(Kyodo) - A first international-standard golf course was launched Wednesday near Cambodia's ancient Angkor Wat temple complex.
Supachai Verapuchong, managing director of Phookeethra Country Club Golf Course, told reporters the club will attract more foreign tourists to the country because they will have more activity choices.
"Phookeethra Country Club Golf Course gives you the assurance that all the golfers will surely attain the unforgettable joy," he said, adding, "It is the biggest and the best golf course in the country."
He said he was convinced that with the launching of the new club 20 minutes from Siem Reap International Airport, tourists may extend their stay from an average of 1.6 nights to three nights in Siem Reap Province.
Cambodia now has three golf courses, including two in Phnom Penh.
The establishment of the Phookeethra Club began in 2004 with capital of $10 million on a 120-hectare site.
The club is an affiliate of Thai Nokorn Pattana Co. and is supervised by the Sofitel Royal Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap.
According to Supachai Verapuchong, some 300 Cambodians are employed at the club and English and Japanese is spoken by most.
The club will especially target Japanese tourists as one of the best clients for the club because they often are willing to spend more money than other tourists.
According to tourism statistics, South Koreans topped the list of foreign visitors to Cambodia in 2005 at 216,584, followed by Japanese at 137,849, and Americans at 109,419.
Siem Reap Province, 314 kilometers north of Phnom Penh, attracts about 80 percent of all tourists visiting Cambodia.
Supachai Verapuchong, managing director of Phookeethra Country Club Golf Course, told reporters the club will attract more foreign tourists to the country because they will have more activity choices.
"Phookeethra Country Club Golf Course gives you the assurance that all the golfers will surely attain the unforgettable joy," he said, adding, "It is the biggest and the best golf course in the country."
He said he was convinced that with the launching of the new club 20 minutes from Siem Reap International Airport, tourists may extend their stay from an average of 1.6 nights to three nights in Siem Reap Province.
Cambodia now has three golf courses, including two in Phnom Penh.
The establishment of the Phookeethra Club began in 2004 with capital of $10 million on a 120-hectare site.
The club is an affiliate of Thai Nokorn Pattana Co. and is supervised by the Sofitel Royal Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap.
According to Supachai Verapuchong, some 300 Cambodians are employed at the club and English and Japanese is spoken by most.
The club will especially target Japanese tourists as one of the best clients for the club because they often are willing to spend more money than other tourists.
According to tourism statistics, South Koreans topped the list of foreign visitors to Cambodia in 2005 at 216,584, followed by Japanese at 137,849, and Americans at 109,419.
Siem Reap Province, 314 kilometers north of Phnom Penh, attracts about 80 percent of all tourists visiting Cambodia.
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The fucken Thai want a piece of the pie. ahahah Cambodian army must be ready to shoot golf ball down if it stray into Cambodian territory!ahahahah
Before building golf courses, build water damn to store water from the rain for summer irrigation otherwise the poor will face water shortage. Echo system in Ton Le Sap will be threathed just like Evergade lake in Florida.
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