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LET’S KICK IT! ZAMAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP 2011-2012 Are you a football fan? ZAMAN UNVERSITY would like to announce a football tournament organized by The Office of Student Affairs. All students interested in competing are invited

Air France is introducing a free SIM card give away for all passengers arriving on its flights in partnership with Smart Mobile, one of the leading mobile operators in Cambodia.

Smart Mobile extends its coverage to nationwide as a part of its efforts to provide quality telecommunications service to more Cambodians.

Films from two Southeast Asian Film Festivals (CamboFest, Cambodia www.cambofest.com and Bangkok IndieFest www.bangkokfest.com) travel to North America for the first time, kicking off a new travelling festival component

The Mad Monkey Hostel based on Phnom Penh Cambodia was recently awarded “Best Staff” award by Hostel Bookers.com.

The next chapter for two French Colonial masterpieces

Keynote address by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Arjuni International, Ltd. expands its product line with the release of fully customized clip-in hair extensions on July 1, 2011.

Smart Mobile, one of the leading mobile operators in Cambodia, announced today that its subscriber base has exceeded 2 million in January.

The Cambodia Minister of Tourism attended the 15th ASEAN Ministers Meeting under the theme of “Tourism For A Global Community of Nations”.

Siem Reap was singled out as “one of the world’s best cities” in the latest annual reader survey published by renowned Travel + Leisure magazine.

The 5 star hotel Angkor Palace Resort & Spa in Siem Reap became officially known as the Grand Soluxe Angkor Palace Resort & Spa following a partnership with the Soluxe Hospitality Group, a Singapore-based international hotel chain owned...

Sihanoukville (Krong Preah Seihanu), formerly Kompong Som and familiarly just Snookyville or even Snooky is a seaside town featuring Cambodia's best-known beaches.

The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.

Phnom Bakheng is one of three hilltop temples in the Angkor region that are attributed to Yasovarman's reign. The other two are Phnom Krom to the south near the Tonle Sap lake, and Phnom Bok, northeast of the East Baray reservoir.

Under the aegis of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), over 300 participants from over 20 countries, comprising of tourism leaders and captains of the industry representing the public sector, private sector, academic institutions...

Record growth in visitor arrivals, hotel occupancy and room rates and an increase in interest from major hotel groups all occurred in 2006, according to a new survey conducted by financial and accounting firm Grant Thornton Vietnam.

The Khmer Empire was one of the most powerful empires in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, and Malaysia.

The delegation, led by Chen Jianguo, secretary of the CPC Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee, paid the visit here as guest of the Cambodian People's Party and Funcinpec Party.

Tourism to Cambodia jumped more than 14 percent in the year to May, with Siem Reap posting the largest influx of foreign visitors, government figures show...

The two have donated millions of dollars and teamed up with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and his anti-poverty organization Millennium Promise on an economic-development program in northwestern Cambodia. Seventy MJP workers will work with...

Jennifer Hawkins on December 1 arrived in Vietnam at the invitation of the Australian national television station, Seven Network.

A sea service will bring tourists from Ha Tien Town to the famous beach city of Kep twice a week while four buses run between Rach Gia City and Kampot Town with four weekly departures.

The network can apparently serve to link up the kingdom's major sight-seeing spots in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, so as to provide more selectable travel routes for those curious about this colorful country.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Southeast Asia will launch its own tour next month in an effort to raise the standard of local golfers.

The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) is the leading network for shaping, enriching, and expanding the $18 billion global faith tourism industry. WRTA exists to bring the worldwide trade and North American religious consumer together...

Luxury Travel Vietnam and Indochina Sails Mekong promote an unique voyage on colonial vessel replica which traverses down the magnificent Mekong River from 20 September 2009...

Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yai is Chairman of UNESCO's Executive Board. As a specialist in African languages, literature, alphabetization, oral poetry and the culture of African diasporas, Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yai has held professorships in Benin...

Hotels.com is a leading provider of hotel accommodation worldwide, offering booking services through its own network of localised websites and telephone call centres.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a membership association working to promote the responsible development of travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region.

