Featured by Asia Sustainable Travel
We’re pleased to be featured by Asia Sustainable Travel (AST), a platform dedicated to exploring the people, places and ideas shaping a more sustainable future for travel across Asia.
The feature was written by Jeremy Tan, co-founder of AST, visited Farmhouse Resort & Spa to explore how hospitality can become part of a wider model for creating lasting opportunities.
Can Hospitality Catalyze Enduring Change?
What happens when hospitality becomes part of a much bigger purpose?
In his feature, Jeremy takes readers inside Farmhouse Resort & Spa and the wider Smiling Gecko campus in rural Cambodia — exploring how hospitality, education, vocational training, agriculture and cultural development come together to create an interconnected model of opportunity.
From a former rice field that has grown into a 150-hectare campus, to Farmhouse serving as both a training ground and a source of income for the wider organisation, the feature looks at how tourism can play a role beyond the traditional guest experience. It also highlights the journeys of people such as Chef Mariya Un Noun, who developed her skills through Smiling Gecko and went on to lead the culinary programme at Restaurant UN.
The article offers an in-depth look at the people, enterprises and ideas behind the Smiling Gecko model — and the role Farmhouse plays in bringing them together.
Read the full feature by Asia Sustainable Travel to discover the story behind Farmhouse Resort & Spa and Smiling Gecko.
