cppamerican cppamerican, That's great news, thank you. But, how about my birthplace hometown of Kampong Luong, just about 32 km north of Phnom Penh?? D'ohh!! Ok Ok, just kidding. I know I know, it's so close to Phnom Penh that it can be considered and perhaps is treated as a part of the greater Phnom Penh area.
Pheng Kim Ving On Aug 14, 4:50 pm, cppamerican cppamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > The Phnom Penh Post > > TWENTY new hotels in Cambodia have been granted licences during the first > six months of the year, a figure that Tourism Ministry officials called a > “strong sign for the tourism sector” yesterday. > > The new hotels will join another 110 that received licences during the > period, the ministry’s Tourism Industry Department Director Prak Chan Dara > said yesterday. > > “The number of tourists increases every year – that’s why we need the > hotels,” as gradual economic recovery has spurred growth in tourist > arrivals, he said. > > “We hope the number of new hotels will continue to grow in the second half > of the year,” he said. > > Aside from the opening of hotels amid poor domestic economic conditions, he > said, there was ample evidence of the tourism industry’s long-term growth. > > “Despite the world economic crisis, tourists are still coming,” he said. > “The number of tourists is increasing every year – that’s why I decided to > open.” > > Figures obtained by the Post earlier this week show that 455 hotels are > licensed to operate in the Kingdom, and they are required to renew their > licences every two years. > > Ratanakkiri Tourism Department director Nget Pitou said the province had > seen three new hotels and seven guesthouses during the first half of the > year. > > The province now has seven hotels and 21 guesthouses, but needs more, he > said. > > “It is not enough for tourists, and we have no facilities for big events,” > he said. “We need more hotels and guesthouses in Ratanakkiri.” -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