US Senator Jim Webb made a lightning visit to Cambodia on Tuesday as part of a regional trip designed to 'invigorate the relationship' between the United States and South-East Asian nations.

Indochina is a special and elegant destination you can find out the great taste of travel experiences. The mixture of travel experiences of the three countries -Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the magic of Mekong Delta River...

Situated in northwester Cambodia, Pursat Province is rapidly gaining popularity as a leading area of ecotourism. It is gaining wide popularity as natural and historical tourist destination in Cambodia.

Banteay Chhmar is identified as the potential for community based tourism (CBT) in sustainable way that can help enhance local livelihood to a better condition while the three dimensions of social, economical and environmental aspects are taken...

Independence Hotel Resort & Spa treats guests to great discounts on room rates, enticing them to stay for more than a night at this hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Koh Kong is the most southwestern province of Cambodia. It is one of the biggest provinces in the whole country with a long undeveloped coastline and a mountainous, forested and largely inaccessible interior...

Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism.

The Mekong Discovery Trail takes you into the heart of the Mekong where the beauty of the river and the friendliness of the people create unforgettable river life experiences in northeast Cambodia.

Tourism is a major foreign currency earner for cash-strapped Cambodia, which hosts nearly 1.5 million foreign tourists each year, mostly from South Korea, Japan and the United States.

Virgin Blue announced today its signing of an agreement with Boeing for its largest order of aircraft ever.

The Mekong Tourism Forum provides a cooperative platform for stakeholders in the tourism industry to discuss development, marketing and promotion of travel to, from and within the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)...

A two month campaign to reduce prices during the low season has been launched in the major cities of Vietnam in an effort to draw tourists to the country.

Responsible tourism is an approach to the management of tourism, aimed at maximizing economic, social and environmental benefits and minimizing costs to destinations.

We, Cambodian are very proud to have Angkor as the most recommended world heritage site ever recorded in the world among others site and pleased to warmly welcome for tourism in Cambodia, a kingdom of wonder.

LET’S KICK IT! ZAMAN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP 2011-2012 Are you a football fan? ZAMAN UNVERSITY would like to announce a football tournament organized by The Office of Student Affairs. All students interested in competing are invited

Air France is introducing a free SIM card give away for all passengers arriving on its flights in partnership with Smart Mobile, one of the leading mobile operators in Cambodia.

Smart Mobile extends its coverage to nationwide as a part of its efforts to provide quality telecommunications service to more Cambodians.

Japanese tourists have a large contribution of spending in tourism sector. Attracting Japanese tourist, The Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia has been working hard to promote coastal tourism and ecotourism.

As part of the recent Starwood Indochina road show in Australia, PCO and Wholesale customers were treated to a Thai feast at Sailors Thai in the Rocks. With all hotels in attendance having a key interest in the MICE & Wholesale.

The first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental emerged from the paint hangar at Boeing’s Everett factory near Seattle on Sunday resplendent in the Lufthansa livery.

Financial woos have not slowed the international traveller as worldwide travel reached a new record with up to 440 million arrivals for the first half of 2011.

The plan is part of a cooperation framework between Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand on opening a sea route linking southern coastal cities in the three countries.

Traditional Vietnamese music is highly diverse and syncretistic, combining native and foreign influences. Throughout its history, Vietnam has been heavily impacted by the Chinese musical tradition, as an integral part, along with...

Park Hyatt Saigon has been named "Best Business Hotel in HCMC" in the Annual Readers' Choice Awards conducted by Business Traveler Asia Pacific magazine.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is the government agency of Vietnam which manages tourist operations and activities throughout the country. It has full control in terms of business development, planning, public relations,..

Cambodia shares borders in the north with Laos and Thailand, in the east with Vietnam and in the southwest with the Gulf of Thailand....

The Dolta festival or the ancestors worship is one of three great festivals of Khmers. It is organized during three days, from August 29 to September 1 every year...

Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn) is the largest city in Vietnam. Today, the city's core is still adorned with wide elegant boulevards. HCMC greeted an estimated 1.9 million foreign tourists...