Le Meridien Angkor Becomes An Official Partner Of The 2010 Angkor Photo Festival To Ignite Contemporary Inspiration + Discovery
The closest luxury hotel to the temples of Angkor Wat, Le Méridien Angkor has partnered with the 2010 Angkor Photo Festival to ignite contemporary inspiration + discovery. Taking place from November 20-27, this festival is the first such event to be organized in Southeast Asia.
- (1888PressRelease) November 11, 2010 - Siem Reap, Cambodia - The closest luxury hotel to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat, Le Méridien Angkor has partnered with the 2010 Angkor Photo Festival to support its mission of creating a two-way platform for encounters + exchanges between Asia and the rest of the world, while fostering the careers of young Asian photographers.
In addition to its involvement as a patron of the festival, Le Méridien Angkor will curate uniquely-tailored experiences for its guests staying over the festival dates, November 20-27, 2010. "Our aim is to allow travellers to not only experience ancient Angkor, but to come face-to-face with Siem Reap's contemporary cultural renaissance," said Le Méridien Angkor General Manager, Gregory Anderson. The once sleepy town of Siem Reap is now a hotbed of innovation, creativity, and culture, fuelled by its growing world music, culinary, and art scene.
The Angkor Photo Festival's 2010 program will present works photographed around the world through exhibitions and outdoor slideshows, while also highlighting emerging Southeast Asian photographers. For the whole week, the festival will host various events in different locations throughout Siem Reap. In this 6th edition of the festival, over 110 photographers will come together in Cambodia to preset their work, including 50 Asian photographers. Their works will be curated by internationally renowned photography figures Yumi Goto, Antoine d'Agata, and Françoise Callier.
Created in 2005, the Angkor Photo Festival is the first such event to be organized in Southeast Asia. Each year, and for a week, the festival showcases exhibitions and outdoor slideshows in Siem Reap. The temples of Angkor become a hub that draws both famous and passionate photographers from around the world in a spirit of creativity and sharing. The strong educational goals of the Angkor Photo Festival set it apart from other photography events. During their stay, famous photographers tutor the Angkor Photo Workshops for emerging Asian photographers and the festival also presents its outreach program, the Anjali Children's Photo Workshops.
Le Méridien Angkor has been recently recognised at the World Travel Awards as Cambodia's Leading Hotel and Cambodia's Leading Spa for the fourth year in a row. Named the Oscar's of the Travel Industry by various publications, The World Travel Awards are held annually and represent the highest standard of excellence within the hospitality industry.
To discover more please simply e-mail reservations.angkor ( @ ) lemeridien dot com
call T: +855 63 963 900 or visit http://www.lemeridienangkor.com or http://www.angkor-photo.com
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ABOUT LE MERIDIEN
Le Méridien, the French-born hotel brand currently represented by 108 properties in more than 50 countries, was acquired by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) in November 2005. Since then, Le Méridien has gone through a brand re-launch, which included appointing a full-time Cultural Curator - French arts-provocateur Jérôme Sans - and transforming numerous guest touch points, thus bringing unique and interactive experiences to its guests. With close to 80 of its properties located in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Le Méridien brand provides a strong international complement to Starwood's primarily North American holdings. Plans call for dynamic expansion of Le Méridien hotels and resorts within the next five years, concentrating in the U.S., Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, including destinations such as India, Thailand and China. Le Méridien Hotels recently opened new hotels in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Shimei Bay (China), Dallas and will open in Philadelphia and Panama City in the coming months, and has recently signed new hotel deals in Taipei, Xiamen, Chongqing Nan'an, and Qingdao (China). For more information, please visit www.lemeridien.com.
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, INC.
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MEDIA CONTACT
For Le Méridien Angkor:
Masahiro Taguchi / masahiro.taguchi ( @ ) lemeridien dot com / +855 60 963 900 ext dot 5002
For The Angkor Photo Festival:
Camille Plante / info ( @ ) angkor-photo dot com / + 855 97 86 09 810
Sylvie Grumbach / sylvie.grumbach ( @ ) 2e-bureau dot com / 2e BUREAU: +33 (0)1 42 33 93 18
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