Road in front of Angkor Wat closed to traffic
The area in front of the entrance to Angkor Wat is now off limits to vehicular traffic in a bid ...
Tag: tourism
News reports and information about tourism and archaeology in Southeast Asia, including news about specific archaeological sites, community tourism, and tourists behaving badly.
Bagan ‘limbo’ hotels given 10 years to move
A large problem of the management of the Bagan temple heritage landscape is the number of hotels situated very near ...
Bagan residents seek greater share of ticket sales for preservation
Bagan residents are seeking a greater portion of ticket revenues to help with the preservation of the monuments - the ...
Should Angkor cap visitors?
Overcrowding at Angkor has become a real problem in recent years, and this story from the Conde Nast traveler highlights ...
The short-lived Bagan climbing ban
A small clash last week between the Ministry of Culture and the tourism industry in Myanmar when the former abruptly ...
Locals supportive of Borobudur management change
A government plan to overhaul the management of Borobudur to revitalise the area is met with local support. Borobudur set ...
In Luang Prabang, world heritage listing may have destroyed its soul
Luang Prabang is one of my favourite places in Southeast Asia, but the increased tourism caused by its World Heritage ...
Angkor visitor centre being built
A visitor centre ('Parvis') is being built at the western entrance of Angkor Wat which will incorporate parking, and information ...
Peak tourism? Angkor visitors plateau in 2015
The Angkor Archaeological Park brought in about US$60 million last year, but the number of visitors only grew slightly from ...
Cambodian government takes over Angkor ticket sales
The Cambodian government has formally taken over the ticket sales of Angkor, which had previously been in the hands of ...
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