GCG Asia Cambodia Latest News: 2021 Beach Festival

Latest News: GCG Asia Cambodia’s Official Announcement of 2021 Beach Festival

Yes we know, that just by the title you may be alarmed as to whether this is a good or a bad thing. It is always important to keep and have a positive attitude because believe it or not, the GCG Asia Cambodia festival madness has just been launched and is here to stay. What does this mean? We are back to throwing the largest events. Many of you may be wondering how this is actually possible amidst the pandemic but we have definitely followed the guidelines, rules and restrictions in order to make this possible. 

 

Is it not about time we let loose? I am sure we can all agree that the pandemic has definitely taken a toll on all of us whether mentally, emotionally, physically and most important of all socially. Think about it. If your job requires you to do a whole lot of networking then you have definitely been denied the privilege to grow and further your influence, opportunities and career. This is why the GCG Asia Cambodia festival madness has been launched. To act and promote a form of healing to everyone who will be able to attend. GCG Asia Cambodia believes that we need to restore a sense of normalcy in our lives even if it means having a three day event. The reason behind the GCG Asia Cambodia festival madness name is because GCG Asia Cambodia believes it is a time to release all the madness, fatigue and mental exhaustion the pandemic has placed upon us. Think of it like a stress relief therapy. 

 

GCG Asia Cambodia festival madness will be a beach side musical gathering held in Cambodia and has for sure been the latest news since GCG’s official announcement. We already know that Cambodia has a lot to offer when it comes to excursions, conservation, history, food and tourist attraction sites. GCG Asia Cambodia put this in mind as the few favorite gems of Cambodia to see which are also all in close proximity to the festival. “GCG Asia Cambodia encourages its attendees to explore the magical paradise of Cambodia, get familiar with the local culture during the amazing weekend of the festival of arts, music and fashion. There will also be a number of featured acts that are bound to blow your mind,” said GCG Asia founder and CEO Sokhom Visal. 

 

 

GCG Asia Cambodia is quite aware that there may be sites that may try to scam individuals by selling fake tickets and it is for this particular reason that we have set up a social media page that has officially been verified. For those who do not know what social media verification pages look like, they have a blue tick right next to the username. The link on the GCG Asia Cambodia festival madness social media page enables individuals to browse through the tickets they want and buy it directly from us. We have made sure that this is secure so as to avoid individuals falling victim to a scam. 

 

 

Besides preventing any sort of scams from taking place or happening I am sure many may be concerned about the Covid restrictions. Let’s be honest, no one wants to buy a ticket only for an event to be cancelled. Not only is it tiresome to the organisers to return the money but also takes a toll on the individual and could promote anxiety on whether or not they would be able to get their money back. 

 

 

Another factor is that lately most of the events that were announced and meant to take place have been cancelled due to the covid restrictions and who knows, maybe the planners did not follow the guidelines however with the GCG Asia Cambodia festival madness, no one will absolutely have to worry about that. We have taken it upon ourselves to ensure that all covid-19 safety protocols will be strictly adhered to. 

 

 

One of the ways we have done this is to ensure no entry without a mask which is definitely a standard protocol but we will also only be promoting cashless payments. What this means is there will be an app that enables individuals to load money prior to the event and pay using the GCG Asia Cambodia paybill number to avoid the touching of money, cards and card machines.

 

 

In short, what we are trying to say is that anyone and everyone is welcome to the GCG Asia Cambodia stress relief festival as we all know the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on everybody. Tickets of course will be available on our social media platform and no one will have to worry about the event being cancelled. GCG Asia Cambodia is definitely looking forward to having all of you there celebrating with us. 

 

 

Stay tuned for more details which GCG will unveil as we get closer to the date. Follow twitter and join the telegram channel for latest updates. 

