Marissa Carruthers

Southeast Asia

Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Senior Editor at Kiripost

Journalist| editor| dreamer| living in Cambodia Editor at @Kiripost

Articles

Helicopter tourism in Cambodia draws interest from Bell Textron

1 week ago | ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers

Cambodia’s helicopter tourism sector is set to soar to new heights as Bell Textron explores opportunities in the market, positioning its Bell 505 as a suitable option for the country’s growing demand in this area. During a three-day test flight of the five-seater aircraft in Phnom Penh, Bell demonstration pilot Sean Mah said that Cambodia’s economic growth and rising interest in premium travel make it a strong candidate for the introduction of the Bell 505.
Insiders guide on what to see, eat and do in Cambodia’s Phnom Penh

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Marissa Carruthers

Phnom Penh is a city on the move – upwards. But although the increasing number of upscale sky bars afford a bird’s-eye view of the ever rising skyline, it’s the Cambodian capital’s backstreets where the action is. Founded in 1865 under French rule, Phnom Penh earned itself the moniker Pearl of Asia due to its sweeping boulevards, colonial, art deco and new Khmer architecture and, later, a thriving rock ’n’ roll scene.
Myanmar tourism stakeholders unite to aid earthquake victims in Mandalay

1 month ago | ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers

Tourism stakeholders in Myanmar have united to provide aid in support of communities affected by the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which had its epicentre in Mandalay. On Monday, Myanmar Tourism Marketing, the Union of Myanmar Travel Association, Myanmar Hotelier Association, and Myanmar Tourism Federation held a meeting, with a team on the ground in Mandalay working to provide basic needs, including medicine, water, food, and shelter.
New project empowers communities through sustainable tourism in Cambodia and Vietnam

1 month ago | ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers

A pilot project aimed at developing sustainable tourism, with a focus on empowering women, youth, and rural communities, has been launched in Cambodia and Vietnam under the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Destination Eco-Talents (DET) initiative. From March 26 to 28, the OIF organised a workshop for the DET project in Siem Reap, Cambodia, a pilot country for the initiative designed to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism.
Cambodia targets year-round tourism with focus on secondary destinations

2 months ago | ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers

As Cambodia seeks to attract more tourists to secondary and tertiary destinations, securing foreign investment in products is key.
India’s wellness tourism is in the pink of health

2 months ago | ttgindia.travel | Marissa Carruthers

As the world becomes increasingly health conscious amid mounting air pollution and congested urban hubs, India is noting an uptick in wellness tourists seeking to rebalance their body, soul and mind. Baby Mathew, chairman and managing director of Somatheeram Ayurveda Group, noted an increase in interest from Asia, especially Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, and notably among the young.
India’s wellness tourism is in the pink of health

2 months ago | ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers

As the world becomes increasingly health conscious amid mounting air pollution and congested urban hubs, India is noting an uptick in wellness tourists seeking to rebalance their body, soul and mind. Baby Mathew, chairman and managing director of Somatheeram Ayurveda Group, noted an increase in interest from Asia, especially Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, and notably among the young.
Cambodia gets better connected

Jan 19, 2025 | ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers

Tourism players are hopeful that vastly improved infrastructure will help position Cambodia as a standalone destination, making remote destinations easily accessible. The opening of Cambodia’s first expressway, connecting Phnom Penh to the coastal city of Sihanoukville in late 2022 was deemed a gamechanger, cutting travel times from about five to six hours to about two, making the coast and islands more accessible to travellers.
Fluid Cambodia-Thailand-Vietnam access on the cards

Jan 16, 2025 | ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers

Cambodian tourism players have welcomed plans for a boat link between Thailand’s Trat and Cambodia’s Kep and Kampot as well as Vietnam’s Phu Quoc, claiming it will boost regional tourism and help lure more visitors to the Kingdom’s coastal areas. Sinan Thourn, chairman of PATA Cambodia, said the PATA Cambodia chapter has been collaborating with counterparts in Thailand and Vietnam through the Cambodia-Vietnam-Thailand Economic Corridor (CVTEC) platform for many years to promote waterway travel.
Cultural pursuits

Jan 12, 2025 | ttgmice.com | Marissa Carruthers

Asian Trails Laos entertained a French delegation of 43 with a three-day immersion into the country’s rich culture and heritage in the UNESCO-crowned former capital of Luang Prabang Cultural MICE immersion programme Event briefAsian Trails Laos organised a three-day event in Luang Prabang in November for a group of 43 delegates as an annual trip for a professional association in France.