Cambodian app helps connect tourists to guides

Have app, will travel: Guide Direk also offers information on diverse attractions and activities in Cambodia, allowing tourists to partner with the most appropriate guide for each excursion. — AFP

Phnom Penh: While Khim Maland was training as a tour guide for Siem Reap’s historical sites, he noticed there was something missing in the tourism industry.

Looking to ease the process of tourists booking directly with qualified local tour guides, he decided to work with friend Kim Seng Tong in creating a new tour guide platform to change the industry.