Trend-setting Hotelier Opts for Khmer Design
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Mr.Luu Meng of Almond Bassac Hotel. KT/Vireak Mai
The $2 million Almond Bassac Hotel
aims to accelerate the trend of promoting Khmer design and products in the
hospitality industry as it positions itself to become a landmark in the capital
due to carefully selected location near the banks of the Bassac River,
trend-setting hotelier Luu Meng said.
With competition rising, new hotels
have to be daring, Mr. Meng told Khmer Times, adding that the three-star hotel
incorporates Khmer architecture as well as local products as it aims for the
middle of a market he believes is expanding. Pricing and a wide range of
services, as well as uniqueness, are key, he explained. The five-floor hotel,
which had a soft launch last month, has 40 rooms ranging from $60 to $130 per
night. The hotel also has a conference hall and VIP rooms to tap as many market
segments as it can. About half of its guests so far have been from other ASEAN
nations and about 20 percent have been Cambodian, Mr. Meng said.
Mr. Din Somethearith, president of
Cambodia Hotel Association, said about 20 large and mid-sized hotels opened in
Phnom Penh last year and that the number was higher in Siem Reap.
Mr. Meng said 30 to 50 new hotels open in Cambodia every year.
Mr. Meng said 30 to 50 new hotels open in Cambodia every year.
Mr. Somethearith said there were
five five-star hotels in the capital, about 20 four-star hotels and hundreds of
three-star hotels. “The increasing number of new hotels is a result of economic
growth, ASEAN integration, political stability, improved infrastructure and a
more integrated tourism plan,” Mr. Somethearith said.
Mr. Ho Vandy, advisor to Cambodia
Chamber of Commerce and a president of World Express Tours and Travel, said
rising domestic tourism was also fuelling demand for hotel rooms. An increasing
number of families are taking weekend trips and this is creating a shortage of
rooms in many popular destinations, he said.
Source: http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/19526/trend-setting-hotelier-opts-for-khmer-design/
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