ALL, Accor’s lifestyle loyalty program, and nine Accor hotels in Cambodia, launch the ‘Discover Cambodia’ campaign. Throughout August 2024, these hotels will offer a wide range of Khmer-inspired experiences for all guests, providing a perfect opportunity to explore Cambodia‘s rich culture, warm hospitality and stunning landscapes. Members of ALL can make the most of the benefits and enjoy exclusive redemptions by redeeming their Reward points for exclusive hotel packages with up to 80% savings from 1 to 31 August. Participating hotels include Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort, Novotel Phnom Penh BKK 1, Novotel Sihanoukville Holiday Resort, TRIBE Phnom Penh Post Office Square, ibis Styles Siem Reap, and ibis budget Phnom Penh Riverside. This campaign is also supported by Les Celliers D’Asie and Heineken Cambodia. Some highlight experiences during the ‘Discover Cambodia’ campaign include: Raffles Hotel Le Royal, a historic icon where the grandeur of the past meets modern sophistication in the heart of Phnom Penh, will host an exclusive Khmer set dinner with live Cambodia classics at Restaurant Le Royal on 17 August, and a special cocktail menu inspired by famous Cambodia singers at the iconic Elephant Bar. In the Old French Quarter of Siem Reap, Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor will offer an extraordinary ‘Golden Age Tasting Menu’ ($60++ per person) from 1-10 August at the Khmer fine dining restaurant 1932, as well as an exclusive Sunday Champagne Brunch (from $60++ per person) at Café d’Angkor on 4 August to celebrate 1960s Cambodian pop music with the Khmer Magic Music Bus. Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra, a tranquil sanctuary amidst the skyscrapers of Phnom Penh, will host a weekday kids’ camp throughout August ($75 per child per day) with a wide range of sports and creative challenges. On 11 August, the hotel will host a special Sunday Brunch ($50++ per person) at Do Forni with an optional free flow of Champagne Taittinger ($110++ per person). Le Bar will host the Distillery, a unique Rum Explorer ($30++ per person) featuring a flight tasting on 9 August, and a Wine Affair ($30++ per person) featuring a variety of unique wines on 23 August. Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort, renowned for its harmonious fusion of French colonial charm and traditional Khmer sophistication, will present a special local inspired cocktail, The Garden Fizz Cambodian Cocktail ($14++), and Asian High Tea ($20++) at its Explorer’s Tales – Champagne Bar from 1-10 August. Novotel Phnom Penh BKK 1 will host a Basque buffet dinner (from $49++) on 16 August, where the rich and vibrant flavors of the Basque Country come alive to celebrate culinary traditions. A Cambodian rock ‘n’ roll night, featuring the enchanting Miss Saravan performing hits from the golden era of the 1960s, will enhance the dining experience. On 17 August, guests can enjoy a Basque brunch buffet (from $59++) while listening to live music by Miss Saravan, transporting them back to the golden era of Khmer music. Pintxos and Basque cocktails at Kaixo Bar will be available from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Novotel Sihanoukville Holiday Resort, an idyllic beachfront retreat, will offer a Khmer set menu ($27 net) at Food Exchange from 19-30 August, complemented by an exhibition on Cambodia’s golden era. On 24-25 August, the main lobby will present a traditional Khmer desserts live station (from $2.50 net). The hotel’s Domrei Bar & Cigar Lounge and Aqua Bar & Grill will serve unique Khmer cocktails (from $5 net) from 19-30 August. TRIBE Phnom Penh Post Office Square, a design-led hotel, will serve a Khmer Fusion Themed Dinner Experience at its Hemisphere Sky Bar ($42 nett), with an after-party spotlighting music from the golden age of Cambodia by DJ StillCa$hRules on 15 August. ibis Styles Siem Reap, a stylish hotel that embraces creativity, will serve an afternoon ‘Cambodian Delights’ buffet on August 2, a ‘Carb-up Pasta Fiesta’ buffet accompanied by a live Cambodian R&R on 3 August, and a ‘Weekend Late Breakfast’ buffet on 4 August. The hotel will also feature a Cambodian Delights Tray and a fresh sugarcane juice station from 1-10 August. Members of ALL can redeem hotel packages at participating hotels with a minimum of only 1,000 Reward points. For more information, please visit https://limitlessexperiences.accor.com/discovercambodiafestivalredemptionsale ALL is the free lifestyle loyalty programme of Accor that goes beyond hotels, offering members special savings, reward points, and privileges. Reward Points can be earned on hotel stays as well as at thousands of restaurants and bars throughout the network which can be used to redeem a range of experiences. Becoming a member is simple and free of charge. To join, visit all.com. About ALL ALL is a booking platform and loyalty program embodying the Accor promise during and beyond the hotel stay. Through the ALL.com website and app, customers can access an unrivalled choice of stays from more than 45 Accor brands in 110 countries, always at the best price. The ALL loyalty program gives members access to a wide range of rewards, services and experiences, along with over 100 renowned partners. ALL supports its members daily, enabling them to live their passions with over 2,000 events worldwide each year: local activities, chef masterclasses, major sports tournaments and the most eagerly awaited concerts. ALL is the loyalty program preferred by travellers. Discover ALL.com

