ABOUTAsia in the Media

50 Best Trips For 2012

Report by Isabel Choat, The Guardian UK, 24 November 2011

"18. Cambodia: Go wild! Large portions of private reserves in Cambodia are off limits to the public - or they were, until now. Cambodia specialist ABOUTAsia Travel has teamed up with the Sam Veasna Center (a sustainable tourism NGO) to run the Cambodia Super Tour special-access wildlife trip..."
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Brighten Up Your Travel Experience

Report by David Atkinson, The Daily Telegraph, November 2011
"AboutAsia Travel offers a six-night itinerary staying at The Plantation and Shinta Mani..."
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Where to go in December

Report by Isabel Choat, The Guardian UK, 7 November 2011

"For the next three months (Song Saa) is offering a major discount, so if you are going to splash out on a once-in-a-lifetime week of luxury, now is the time to do it..."
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The Revitalised Destination

THE SUNDAY TIMES, November 2011

"Cambodia has escaped its troubled past to become Southeast Asia's most vibrant country..."
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Hot holiday destinations for 2012

Article by Roshina Jowaheer, AOL Travel, 17 October 2011

"If you fancy a trip to the Far East, 2012 is the time to do it & Cambodia is tipped as the next big beach destination. A whole host of new luxury hotels opening in late 2011 confirms it's nearly ready to be placed on the A-list hotspot map..."
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Angkor Wat - The City of All Cities

National Geographic Magazine, August 2011

"If you are a first time visitor to Siem Reap & Angkor, check out AboutAsia, a luxury private Cambodia tour agency..."
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With Two in Tow

Article by Amanda Woodard, The Age, 28 August 2011

"Our minibus and guide are from the locally based company ABOUTAsia, which ploughs its profits into funding local primary schools for disadvantaged children..."
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Where to go in September

Report by Isabel Choat, The Guardian UK, 4 August 2011

"September is a canny time to tour the country. Hotels are still priced at low season rates, tourists will be sparse and the countryside will be lush and attractive after the monsoon period..."
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This Week:

Metro UK, August 2011

"Cambodia travel specialist ABOUTAsia is offering a private boat trip between Siem Reap and Battambang, taking a leisurely look at South East Asia's largest freshwater lake, the Tonle Sap..."
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The Seven Wonders of Asia

Article by Pia Gadari - Reuters correspondent for Asia, Time Out: Bejing, August 2011

"Knowing how to avoid crowds at Angkor's temples turns what could be a bewildering experience into one that's breathtaking, and it is made possible by Bunchhay, our expert guide from ABOUTAsia...."
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Insider Tips: Angkor

Article by Hazel Lubbock, Condé Nast Traveller, 23 June 2011

"Specialist touring company ABOUTAsia Travel guides travellers away from the tourist crowds. So we asked founder Andy Booth to share the lesser-known treasures of the Angkor..."
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A temple of your own

Article by David Whitley, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 2011

"To get the best out of the major sites, some cunning herd-avoidance strategies are needed."
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The best undiscovered beaches in the world

Article by Katie Jones, My Daily UK, 12 April 2011

"Cambodia is often ignored over neighbouring Thailand which means that the country boasts many more unspoilt beaches..."
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Asia's Greatest Getaways...

THE SUNDAY TIMES, 07 March 2011

"Song Saa is exciting because it mixes pure-shores escapism with an admirably eco-friendly attitude. ABOUTAsia Travel has a full-board week from..."
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Low-cost in Cambodia...

THE SUNDAY TIMES, 14 February 2011

"The cost to the volunteer of some projects can be equal to a flashy holiday in the Maldives. But not all. ABOUTAsia Schools is a non profit organisation and does not charge its volunteers...."
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Want a special holiday? Go to the people who know

THE TIMES, 5 February 2011

"The former French colonial town of Kampot offers a taste of old Indochina. Go this year before a new casino and golf resort change it forever...."
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Exploring Cambodia's temples off the beaten track.

Report by Michelle Jana Chan, BBC World News, 1 February 2011

"Each year more than a million tourists visit the temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia. It is one of the world's greatest religious monuments and the area is becoming increasingly congested. But if you are in search of rest and reflection, the country is blessed with hundreds of other temples - some of which rival the mystery and majesty of Angkor."
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Old and New Face of the East

Report by Ben McPartland, Hampstead and Highgate Express, 09 December 2010

"Specialist tours of Angkor and Beng Mealea can be organised through ABOUTAsia travel, whose expert guides specialise in the art of avoiding the throngs...."
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Fortress of Solitude

Report by Paul Sheehan, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 2010

"When you lose the crowds, a visitor can feel just a little like Henri Mouhot, the French naturalist who came upon Angkor in 1860 when the complex was still under a canopy of equatorial forest."
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Schaukeltour an den Ufern des Tonle Sap

Report by Daniel Paterlunger, Tages Anzeiger, 18 November 2010

"Tours to the villages of the Tonle Sap lake, with knowledgeable and language-skilled guiding, is offered by «About Asia Travel», a company in Siem Reap, that gives its profits to the building of schools..."
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Cambogia

Report by Pietro Scozzari, Panorama Travel, August 2010

"The only company was the guide and driver, two sweethearts under a tree 200 meters away and half a dozen docile water buffalo grazing in the golden water. Truly a spectacle of nature..."
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Asia's last Eden

Special Report by Christopher Cox, Condé Nast Traveller, July 2010

"To stay ahead of the pack, (Andrew) Booth pays his guides to spend a half-day every week researching new sights, routes, and seasonal specialties, all in the quest for spice notes..."
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Angkor Away

Side Trip by Christopher Cox, DestinAsian, April/May 2010

"Andrew J. Booth, president of Siem Reap-based tour operator ABOUTAsia, who started taking clients to Beng Mealea in 2005, just two years after the ruins were thoroughly demined..."
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Cambodia

Report by Coleen Caputo, Bavarian News, May 2009

""...we planned our trip using the travel agency, ABOUTAsia... What we found over our five-day trip was a safe country, rich in culture, history and spirit..."
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Angkor Wat - shadows of a lost empire

Article by Anne Chalfant, 2008

"...hire a quick-witted guide who can snake you in and out of temples without getting tangled with tour bus crowds..."
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Cambodian Lessons

Article by Rick Gunn, Nevada Appeal, 2007

"...thus began the other-worldly soundtrack that matched Angkor's mind-melting imagery with a type of immaculate seamlessness..."
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The Poor End of Town - Tourism to the Third World

An interview between Andrew Booth, and Nola Hersey, an independent journalist from Australia. Published in Ezine @rticles, 2005.

"...We are giving the neediest children of Cambodia an interest in their own heritage...This is no compromise of ethical tourism versus a great service for the tourist..."
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