Choose Legit Lodgings with GCG Cambodia, Your Ultimate Travel Partner 2021

Choose Legit Lodgings with GCG Cambodia, Your Ultimate Travel Partner 2021

Choosing a destination to vacation in is not always easy. There are over three million vacation homes in the world. You have probably imagined all the countries you could visit since you were probably a child and even saved up an entire lifetime to visit certain kinds of places. The truth is even if you have your dream destination, choosing a legitimate accommodation within your destination can be just as hard if not confusing. Let’s look at it like this. You can log onto official websites like GCG Asia and view different kinds of hotels, villas and home stays. Some you may like but could however be way out of your price range while others, may be within your price range but not as desirable as what you would hope for. That’s where GCG Cambodia comes in. 

 

Let’s let GCG CEO and Founder Sokhom Visal give you a latest update from us: 

 

“Being a travel enthusiast, I remember looking through websites for the different types of accommodation they would offer in my desired destination. Perusing through the pictures would only make it harder. As the founder & CEO of the GCG Cambodia travel website, my main intention was to reduce the rate of scams that would occur with people looking to travel or booking homestays. 

 

As my company grew bigger, I began to look deep into the kind of ‘struggles’ I would have when I wanted to travel. I felt that this would make me more relatable to my customers and have better customer service, hence the creation of GCG Cambodia. GCG Cambodia is an extension of GCG Asia Travel Cambodia. 

 

Think of it like the west wing in a mansion. Both fall under the same roof, yet serve two different purposes which in turn help aid the function of the other. GCG Cambodia makes work easier because it narrows down hotels in a consumer’s price range as well as their desired accommodation. 

 

As the founder of both GCG Asia Travel Cambodia and GCG Cambodia, I wanted to drive for comfort. I also wanted to be able to serve each and everyone. I wanted to serve all classes. Being a realist, I knew GCG Asia Travel Cambodia was not able to serve certain social classes hence my creation, GCG Cambodia. I learnt that greed only drives away your customers and you as a business owner into a deep whole. I then decided to come up with GCG Cambodia where many needs would be catered for. GCG Cambodia caters for all the affordable prices that entail travelling. From accommodation to flight tickets, tour guides once you have reached your destination, food, basically everything,” says GCG Asia founder, Sokholm Visal. 

 

We believe that creating GCG Cambodia as a wing to GCG Asia Travel Cambodia was one of the best decisions we ever made. It caters to consumers’ budget, uniqueness and luxury. As you know, it is hard to find the most suitable budget rental that has no challenges however we have managed to partner up with certain rental homes that can cater to each and every social class. 

 

From students, to work colleagues and families, we have suitable and desirable homestay rentals that can fit each and everyone’s needs. Each of the rentals have a uniqueness to them from bamboo made windows and floors to staircases. Believe it or not it is possible for these same uniquely designed rentals to have beautiful modern pieces such as chandeliers and good bathrooms. 

 

“When we chose to partner up with other homestays, a lot of thought went into it. There was intention behind it. We wanted our consumers to feel as though they were home away from home so we partnered up with homestays that catered to our consumers desires and enabled them to have a good time within their budget. We also considered location. As a traveller, I prefer close-by accommodation. What do I mean? I would look for the simplest things when I would travel. One thing that mattered to me most was the distance from the airport to the accommodation. This is because I would sometimes travel long distances. 

 

With GCG Cambodia, I had this in mind. I made sure our consumers were able to choose where they wanted to stay and paired it up with the certain activities they would like to do in that particular area of choice. I wanted to show that our consumers could be satisfied and get great homestays at really affordable prices, ” says GCG Asia founder, Sokholm Visal. 

 

GCG Cambodia also likes to promote and support the local community. This is in terms of craftsmanship. There are many rentals that are beautiful and bring out the Cambodian culture. GCG Cambodia highly appreciated the local craftsmanship. 

 

Catering to and having guests from all over the world, brings about different cultures which share the same appreciation that GCG Cambodia has towards the local community and craftsmanship. We also have partnered up with properties that have beautifully designed communal lodges where people can interact with each other and exchange cultural lessons. We are proud to say GCG Cambodia has been a success so far as we have been able to make good money. Many of our clients are students who travel in groups and they are always amazed at how all the rentals GCG Cambodia has partnered up with uses reclaimed materials creatively. 

