A gala dinner at the foot of the Bayon in Siem Reap brought together more than 600 guests from around the world.

The World Travel Awards have named Cambodia “Asia's Leading Youth Travel Destination 2026”. The result was announced on 27 September in the Maldives. The Kingdom has held the title since 2022.

For the second year running, the Cambodia Tourism Board led a Cambodian delegation to the IFTM Top Resa trade show in Paris, from 15 to 17 September 2026. Its message to tour operators: Cambodia is more than Angkor.

For the second year running, Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh and Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor in Siem Reap have been awarded a MICHELIN Key in the 2026 edition of the guide. The two Accor-owned properties are among just twelve Cambodian hotels to receive the distinction, unveiled in September.

Every Friday and Saturday, the Cambodia Tourism Board stages free Kun Lbokator shows at Angkor Thom and Sbek Thom shadow theatre on the Siem Reap River

Foreign arrivals down 46% over seven months. Angkor falls, Phnom Penh holds up, Sihanoukville grows. A province-by-province look at the numbers

Cambodia launches a 2026-2030 tourism plan for Preah Sihanouk. Sihanoukville aims upmarket as foreign arrivals fall 48% nationwide.

Cambodia took part in a Francophone seminar in Cyprus from 31 August to 4 September 2026, defending a territorial vision of sustainable tourism under the OIF’s Destination Éco-Talents project, as international arrivals fall 46%.

Cambodge Mag closes its stay at the Arjuna Solitaire Hotel in Sihanoukville with the all-you-can-eat lunch at Wang Long, the 25th-floor Cantonese and Sichuan restaurant: Kung Pao lobster, steamed grouper, crab, char siu and dim sum for 58 dollars.

Après six provinces et six verres de Sora, il fallait redescendre. Pas dans la chambre : au rez-de-chaussée de Kampong Dewa, où le Khayangan Beach Club, que tout le monde ici appelle le KBC, ouvre chaque soir jusqu'à une heure du matin, deux le week-end. Quatrième épisode de notre série : le samedi soir, sous la pluie, entre une scène LED, des chemises à fleurs et une grande roue allumée au loin.

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The Kingdom comes ahead of Laos, Thailand and Malaysia in a ranking by the American magazine U.S. News & World Report. Placed 17th worldwide, Cambodia sees its authorities welcome a distinction that highlights its network of protected areas.

Ten floors above the pool, Angkasa is the Arjuna Solitaire's panoramic restaurant. It is also the home of Sora, a Khmer rice wine the hotel makes itself and has placed at the centre of its new menu, the "Heritage Journey of Sora": six provinces, six dishes, six glasses. Third episode of our series: Saturday evening, from Siem Reap to Kompong Som without leaving the table.

The Cambodia Tourism Board (CTB) is introducing a new Cultural Pop-up Show initiative, offering the public and travelers the opportunity to experience Cambodia’s rich living heritage through immersive on-site cultural performances twice a week at tourism sites across Siem Reap.

One floor below the Sky Lobby, the Arjuna Solitaire has gathered what it calls its Wellness Hub: an infinity pool strung between arches, a gym with pointed windows and a spa that begins with a foot bath. Second episode of our series: Saturday afternoon, between two storms.

As international arrivals to Angkor collapse in 2026, the province is turning to a new edition of the Cambodia Branding Forum, on 29 September in Siem Reap, to reposition the destination around active and adventure tourism.

At the gates of Kampong Dewa, on the road to Otres, a twenty-five-storey tower has redrawn the Sihanoukville skyline. Cambodge Mag spent a late-August weekend there under a monsoon sky. This is the first of five episodes: the arrival, a lobby watched over by a legendary archer, a room that opens onto the hills and, at two o'clock, a tea that takes the high ground.

A stone's throw from the river, at the corner of Streets 51 and 228, a white building with Khmer-style pediments hides a singular history: a former American Embassy turned, twelve rooms later, into one of the capital's quietest and most sought-after addresses. Cambodge Mag spent the night.

On one specific measure — physical violence against tourists, particularly in nightlife settings — the comparison with Thailand tips clearly in Cambodia's favor. Cambodge Mag examined official travel advisories and documented incidents on both sides of the border.

A matching grant agreement, signed on August 21 in Phnom Penh, is set to give the Chaktomuk Short Film Festival a bigger footprint beyond Cambodia's borders — and turn cinema into a new lever for cultural tourism.

Raised within the walls of Angkor Wat, in the pagoda where her grandfather was Grand Abbot, Akim Ly grew up amid prayer, chores and resourcefulness. After thirteen years building businesses in Vietnam, she returned to Siem Reap to found Adventures Cambodia, a private tour company owned and run by women. A childhood at Angkor, a restaurant opened at sixteen, a commitment to preserving temples and supporting remote schools: a portrait of a woman for whom Cambodian hospitality i

Every evening, between the Tonlé Sap and the Mekong, an entire street vanishes behind its stalls. Neither quite a market nor quite a fairground, the riverside Walking Street has become Phnom Penh's liveliest stage — a concentrated version of the city that only reveals itself once the heat has broken.

No need to hit the road to switch off. For one weekend, we headed to Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, a benchmark for luxury in the capital, for a family-style guest experience: spectacular décor, a cocoon of a room, an open-air pool, Do Forni pizzas and breakfast with a view. All just minutes from home.

One of the perks of living in Cambodia is that paradise is never too far away. Which means you never really have to board a plane to track it down.