Cambodia's '2nd Angkor' Being Restored but Still Off the Mass Tourist Trail
BANTEAY CHHMAR, Cambodia - It's still entwined in mystery and jungle vines, but one of Cambodia's grandest monuments is slowly awakening after eight centuries of isolated slumber, having attracted a crack archaeological team and a trickle of tourists. The Community Based Tourism group is training locals to become guides and devising ways to derive more income from tourism, part of which is funnelled into betterment of the entire village.
Vietnam Launches Biggest Tourism Project
LAO CAI, northwest Vietnam (Viet Nam News/ANN) - The largest tourist development project in Vietnam will start in eight north-western mountain provinces next year. Community-based tourism projects will be set up in ethnic villages to preserve local culture and protect the environment. Part of the project will be to help local people make trips to successful community-based eco-tourism destinations to acquire experiences.
Cebu Tourism Resilient in 11
CEBU’s tourism industry showed resiliency despite uncertainties caused by changes in the leadership of the Department of Tourism (DOT) this year. “More tourists from developed countries prefer to go to destinations that are sustainable like community-based tourism where the locals can earn while preserving their culture and heritage, and preserving and protecting their environment.”
Homestay in Rustic Bario
HOME away from home aptly describes Leminan Lodge, a homestay in Bario. It offers guests the comfort and privacy of home in the midst of the rustic Kelabit highlands. Perfect for guests who are less adventurous, the Lodge provides them the feel of home – at the same time, adventure at its doorstep. It also gives them the feel of space and privacy as it does not have the ‘commonness’ of a longhouse-styled homestay.
Thailand's Flight of the Gibbon Announces Chiang Mai Homestay Adventure Tour
FLIGHT of the Gibbon, boasting the longest zipline locations in Thailand, announces a 2012 adventure tour which includes an overnight homestay in the secluded village of Mae Taeng near Chiang Mai in between two days of ziplining and white water rafting. Adventure travelers and families alike can experience Flight of the Gibbon’s thrilling jungle ride on the longest zip line in Thailand one day, and then white water rafting the next after a one night stay in a Thai family's home in the secluded village of Mae Taeng. Homestays which feature an overnight stay and meals in a rural family’s home, have become popular throughout Southeast Asia. The opportunity to combine this unique travel experience into an adventure tour creates an unforgettable way to spend time in the rainforest of Thailand.
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