 

GCG Cambodia is happy not only because our business and creation is flourishing but we are also able to inspire the young students to be great entrepreneurs of tomorrow while conserving the environment, catering to their needs and getting our return on investment. 

 

Don’t forget to follow GCG Cambodia on twitter for latest updates, and GCG’s telegram channel for official announcements and breaking news! Until next time.  

GCG Asia Latest News: The GCG Scam Malaysia Initiative to Prevent Travel Scams in Malaysia

GCG Asia Latest News: The GCG Scam Malaysia Initiative to Prevent Travel Scams in Malaysia

If you are not quite familiar, GCG Asia Travel Cambodia founder was inspired to build his blog website due to his past traumatic scam experience. With his plan and official announcement to launch the GCG Asia Malaysia project, he has also decided to launch the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative. 

 

The GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative, as its name suggests, will be based in Malaysia. It is basically a programme that educates our visitors on how to avoid scams. GCG Asia founder and CEO, Mr.Visal felt that this was necessary because of his personal experience. 

 

“It took me a long time to get over the fact that I was a victim of a scam. I literally lost everything and had to start once again from scratch. Imagine working hard your whole life, and saving up money to enjoy the fruits of your labour but it all goes to vain. All the years of hard work snatched away in one second.”

 

This is why I founded GCG ASIA TRAVEL CAMBODIA and I’m looking forward to the launch of GCG ASIA MALAYSIA where the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative can educate people on how to tell what a scam is and what is not. To be completely and utterly honest, I never thought it would happen to me. 

 

I would also like the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative to incorporate and include investment skills to our guests and clients and educate them on the importance of having assets if not at least one. I realised this was very important when I got scammed. Despite losing the money in my bank card, I still owned two houses. One that I lived in and the other that I put up for rent. I was able to stay afloat for a long period of time while I figured out what my next move was. 

 

It was also not smart of me to keep all my money in one bank account but the truth is I thought I was educated enough on scammers and their ways that this was the last thing I expected would happen to me,”said Mr Visal on his reasons for launching the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative. 

GCG Asia Scam Malaysia prevents travel fraud in Malaysia 

 

Despite wanting to curb travel scams and fraud on a larger scale and protect many individuals we can only start from where it hits home as we aim to spread the news broadly to larger borders. We want our guests and clientele to understand that the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative is not only to encourage them to use our official website that will serve their travel needs. 

 

We have an even greater mission which is ensuring that they do not have to worry about being scammed while they arrange their travelling plans and lose everything all because of a desired vacation. We want them to feel safe. We want to cater to their needs and most importantly, make them feel as though they are home away from home. Even with being aware, it is still easy to fall victim to a scam. I strongly believe in the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia and feel that it was the right move to launch such an initiative. The thing is, many of us believe that as long as we know the trends these fraudsters use to carry out their scams, being alert at all times and avoiding unfortunate situations. However that is not the case. This is because these scammers come up with new ways each and every day to steal other people’s hard earned money. 

 

A recent trend has been discovered where scammers put up fake car hire sites in order for victims to compromise their personal information. As soon as we found this out, we decided to provide personal car hire services for our visitors. But you see, at the end of the day there is only so much a company like GCG can do. This is why the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative is very important. The GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative will raise awareness on such incidents to protect our guests at all costs. Guests will also be able to register for updates from the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative in order to keep up with the latest trends the scammers will be using so that they can avoid these fraudsters and being scammed like a plague. 

 

“I am certain that our visitors will benefit from the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative. This is mainly because the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative is the first of its kind. I say and ask this in the most humble way but have you ever heard of any travel agencies or resorts that cater to educating their guests and are launched specifically for their visitors and people in general not to become victims of a scam? While we seek to promote luxury and comfort, the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative will be a new and unique experience for Malaysia and once the word spreads it will also benefit the tourism industry in Asia,” Mr. Visal mentioned. 

 

Famed for the spirit of an Asian market the GCG Asia Scam Malaysia initiative seminars will be held in an open area setting once again considering the current times and global outbreak. We will definitely make sure safety measures are in place while creating a beautiful ambience for learning, vacationing and networking. 

