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Phnom Penh (VNA) – Travel companies in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province have changed their operations to target more domestic tourists. The move comes after hotels report more than 90 percent occupancy rates for the upcoming Khmer New Year replacement holiday. Business changes include hotels dropping room rates as well as restaurants and bars offering a more Khmer-friendly atmosphere with live bands, karaoke and local food. Governor of Siem Reap province Tea Seiha said that his province is preparing to receive more domestic tourists during the upcoming holiday and provincial authorities have organised new programmes to maintain arrivals in the future. Seiha also announced some of the area’s draft programmes, including more religious events, food competitions, floating market visits as well as adventure programmes such as cycling, boat rides and golf days. According to the government’s official figures, a total of 740,028 domestic tourists travelled throughout … [Read more...] about Cambodia moves to boost domestic tourism

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The agricultural industry is on track to account for 32 percent of Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the year as a large number of the country’s workforce moves into the sector, said a researcher. Royal Academy of Cambodia economics researcher Ky Sereyvath predicted that the agricultural labour force had ballooned between 30 and 40 percent during the span of the COVID-19 crisis. “The growth of the agricultural sector is due to the fact that some of the remaining labour force from the services sector turned to agriculture, with the workforce integration leading to a larger production volume,” Sereyvath was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post newspaper as saying. He said the food processing industry, fruit and vegetable processing are prominent sub-sectors – the top segments after garments. Pepper, mango, fish and meat processing will all absorb a greater market share. The government predicted that the Cambodian economy … [Read more...] about Agricultural industry to account for 32 percent of Cambodia’s GDP

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Hoàng Văn Vinh, chairman of Khánh Hòa Province’s Tourism Association, said the association had sent notes to tourism service providers in the province, asking them to give refunds to travel firms and remove penalties for breach of contracts. — VNS … [Read more...] about Travel firms suffer losses after tour cancellations due to COVID-19

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Travel firms have suffered great losses from thousands of recent tour cancellations due to a new outbreak of COVID-19, according to tourism associations. Reports from leading travel firms in HCM City show that nearly 40,000 bookings for tour packages, free and easy tours, hotels, air tickets and travel services have been cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19. Customers have mostly dropped tours to the central city of Da Nang while tours to other popular tourist destinations such as Phu Quoc Island, Nha Trang city, Da Lat city and Hanoi in August and September have also been cancelled. Nguyen Thi Khanh, deputy director of the HCM City Association of Tourism, said travel firms have been hit hard by many tour cancellations due to fears over the recurrence of COVID-19. Most customers have requested 100 percent refunds for paid expenses, and only a few have agreed to schedule their trips at … [Read more...] about Travel firms suffer losses after tour cancellations due to COVID-19