TUI strengthens presence in Asia: Second opening in Cambodia expands portfolio to 25 hotels
Wellness meets world heritage at TUI Blue Angkor Grace
Seven hotel openings in Asia in the current financial year
TUI continues to expand in Southeast Asia
TUI Group continuous to expand in key Asian markets and announces its second hotel in Cambodia: TUI Blue Angkor Grace. The opening follows the launch of TUI Blue Sihanoukville in May 2025. In the current financial year, TUI has expanded its footprint in the region with the addition of seven hotels across China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia. This brings the group’s Asian portfolio to a total of 25 hotels in eight countries.
Situated in Siem Reap, Cambodia’s second-largest city, TUI Blue Angkor Grace boasts a prime location near the iconic Angkor Wat temple complex and the Tonlé Sap Lake.“We are delighted to support the expansion of the leisure hotel industry in Cambodia with our expertise and to bring more international attention to TUI Blue Angkor Grace, which is not only an excellent hotel but also a real gem for wellness seekers”, says Artur Gerber, CEO TUI Hotels & Resorts. “TUI BLUE Angkor Grace’s offerings will bring forth ancient wisdom and the power of Angkorian past into the present in order to heal ourselves, our family, our earth and our community”, adds Elain Younn, CEO of Grace Hospitality Company LTD.
TUI Blue Angkor Grace will feature 151 rooms. Focused on wellness, the hotel has different facilities to cater to various needs, including a hydrotherapy experience featuring a magnesium-rich pool, onsen and ice baths as well as traditional healing practices, offering rejuvenating scrubs and therapies. To complement those experiences, TUI Blue Angkor Grace also invites guests to enhance their wellness journey at the gym, which provides diverse activities led by certified coaches, as well as standard equipment. Additionally, the Aum Yoga Studio offers daily classes in a peaceful setting, while the Amazing Grace Sound Healing Temple offers sound therapy sessions. The Kids Wellness Center is dedicated to children’s development and wellbeing and is available for children between six months to 12 years old. The hotel has strong relationships with the local community in Siem Reap, for example, it collaborates with farmers to produce local ingredients for its culinary delights.
In the coming months, TUI will continue its strategic expansion across Asia, with plans to grow in sought-after holiday destinations such as Vietnam and Malaysia. The Group is also increasingly targeting travellers from the Asian region who are looking for authentic holiday experiences.
About TUI Blue
TUI BLUE offers experience-oriented lifestyle travellers a hotel product tailored to their individual needs – for adults, families or holidaymakers interested in local culture and authentic experiences. BLUE Guides provide great hospitality with a personal touch and the BLUE App offers guests lots of activities at their choice. The experiences are tailored for all ages and range from entertainment in a relaxed atmosphere to a holistic fitness and well-being programme as well as a variety of excursions. TUI BLUE hotels stand for food experiences with a local touch, including authentic regional dishes while also catering for all dietary needs or nutrition plans. The hotel brand has more than 90 hotels worldwide and expanding its portfolio with a strong focus on Asia, the Middle East and Africa. TUI BLUE is a global brand of TUI Hotels & Resorts‘ leading leisure hotel portfolio.
About TUI Group
The TUI Group is one of the world's leading tourism groups and operates worldwide. The Group is headquartered in Germany. TUI shares are listed in the MDAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and in the regulated market of the Lower Saxony Stock Exchange in Hanover. TUI Group offers its over 33 million customers integrated services from a single source and forms the entire tourism value chain under one roof. The Group owns over 400 hotels and resorts with premium brands such as RIU, TUI Blue and Robinson and 18 cruise ships, ranging from the MS Europa and MS Europa 2 in the luxury class and expedition ships in the HANSEATIC class to the Mein Schiff fleet of TUI Cruises and cruise ships operated by Marella Cruises in the UK. The Group also includes Europe's leading tour operator brands and online marketing platforms, for example for hotel-only or flight-only offers, five airlines with 125 modern medium- and long-haul aircraft and around 1,200 travel agencies. In addition to expanding its core business with hotels and cruises via successful joint ventures and activities in vacation destinations, TUI is increasingly focusing on the expansion of digital platforms. The Group is transforming itself into a global tourism platform company.
Global responsibility for sustainable economic, environmental and social action is at the heart of our corporate culture. With projects in 25 countries, the TUI Care Foundation initiated by TUI focuses on the positive effects of tourism, on education and training and on strengthening environmental and social standards. In this way, it supports the development of vacation destinations. The globally active TUI Care Foundation initiates projects that create new opportunities for the next generation.