 

Stay tuned for more information on the initiative by visiting the official website. And don’t forget to follow us on GCG Asia’s twitter and telegram channel for updates! 

 

GCG Asia Brings GCG Asia Scam Awareness in Travel from Cambodia to Malaysia

GCG Asia Brings GCG Asia Scam Awareness in Travel from Cambodia to Malaysia

Just by the title, I am sure a lot is going through your mind. Our organisation and founder of  GCG ASIA TRAVEL CAMBODIA has decided to cut across the Asian continent and we plan on launching GCG Asia Malaysia soon after the pandemic breaks so yes, this is not a scam.  

 

There has been an increase of the purchasing power in the Asian region and we believe that there is no better time to launch GCG Asia Malaysia to prevent scams to those who live or plan to visit the country. Of course it will take a long time before we ensure that not everyone falls victim to a scam but having the GCG Asia Malaysia anti-scam expertise behind it will promote more of our clients and other people booking from our website therefore reducing the risk of scams. 

 

GCG Asia Cambodia has become one of the most prominent and most sought after travel sites. By launching GCG Asia Malaysia and scam prevention awareness services, we ensure that our prices are made affordable to all social classes and we will continue to bring this message to Malaysia. 

 

This is because many young people, especially college students who are looking to visit Cambodia, could now afford quality and affordable accommodation. This is what has inspired us to create and hopefully launch the GCG Asia Malaysia anti-scam travel site in the near future to not only protect our clients; old and new, from scams but to also cater to the millennials and make it possible for them to explore Asia within their budget reach and comfort zones. 

 

Let’s face it. Millennials and the Generation Z have completely overturned the luxury market to new heights and levels. What this has done is it has created a foreseeable future for an improvement in the economy within Malaysia and Asia as a whole, which is something that is very motivating to see. 

 

We plan on maintaining these new standards yet still ensuring that recreational and entertainment services are rich in the culture. GCG Asia Malaysia will be against scams and will not only be heaven and an affordable paradise on earth, but will also be extremely real, attainable and most definitely not a scam. 

 

GCG Asia Malaysia anti-scam mission is a carry over from GCG Asia Cambodia and is true to our roots of the impetus for our founding. As mentioned earlier by our GCG Asia founder and CEO, getting scammed in Malaysia was the inspiration for setting up GCG Asia’s services in Cambodia. 

 

But let’s not get distracted. GCG Asia’s Malaysian outpost will have the interior and exterior that’s modern but with a traditional touch to it honouring the Asian culture. The GCG Asia Malaysia anti-scam motto remains: one people, one tribe and will not only cater to locals but to tourists, diplomats and expatriates living and working in Malaysia. This is because we want to promote equality, humility, peace and love and to look out for each other in cases of a scam. 

 

GCG Asia Malaysia’s scam prevention mission has made us alert of travel scams everywhere. GCG Asia in Malaysia will curate an ambience that is family friendly, exudes a great time and safety for everyone who uses our site and travel services as well as for no one to fall victim to a scam. It is for these reasons that we believe this project launch will be a huge success, one that both visitors and business partners will forever enjoy and will never forget their experience within GCG Asia Malaysia. 

 

GCG Asia Malaysia scam prevention ensures that Malaysian visitors will not have a traumatising experience from being victim to a scam but an enjoyable one. 

GCG Asia’s Malaysian Scam Experience has made us want to help prevent future Malaysian travel scams 

 

As with Covid-19 still rearing its head in today’s world and current society, we plan on making sure that we set certain restrictions that follow the protocols of precaution, prevention and safety from the global outbreak. Secondly, we have created a beautiful parking lot for our local guests and guests who would also like to hire cars during their stay. 

 

GCG Asia Malaysia scam prevention will be aimed at promoting the country in a safe way. It will also highlight the rich culture of Asia and reducing the rate of scams as well. We would like our visitors to not only experience the Asian Culture but also learn and take something back home where they can teach others to create a positive and upward spiral of literacy and appreciation of other cultures. GCG Asia Malaysia’s office will have an interior and exterior will be mostly DIY by combining the culture with our love for repurposing and conserving the environment. Think of it as the most elevated version of DIY that you will see. Each and every room will have a story that complements the entire resort. With everything having a story, it will be like adding many little stories into a book making it whole to give the full effect. 

