Bayon vandalism: Tourist admits to breaking statue
Following on from last week's story about a Dutch (but New Zealand resident) tourist who destroyed a Buddha statue 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.
Myanmar bans hotel development around heritage sites
Some welcome news, the Myanmar government has banned hotel development around 46 cultural heritage regions in order to protect sites ...
Souvenir stall cleanout at Ayutthaya
The Thai government is cracking down on unsightly souvenir stalls at the Ayutthaya World Heritage Site. Souvenir stalls in Ayutthaya. ...
Tourist poses with Angkor statue, damages it (and vice versa)
A Korean tourist poses for a photograph next to a statue in Angkor Thom and ends up beheading it. As ...
Kedah hopes to develop Bujang Valley sites for tourism
The state government of Kedah expressed hope for the Bujang Valley sites to be developed for tourism by the federal ...
Increasing air pollution a worry for Angkor
Air pollution is now a major cause for concern in Angkor, which has risen sharply as a result of increased ...
The Tabon Caves, a prehistoric site in the Philippines
A travel piece about the Tabon Caves in Palawan Island, the Philippines Entrance to the Tabon Caves. Source: GMA News ...
Hoi An revamps ticketing system
The ticketing system for Hoi An has been revamped to combat widespread inefficiencies in the present system. Proceeds from the ...
Chinese tourists to Angkor up
Chinese tourists to Angkor see a 10% increase compared to last year for the January-February period. Chinese tourists to Cambodia’s ...
Cambodia reports $2.5 billion earnings from tourism
While not exactly an archaeology story, the fact that most tourists who visit Cambodia go to Angkor makes this a ...
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