Cambodia Tourism/Hospitality, Siem Reap
Skilled Internship
OVERVIEW AND LOCATION
Work with one of the leading online hotel booking agencies in Cambodia whose main focus is responsible tourism. You will be helping to build the portfolio of responsible hospitality and tour operators in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Working with hotels ranging from 5 star luxury to locally owned guesthouses you will be spending time meeting hoteliers and operators discussing their responsible tourism initiatives and how they impact the triple bottom line (maximising the local economy, helping the community and minimising negative environmental impacts) these will then be graded and written up on the website and marketed to responsible travellers.
FIELDS
Tourism, hospitality or related areas.
SCHEDULE
Students will be required to work five days a week, up to six hours a day, depending on the organisation.
DURATION
Internships are a minimum of 8 weeks duration.
ACCOMMODATION
Volunteers live in guesthouse accommodation in the heart of Siem Reap. The guesthouse has recently been renovated and is a very colourful, clean and safe environment to live in. Breakfast only will be provided yet there are plenty of laid back restaurants close by serving tasty Khmer and Thai cuisine. Volunteers also have the use of bicycles to get around the town and to and from work.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Many of the staff in the organisations you will be working with speak English and are keen to improve their skills and standard. We highly encourage you to learn a little Khmer whilst you are in Cambodia as it is an interesting language and will help you get by and get to know the locals.
COSTS AND INCLUSIONS
Costs included
Pre-departure workshop
Meet and greet on arrival
Transfers to and from airport and placement
Half board and accommodation
Orientation
Project placement
Use of bicycle
Mobile Phone
Back-up and support in-country during placement
Costs not included
Airfares
Vaccinations
Travel Insurance (possible to organise through Antipodeans Abroad)
HOW TO APPLY
Students are required to apply for an interview and submit a resume, a personal statement and two references. Students will then be offered a place on the program on the basis of their application.
ABOUT CAMBODIA TOURISM/HOSPITALITY
Cambodia, a developing country, borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the Gulf of Thailand in the region of South East Asia. Siem Reap is a town built on tourism for visitors wishing to see the Angkor Archaeological Park. Angkor Wat, a UNESCO registered world heritage site since 1992, is not only rich in archaeological monuments, ruins and statues, but cultural heritage and social tourism experiences, too. On average visitors stay 2.5 days at the temples and the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism estimates the average length of stay for tourists to Cambodia was 6.3 days in 2005.
Cambodia’s recent history also forms a marketable trade in dark tourism. Its Killing Fields and Prisoner of War camp S-21 are stark reminders of the tragic Khmer Rouge era (1975-1979), which is still very much part of Cambodia’s living social history today and current tourism trade.
Further south, situated at the gulf of Thailand, lies the beach resort Sihanoukville and Cambodia’s French colonial past can be explored at both Kep and Kampot. Throughout Cambodia there are further temples to see, national parks to explore and natural wonders to enjoy. Rare animal species can also be found including the near extinct, freshwater Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Mekong, vultures in the far north at Preah Vihear and moon bears and sun bears in a sanctuary at Tamao zoo just outside of Phnom Penh.
Work with one of the leading online hotel booking agencies in Cambodia whose main focus is responsible tourism. You will be helping to build the portfolio of responsible hospitality and tour operators in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Working with hotels ranging from 5 star luxury to locally owned guesthouses you will be spending time meeting hoteliers and operators discussing their responsible tourism initiatives and how they impact the triple bottom line (maximising the local economy, helping the community and minimising negative environmental impacts) these will then be graded and written up on the website and marketed to responsible travellers.
FIELDS
Tourism, hospitality or related areas.
SCHEDULE
Students will be required to work five days a week, up to six hours a day, depending on the organisation.
DURATION
Internships are a minimum of 8 weeks duration.
ACCOMMODATION
Volunteers live in guesthouse accommodation in the heart of Siem Reap. The guesthouse has recently been renovated and is a very colourful, clean and safe environment to live in. Breakfast only will be provided yet there are plenty of laid back restaurants close by serving tasty Khmer and Thai cuisine. Volunteers also have the use of bicycles to get around the town and to and from work.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Many of the staff in the organisations you will be working with speak English and are keen to improve their skills and standard. We highly encourage you to learn a little Khmer whilst you are in Cambodia as it is an interesting language and will help you get by and get to know the locals.
COSTS AND INCLUSIONS
Costs included
Pre-departure workshop
Meet and greet on arrival
Transfers to and from airport and placement
Half board and accommodation
Orientation
Project placement
Use of bicycle
Mobile Phone
Back-up and support in-country during placement
Costs not included
Airfares
Vaccinations
Travel Insurance (possible to organise through Antipodeans Abroad)
HOW TO APPLY
Students are required to apply for an interview and submit a resume, a personal statement and two references. Students will then be offered a place on the program on the basis of their application.
ABOUT CAMBODIA TOURISM/HOSPITALITY
Cambodia, a developing country, borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the Gulf of Thailand in the region of South East Asia. Siem Reap is a town built on tourism for visitors wishing to see the Angkor Archaeological Park. Angkor Wat, a UNESCO registered world heritage site since 1992, is not only rich in archaeological monuments, ruins and statues, but cultural heritage and social tourism experiences, too. On average visitors stay 2.5 days at the temples and the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism estimates the average length of stay for tourists to Cambodia was 6.3 days in 2005.
Cambodia’s recent history also forms a marketable trade in dark tourism. Its Killing Fields and Prisoner of War camp S-21 are stark reminders of the tragic Khmer Rouge era (1975-1979), which is still very much part of Cambodia’s living social history today and current tourism trade.
Further south, situated at the gulf of Thailand, lies the beach resort Sihanoukville and Cambodia’s French colonial past can be explored at both Kep and Kampot. Throughout Cambodia there are further temples to see, national parks to explore and natural wonders to enjoy. Rare animal species can also be found including the near extinct, freshwater Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Mekong, vultures in the far north at Preah Vihear and moon bears and sun bears in a sanctuary at Tamao zoo just outside of Phnom Penh.