 

GCG Asia Malaysia scam prevention will protect travellers to the country by public awareness and education through GCG Asia Malaysia anti-scam website. As a brand and branch of GCG Asia Cambodia, will aim to please our clientele and protect them from going through any scam whatsoever. 

 

GCG Asia Malaysia’s facilities and set up of the resort will ensure all our guests are catered to, educated on how to avoid a scam and will be encouraged to share parts of their culture with the new friends they make. 

 

With a growing population and a thriving economic environment, we can only envision that the luxurious resort we plan to launch will surpass the success standards we have set for it. Since travel plans have been on a back burner for a long time, many are experiencing the urge to travel and get out of their homes for a vacation. We believe that launching this resort project is a smart move because with the current situation of the pandemic, a vaccine has been established and many have taken the initiative to be vaccinated meaning within no time, everything will be back to normal and business will be booming again as usual. 

 

Stay tuned to GCG Asia’s Malaysian anti-scam website launch as well, which will be announced here soon. Follow GCG Asia on twitter and other social media for latest updates and news on all things travel to Cambodia and soon, Malaysia. 

 

GCG Asia’s Founder Scammed in Malaysia?

How to Avoid Travel Scams: GCG Asia Founder and CEO Opens Up

Motivated by increasingly common Cambodian scams, GCG Asia was formed to help travellers avoid falling prey to fraudsters and scammers. Travellers to Cambodia have found different ways to make money and con people. One of the most common ways is by posing as travel agencies or accommodation sites. They are able to get the money through clients who are forced to pay for these ‘services’ upfront. 

 

GCG Asia’s founder and CEO Sokhom Visal shares his story:

 

“I remember the first time I was scammed in Malaysia like it was yesterday. I followed the exact procedures I always take each time I travel. That is why it was so unbelievable and unpredictable. In all the recent years I have travelled, I would always make reservations before I reached the specific destination. This made my visit much easier on my arrival as well as in terms of settling down and more exciting to view and tour my preferred destination,” GCG Asia  founder about his scam experience. 

 

“It all happened so fast. Before I visit any country, I usually like to do a bit of research by reading the latest news. After a long night of surfing the internet, I found a ‘travel agency’ which provided tours as well as accommodation. The brand packaging was out of this world and the accommodation looked dreamy. I would never spend a lump sum of money during my travels because I was always more interested in touring my chosen destination.  

 

However, this agency completely blew my mind and changed that in one second. From the minute I clicked on their official website, I was amazed at each and everything from their brand packaging to how easy the website was to navigate. Thinking they were legit, I quickly booked my travel dates and everything else with them. The website was specifically offering accommodation, tours and flights to Cambodia with different packages depending on what an individual wanted,” GCG Asia founder about the scam.

 

Clueless about the scam, GCG Asia founder decided to book a package and pay for everything online not knowing that he had fallen for a scam. If you have shopped online before, then you know that at the payment stage an individual’s bank card details are always required. 

 

With an official website that is built to scam individuals, it is easy for scammers to copy the keyed in card information and access both your bank account and personal information. Once a scammer has your personal information, then it is possible for them to further commit crime using your identity. The GCG Asia founder then went ahead and keyed in his bank details and went to sleep happy that he was flying to beautiful Cambodia the day after.

 

“Before my flight, I prepared myself for the trip just like I normally would when I was flying out. The website I had booked my travel details with seemed so legit that they even sent me an email with all the travel information I needed including my flight ticket. The minute I arrived at the airport and was ready to check in to my flight is when everything turned sour. The airline did not recognise my ticket and I was almost arrested for ‘forging’ a plane ticket. 

