Myanmar plans action against hotels on Bagan grounds
Following a round of consultation with Unesco, the Myanmar Ministry of Culture is hoping to work with hotels in Bagan ...
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.
Liang Bua popular with tourists seeking the ‘hobbit’
The Liang Bua site in Flores has seen a jump in popularity by foreign tourists due to the discovery of ...
Cambodia considering Angkor ticket price hike
The APSARA Authority is considering revising the admission prices to the Angkor Archaeological Park upwards. Current fees are $20-$60 for ...
Majapahit Village project ‘half-hearted’
Work on a planned Majapahit-style village in Trowulan yesterday has been described as half-hearted after recent government inspections to the ...
Visit the Ban Don Thong Chai Archaeological Site
The newly-opened Ban Don Thong Chai Archaeological Site is an open air museum and situated relatively close to the famous ...
Roundup: Naked tourism in Angkor
An AP story rounds up the recent spate of incidents involving tourists taking nude photos of themselves and talks about ...
Reflections on naked temple shoots
A spate of nude photographs taken in Angkor has been in the news lately (see here, here, here, here, here ...
Yet again, another nude surfaces
The Phnom Penh Post reports that yet another incidence of taking nude photos is being investigated, this time by a ...
Nudes in heritage sites not just confined in Cambodia
Just indexing the rest of the stories from the latest tourists behaving badly at Angkor. According to one article, the ...
The archaeology insider’s guide to Angkor Wat
CNN Travel tells you how to explore Angkor, featuring insights from archaeologists working there. Disclosure - I am one of ...
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