Angkor revenues questioned
I suspect this story is more about local politics than archaeology: the Angkor Archaeological park generates millions of dollars in ...
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.
Siem Reap to host minsterial conference on Culture and Tourism
The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture will be held in Siem Reap next year, addressing issues of tourism ...
Phnom Bakheng vendors protest move
Shop vendors at the foot of Phnom Bakheng at the Angkor Archaeological Park are protesting their relocation by the Apsara ...
Apsara Authority refutes claims about Angkor park ticketing
A couple more stories related to the license to issue tickets at Angkor. The Apsara Authority has refuted claims that ...
Transparency of Angkor ticket sales raised in parliament
The Angkor Archaeological Park receives more than a million tourists a year collecting millions in ticket sales, but where the ...
Locals protest against Bagan hotels
Locals at the ancient site of Bagan are protesting against hotel development projects, accusing some of them to be illegally ...
Increase in Chinese tourists see shortage of hotels in Angkor
Siem Reap is experiencing a shortage of luxury hotel rooms, following a sharp increase of visitors to Angkor from China. ...
Vandalised statue returns to Bayon
The statue that was destroyed by a recalcitrant tourist earlier this month is re-installed in the Bayon with a Buddhist ...
Charges filed against Bayon vandal
Cambodia has begun to file charges against Willemijn Vermaat, the Dutch-born New Zealand resident who admitted to destroying a Buddha ...
Bagan entry fees to rise
Entry fees to Bagan will rise to US$20 next year, with hopes that the increased revenue will go towards the ...
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