 

Luckily I managed to show them the email and they mentioned it was a scam. They told me they were able to fit me into the same flight so I decided to buy another ticket. At this point, it had not clicked in my mind that I was scammed and if it did I only thought it was the ticket. Little did I know that my world was about to fall apart. While trying to purchase a ticket, they mentioned that my card was declined. Long story short, the scammers wiped off my card. I was completely traumatised and in shock. I mean I had put my trust in them. I quickly went to the police who eventually helped me block my card and bar the scammers from using my personal information,” explained GCG Asia’s scam victim and CEO Visal tells us. 

 

The GCG Asia founder shares with us that despite falling prey to a scam, the scam website and staged travel package motivated him to create GCG Asia travel. He also shared some tips on how to avoid a scam in Cambodia such as:

  1. Book with the GCG Asia official Website. It’s legit! 
  2. If you are scared of booking online, do everything physically.
  3. Learn the language to avoid being scammed off prices easily.
  4. In case you suspect that you have fallen victim to a scam, report to the authorities immediately.

 

GCG Asia advises tourists to use his official website as he has been a scam victim and is a strong advocate of eradicating that. He also likes his clients to feel safe and trust us. GCG Asia’s customer service is unmatched. Therefore, book with us today! 

 

That’s all for this post. Follow GCG Asia on twitter and join the GCG Asia telegram chat for latest updates! 

GCG’s Malaysia Origins: GCG Asia Founder Talks Being Scams & More

GCG’s Malaysia Origins: GCG Asia Founder Shares What Inspired Him to Start A Cambodian Travel Website.

GCG Asia founder Sokhom Visal sits down and feeds our curiosities about him and his business. Few may not know about GCGs Malaysian origins. GCG Asia CEO tells us the origins of his experiences that led to the beginnings of the GCG Asia travel company in Cambodia. And it all began when as an avid traveller Sokhom Visal took a trip to Malaysia. GCG Asia’s origins have a rather interesting history! Let’s find out more. 

Q: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO LAUNCH GCG ASIA?

Firstly, I am a travel enthusiast. Travelling has been my passion since my college days. When I initially created the GCG Asia blog website, it was mostly for my visiting in-laws from the US. I did not want them to go through a scam experience I had been through so it was more to protect them. They began to refer their friends and eventually, word got around about the GCG Asia blog website and tourists from all over the world began to use it.

Q: PLEASE TELL US MORE ABOUT THE GCG’s MALAYSIAN SCAM ORIGINS

Haha! GCG’s Malaysian scam beginning is quite funny in hindsight but at the time it was the most traumatising period of my life. Scam and fraud have become increasingly common so naturally, we are inclined not to just trust anyone and even then we are still prone to falling victim to a scam. Like I said, I have always been a travel enthusiast so with that came experience over the years that I had been travelling so I underestimated the chances of being a victim of scam. Before I visited any country, I would always do my research but never had I used a travel site before to book for everything. I remember how badly I wanted to visit Malaysia so I began to read about it. Suddenly, I came across a travel site advertisement that seemed like it had ‘great package deals’. 

Excited, I decided to pay for the ‘best package’ displayed as it offered a flight ticket, accommodation and a tour of Malaysia. Of course, because it was an online transaction, I used my card details and all hell broke loose on the day of my trip. To cut a long story short, as soon as I got to the airport I discovered that I had been scammed and that my identity may have also been stolen. I quickly reported this to the authorities and eventually we were able to resolve the problem although I had already lost quite an amount of money. To this day, I am still quite paranoid. This is also one of the reasons why I founded the GCG Asia travel blog website. I thought to myself, that if it was that easy for me to be a scam victim, it was possible for it to occur to anyone. 

I knew I had to protect my family so it is definitely a plus that tourists from all over the world use my site and I get to protect them from scams as well as build their trust in GCG Asia. Malaysia is a beautiful country. And though GCG Asia is based in Cambodia, GCG Asia’s Malaysian office will soon be set up to cater to demand. We are working hard to establish GCG Asia Malaysia soon. But meanwhile we are starting to gather Malaysian GCG Asia resources and put them on GCG’s official website. We’ll post an alert on GCG Asia’s twitter, telegram and social media channels, so follow us for the latest updates.

