Press Release
Cambodian tourism businesses have launched a colorful, global campaign, Adore Cambodia!, to let GLBT travelers know they are especially welcome in the Kingdom of Wonders.
With the spread of ultra-cheap flights from regional hubs like Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, gay and lesbian tourists have discovered a quiet haven of tolerance, culture and world heritage that is actively reaching out to the economically powerful GLBT niche travel market.
"Siem Reap is remarkable because major players in the hospitality and service industries are comfortable extending a genuine welcome specifically to GLBT visitors," explains John Goss, director of Utopia-Asia.com which lists more than 70 gay-owned and gay-friendly businesses around Cambodia. "These include Travel and Leisure's #1 hotel in Cambodia, dozens of gay-run boutique accommodations, trend-setting restaurants, and fashion and design innovators that are part of a hip, emerging contemporary arts movement dubbed Cambodia Cool."
Siem Reap also boasts Cambodia's first men-only leisure complex combining an uber-stylish hotel, spa, and gym designed by one of the country's leading architects. The New York Times even stood up and took notice recently, proclaiming Siem Reap to be a "gay haven" in 2010.
"Mutual respect between people is deeply a part of Khmer culture. Gays and lesbians are included as long as cultural traditions are respected," explains openly gay business owner, Sopheara. "More and more Cambodians, in all strata of society, are living an open gay life. But you won't find provocative displays of sexuality here, as you might in some other countries. Cambodia is refreshingly free and easy for gays wanting to blend in with our live-and-let-live lifestyle."
There's lots for gay and lesbian travelers to adore in Cambodia. Here are some of the charms to be discovered on your next weekend getaway or extended tropical holiday...
Romantic, gay-run boutique hotels for every budget. Inexpensive foodie thrills, from Khmer fusion fine dining to the handsome grilled banana vendor's cart. A thriving arts, crafts and fashion scene splashing vivid colors across glossy magazines and runways around the globe. Rainbow travel services and tour guides to show you the ancient wonders of Angkor Wat. Responsible eco-tours to remote ruins and forests while viewing wildlife and interacting with locals in rural, community-building projects. A relaxed, no-hustle selection of gay-run bars, gyms, saunas, and spas to add just the right amount of fun and fitness to the laid-back local lifestyle. Super cheap flights on budget airlines to connect you to many of Southeast Asia's heritage cities. And, the tolerant and kind Khmer people who work so hard to make your holiday relaxed and trouble-free.
Discover the beauty of a warm Khmer welcome. You're sure to Adore Cambodia!
The Adore Cambodia! logo design is based on the Cambodian national flower, the Rumbdul, depicted in the six colors of the internationally recognized "gay rainbow."
For more information, please visit www.utopia-asia.com/ucool/article_cambodia.htm
7 comments:
yes, cambodia is now opening to the world, and we welcome all every type of tourists, business establishments, etc... from all around the world so everyone can find everything to that fit their liking in cambodia, too, you know! we now believe in capitalism, and the power of money knows no boundary in cambodia as well, really! we would like cambodia to be like the rest of the civilized, developed, industrialized nations out there on earth, you know! so, please welcome to cambodia whatever your sexual orientation is; we don't care about it anymore. cambodia and khmer people are very tolerant, and we want to make everyone welcomed in our beautiful country of cambodia. please help to promote our cambodia as a fun, rest and relaxation new destination for everyone, straight, bi, gay, asexual, transgender, transexual, or the in between, etc, etc... we love all god's children of the world. please welcome enjoy cambodia as your next travel destination, etc... god bless cambodia and all our beautiful khmer people and citizens.
education is important in cambodia. please don't worry, be happy in cambodia. enjoy life and please help to make a real, lasting difference in cambodia for all to enjoy. god bless all.
we embrace you! welcome all! god bless.
GLBT = Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender
As long as they have the dollars to spend so that the top officials can pocket some of their money, who give a shit? Anyway, it is the land of the fucked up’s
Who leads Khmer tourism in Cambodia?
Vietnam agent.Please
do the search;Who owns the travel agents?
The money that get from the tourist Khmer take five percents and the rest of money go to Vietnam govt banks.
Who make a profit from Our Heritage? Yuon or Khmer? Who collect the money from foreign visiter? Yuon or Khmer?
Many, many million dollars a year from foreign visiters. These money can be supported Khmer People from being had a starvation.
Come boom boom long time
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