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Cam Ranh Resort Marks Thanksgiving with Handicrafts and Comfort Food Buffet items such as turkey and pumpkin quiches, bakery treats including caramel pecan cheese cake, and handicrafts ranging from cotton chickens to laurel wreaths are among Alma Resort’s Thanksgiving offerings on Nov. 23 this year. Alma’s Kids Club will encourage youngsters to make Thanksgiving cards, write in a gratitude journal, and craft cotton chickens, laurel wreaths and booker markers with colored dried leaves. In addition to turkey, Alma Garden’s special buffet items will include corn bread, pumpkin quiches, pumpkin donuts, and pumpkin muffins. Alma Food Court’s French Bakery will sell pumpkin mousse, pumpkin cream cheese muffins and pumpkin donuts in addition to caramel pecan cheesecake. The resort’s ‘Alma Mart’ mini supermarket will also have a sale with 50% off the price of selected items. For more information, visit alma-resort.com, email info@alma-resort.com or call +81 258 399 1666 A Thanksgiving Feast in Cambodia Near the Archeological Wonders of Angkor The historic Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor in Siem Reap, Cambodia, situated on the doorstep of world-famous ancient Khmer archeological sites including Angkor Wat, invites guests to gather around the table for a Thanksgiving feast on Thursday, Nov. 23. The hotel’s lavish spread includes classic American favorites like oven-roasted turkey and traditional holiday delicacies, along with fresh seafood and much more, served from 6:30pm at Café d’Angkor. Priced at $50++ per person, the exclusive Thanksgiving dinner includes a welcome drink. For reservations or more information, please call +855 63 963 888 or email dining.grandhotel@raffles.com

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The Angkor Archeological Park, inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1992, is the kingdom’s largest tourist destination. It is located in Siem Reap province, some 315 km northwest of capital Phnom Penh. The Apsara is the Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap. After several recent incidents of tourists behaving badly or dressing inappropriately at the Angkor Archaeological Park, the Apsara Authority yesterday said that a code of conduct for tourists visiting the temples, a work two years in the making, is nearly complete. Sok Sangvar, head of tourism management planning for Apsara, said yesterday that by early June, Apsara should be ready to send the draft to experts at the International Criminal Court to review the code’s legality. He also mentioned that much of it is common sense: “Basically the code looks at where we need to indicate what not to do when visiting Angkor,” Sangvar said. “Things such as not dressing inappropriately, and not touching things.” While the final touches are being put on the draft conduct code on the heels of several high-profile cases of tourists running into legal problems after taking nude photos inside temples, listing rules for behaviour at Angkor temples was not inspired by them. The fanfare around the topless Apsara images started when in 2013, self-proclaimed “World’s #1 Art Nude” magazine Volo featured a scantily or in some cases not-at-all-clad Russian Playboy model draped over the Angkorian temples. Then in January 2015, three foreign tourists who were producing pornographic photographs at the complex of the Angkor Archeological Park, and precisely at Banteay Kdei temple, were detained by the Apsara National Authority, in close cooperation with the Tourism Police Unit and the Heritage Protection Police Unit. Soon after that, half nude photos of likely Chinese woman were circulated online. This act was strongly condemned by the Apsara Authority and management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap province, saying that those naked photos completely opposed Cambodian moral and culture, and seriously downgraded heritage and dignity of women. When completed, the code of conduct book will likely be distributed to people in the tourism industry, said Long Kosal, another Apsara Authority spokesman: “We will widely circulate this code of conduct to relevant authorities and private sectors that are involved with tourism such as tour guides, tour agencies, hotels, etc. We need their cooperation to get a good result in practice,” Kosal said This code of conduct could be applied to other sites in the Kingdom of Cambodia, but right now it is pretty Angkor-specific, Sangvar said: “We’re exploring all these ways for tourists to understand what not to do,” he said. “The rules are mainly about the sustainable development of Angkor.”

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