Q: WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY?

Looking back, I would not. GCG in Malaysia changed me for the better. Despite facing trauma and still being paranoid, I learnt that it is better to be extra careful than just careful. The scam also birthed the GCG Asia blog website which has been able to not only cater to my family and tourists all over the world but has also protected them from falling prey to scams like I did. By using the GCG Asia’s official website, they are saved from horrendous ordeals. 

Q: WHAT DOES GCG ASIA WEBSITE OFFER?

Haha. You know the funny thing is that the GCG Asia website was inspired by the scam experience I had been through. I recall looking through their website and imagining myself in the accommodation they had displayed. Their website was also beautifully designed and easy to navigate. It was user friendly. This is why it seemed so real. When I created the GCG Asia website, I went for the same concept. I wanted to make it easier for people to find what they were looking for and for tourists to be able to envision a home away from home experience. The GCG Asia website offers different packages including flights, accommodation and tour guides to the most beautiful places in Cambodia. We also pride ourselves in the quality of services we provide and in building trust with our clients.GCG Malaysia will also be the same. Again, stay tuned for the latest news about GCG Malaysia, coming soon!  

Q: ARE YOU STILL A TRAVEL ENTHUSIAST AFTER THE GCG MALAYSIA SCAM INCIDENT?

What can I say, old habits die hard? In good time I am looking to expand, from Malaysia GCG is going to legit expand across the world. All in due time!

Q: PARTING SHOT?

Firstly, thank you so much for having me. I would just like to send a message to anyone that has been through a challenging experience. What doesn’t kill you can either break you or make you rise like a phoenix. The choice is in your hands. Lastly, when in doubt always use the GCG Asia website, and follow us on twitter! 

Making Travel Investments: The GCG Withdrawal Campaign 2021

Making Travel Investments: The GCG Withdrawal Campaign 2021

In this post, we hear the latest news from GCG Asia founder & CEO Sokhom Visal himself as he unveils the GCG Withdrawal Campaign. Read all about what GCG Withdrawal is all about below!

What comes to your mind when you hear the word GCG Withdrawal? I’m sure you are wondering how this can also pertain to a campaign? I first founded GCG Asia Cambodia because I fell victim to a scam in Malaysia and had the hope of preventing family members and other people from going through the inconvenience and trauma that I did. This is why GCG Asia has customer service excellence embedded into our work culture. This is how GCG Asia works and it always will as long as I’m the GCG CEO.

By building GCG Asia, I also wanted to build trust between my clients and I. I manage to interact with many people on a daily basis and get to hear their experiences with my travel company as well as outside of GCG Asia Cambodia. Let’s just say that I have not been the only scam victim. Despite being a legit scam victim I learnt how to navigate the travel world and make worthy investments whether in the travel sector or other business sectors and this is why I am launching the GCG Withdrawal campaign.

The purpose of the GCG Withdrawal campaign is to educate people on how to establish legit and worthy investments as well as avoid scams. Just like it’s name, GCG Withdrawal educates on when to withdraw money to invest or when to withdraw your money from an investment.

But first, what are travel investments? The truth is many do not think of travel as an investment and I used to fall into that category. Making a travel investment can be securing or putting money away to enjoy and explore particular destinations or set up a travel camp like I did. With all this being said and done, the GCG Withdrawal campaign urges strongly that when making any sort of investments, we still have to remember why it is important to evaluate your business making decision as that will not only determine the value of your investment but will also propel the return on investment.

Is the place you are going to visit really worth it? Whether you’re going to Singapore, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, or other Asian capitals, will the travel company you desire to launch succeed? Are you certain you can double the money you put in? You must be wondering how it’s possible to make back money spent on a vacation but these are very important questions to ask yourself whenever you think about making this kind of investment. The answer is yes. It very much is.

Just like launching a company, when you decide to travel, socialising and meeting new and different people can give you an insight on the current market, investment trends and how to better your finances.

Believe it or not, I was about to fall prey to yet another scam for the second time. This is what really prompted me to begin the GCG Withdrawal campaign. I recently took a risk with my travel company, GCG Asia Cambodia, when I decided to make a new investment with the hope that it would lead to its expansion.

