{"id":2804,"date":"2026-10-09T01:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/kabarsula-whats-next-for-cambodia-g-adventures-bruce-poon-tip-and-sean-martin-on-its-brighter-future-bandar-slot-indonesia\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T01:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:27:01","slug":"kabarsula-whats-next-for-cambodia-g-adventures-bruce-poon-tip-and-sean-martin-on-its-brighter-future-bandar-slot-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/kabarsula-whats-next-for-cambodia-g-adventures-bruce-poon-tip-and-sean-martin-on-its-brighter-future-bandar-slot-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"kabarsula What’s next for Cambodia: G Adventures’ Bruce Poon Tip and Sean Martin on its brighter future bandar SLOT INDONESIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip and managing director for Australia, New Zealand and Asia, Sean Martin, believe tourism can help Cambodia rebuild its future, provided the communities who need it most share its benefits. Travel Weekly<\/em> joined them to unpack that subject and more.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Behind its ancient temples and warm hospitality, the Kingdom of Wonder is grappling with a dark past.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a country that endured some of the most unimaginable horrors of the 20<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0century, and the scars left\u00a0behind\u00a0by the Khmer Rouge are impossible to ignore.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But\u00a0so\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0resilience\u00a0of its people.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On location for GX, that resilience was palpable in the stories of the women working at Tuk Tuk Lady Driver, who champion their right to earn a meaningful income despite the rampant, daily misogyny they endure in their field.<\/p>\n

At Tonle Sap, a floating village, it was the wild waves and radiant smiles as the community gathered on motor boats to welcome us.<\/p>\n

At SPOONS Caf\u00e9 & Restaurant, it was the opulent banquet served with pride by former marginalised youth learning the skills to shape their futures.<\/p>\n

For G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip, that resilience is exactly why tourism matters here.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s always hope, and we can always be hopeful that the human spirit will prevail. Cambodia is a great example of that,\u201d he tells <\/span>Travel Weekly<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is also why G Adventures brought its fourth annual GX community tourism summit to Cambodia, pivoting\u00a0in early 2026,\u00a0despite the\u00a0country not having a bid\u00a0in\u00a0to host the event.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The women of Siem Reap\u2019s Tuk Tuk Lady Driver. Photo: Lucas Kschischang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The point of the trip\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cFor us, what makes it worth is where we can have the most impact,\u201d\u00a0G Adventures managing director Australia, New Zealand and Asia, Sean Martin\u00a0told\u00a0<\/span>Travel Weekly<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCambodia,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0had conflict\u00a0this year,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been an unlucky country for\u00a0a very long\u00a0time. And we felt that this event is that big and can have that much of an impact.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, following GX Jordan in 2025, Poon Tip says the destination saw an increase in tourism of 134 per cent. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Its figures like these that he says make it clear that travel can be a \u201ctransformational tool\u201d for the building of the future of Cambodia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the ability and the access now that we can be an instrumental part of that rebuilding. Or building \u2013 in this case, for the first time \u2013 tourism the way they want it for the future,\u201d Poon Tip says.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe media, creators and the 150 top travel sellers that are here on the Change Makers track really have a serious impact on these regions.\u201d <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But how does G Adventures, and its non-profit partner Planeterra, propose to do this?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For one, instead of simply sending travellers into a community, the aim is to make sure what when they arrive, the locals are the ones who benefit. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCommunity tourism is about a two-way conversation,\u201d Martin says. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not about us coming in and saying, \u2018You need to do this.\u2019\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0about us working with a local community to provide them income long term.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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GX Cambodia delegates at Angkor Wat. Photo: Lucas Kschischang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tourism with a return<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Martin is clear that getting this right requires more than putting a\u00a0mandatory\u00a0community experience into a brochure.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes a real skill to design trips that combine both \u2013 combine the big highlights, but also ensure while you\u2019re doing that, the local communities do benefit.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

G Adventures does not pretend every project succeeds.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will go to communities. We will start projects. They don\u2019t always work,\u201d Martin says. \u201cBut when they do, which we\u2019ve seen in the last couple of days, the impact is just huge.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The company says it holds its buying and product teams accountable for ensuring money stays in communities and that local people\u00a0actually want\u00a0to\u00a0participate.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because the fundamental question is not whether tourists enjoyed themselves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAre the locals happy that tourism exists? Are the locals involved in tourism conversations? Or is it a one-way conversation?\u201d Martin says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTravel is a real privilege, but it\u2019s also about choices,\u201d he says. <\/span>\u201cWe all have a responsibility to ensure that everyone benefits from tourism.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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An artisan at the Sambor Prei Kuk Conservation and Development Community. Photo: Lucas Kschischang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A destination rebuilt<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Poon Tip believes GX can be a catalyst, but he knows a standout event alone is not enough to transform a tourism economy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has to be fostered and cared for, and brought along very slowly,\u201d he says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Poon Tip sees tourism as part of Cambodia\u2019s longer recovery \u2013 a way to create opportunity in communities that have endured extraordinary hardship.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe right mix of government support, combined with the tenacity and resilience of the people, will be the perfect blend to be transformational for a lot of rural, marginalised communities,\u201d he says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To bring this about, GX and Planeterra plan to act as consultants on Cambodia\u2019s tourism assets, evaluating what the nation has presently and ensuring the benefits of travel to the Kingdom of Wonder are spread to the places that need it most.<\/p>\n

Poon Tip says that he sees a real passion for long, sustained investment in Cambodia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there will be in the future a deep relationship with Cambodia as a destination, not just a stop off on the way to Thailand or Vietnam,\u201d he says. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For Martin, the excitement lies in seeing firsthand that community tourism in Cambodia is already having generational impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s genuinely changing lives,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Because for all the temple parties awash with purple lights and unforgettable GX moments, the real measure of the summit will not be what happened during those five days in Cambodia. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It will be what happens long after GX Summit attendees have gone and Cambodia is standing on its own as a must-do destination for travel advisors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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