and archaeology in Southeast Asia, including news about specific archaeological sites, community tourism, and tourists behaving badly.
Website advises travellers to stay clear of Angkor Wat
via Phnom Penh Post, 13 January 2020: Cambodia would understandably be worried if travel websites are encouraging visitors not to ...
Tourist Numbers Fall at Cambodia’s Historic Angkor Wat
via RFA, 09 January 2020: Another story about the drop in tourists to Angkor Wat. This story suggests Chinese tourists ...
Bayon third floor closed for ‘urgent repairs’
via Phnom Penh Post, 02 Jan 2020 and Khmer Times, 03 Jan 2020: The towers of the Bayon are iconic, ...
Angkor Archaeological Park visitors down 15% in 2019
via Xinhua, 01 Jan 2020 and Khmer Times, 02 Jan 2020: I've covered the decline of visitors to Angkor in ...
Climate change and its effects for Sarawak’s cultural heritage
via New Sarawak Tribune, 27 December 2019: The third and final installment on a series about Sarawak's cultural heritage (see ...
Threats facing Sarawak’s cultural tourism
via New Sarawak Tribune, 25 December 2019: Second of a three-part series (see part one here) about the potential for ...
Marketing Sarawak’s cultural heritage tourism
via New Sarawak Tribune, 24 December 2019: First of a three-part story about the potential for cultural heritage tourism in ...
Lenggong Valley, a World Heritage site, is in peril
via The Star, 20-22 December 2019: Prof. Emeritus Zuraina Majid has come out to forcefully warn that the Lenggong Valley's ...
Free entry into Thai museums and historical parks over New Year Holiday
via The Nation, 16 December 2019: If you're in Thailand over the New Year Holiday, the Fine Arts Department announced ...
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