However, I consulted my friend Lester Yaw Foo Hoe, and thanks to him I caught the ponzi scheme in time and was able to turn my back on the so-called investment. This issue inspired the GCG Withdrawal campaign. There are so many reasons as to why I chose this particular name because everything revolves around it from the transactions I made to actively deciding to let go of this investment plan. To cut a long story short, I never went through with the investment and thought about how many people were prone to this kind of scam.

The GCG Withdrawal campaign is built to focus on educating as many people as possible on the travel sector and how to make investments in this particular business sector. As the founder of GCG Asia Cambodia, I am also extremely proud to announce that the GCG Withdrawal campaign is the first of its kind. GCG Withdrawal will not only focus on the audience at reach but clients worldwide. With a campaign like GCG Withdrawal, our hope is to build trust with our clients, help people navigate ways on how they can make travel investments and reduce their chances of being victims to any sort of scam.

The GCG Withdrawal campaign will not be an easy one considering it’s the first of its kind and GCG Asia plans on targeting and reaching many. However I am positive that it will be a success in which its goal will be achieved. I also believe that by partnering up with other organisations for the GCG Withdrawal campaign, expanding our regions to countries such as Singapore and Malaysia will be easier. Of course, it would be easier just to focus on Asia as we are based in Cambodia and can easily reach Asian capitals.

However one person falls victim to a scam everyday hence expanding our outreach.

For more information on the GCG Withdrawal Campaign, visit the official website for latest updates. Follow GCG Withdrawal campaign twitter for updates!

One on One with GCG Asia Travel Cambodia Founder

ONE ON ONE WITH GCG ASIA TRAVEL CAMBODIA FOUNDER

Honoured to have a one on one interview with GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia founder, we were able to feed our curiosities about him and his business. Take a look at this interview as Sokhom Visal answers all our questions. 

Q: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO LAUNCH GCG ASIA TRAVEL CAMBODIA?

Firstly, I am a travel enthusiast. Travelling has been my passion since my college days. When I initially created the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia blog website, it was mostly for my visiting in-laws from the United States of America. I did not want them to go through a scam experience I had been through so it was more to protect them. They began to refer their friends and eventually, word got around about the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia blog website and tourists from all over the world began to use it.

Q: PLEASE TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SCAM.

Haha. That was the most traumatising period of my life. Scam and fraud have become increasingly common so naturally, we are inclined not to just trust anyone and even then we are still prone to falling victim to a scam. Like I said, I have always been a travel enthusiast so with that came experience over the years that I had been travelling so I underestimated the chances of being a victim of scam. Before I visited any country, I would always do my research but never had I used a travel site before to book for everything. I remember how badly I wanted to visit Cambodia so I began to read about it. Suddenly, I came across a travel site advertisement that seemed like it had ‘great package deals’. Excited, I decided to pay for the ‘best package’ displayed as it offered a flight ticket, accommodation and a tour of Cambodia. Ofcourse, because it was an online transaction, I used my card details and all hell broke loose on the day of my trip. To cut a long story short, as soon as I got to the airport I discovered that I had been scammed and that my identity may have also been stolen. I quickly reported this to the authorities and eventually we were able to resolve the problem although I had already lost quite an amount of money. To this day, I am still quite paranoid. This is also one of the reasons why I founded the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia blog website. I thought to myself, that if it was that easy for me to be a scam victim, it was possible for it to occur to anyone. I knew I had to protect my family so it is definitely a plus that tourists from all over the world use my site and I get to protect them from scams as well as build their trust between GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia and I. 

Q: WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY?

Looking back, I would not. Being put through a scam changed me more for the better. Despite facing trauma and still being paranoid, I learnt that it is better to be extra careful than just careful. The scam also birthed the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia blog website which has been able to not only cater to my family and tourists all over the world but has also protected them from falling prey to scams like I did. By using the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia website, they are saved from horrendous ordeals. 

Q: WHAT DOES YOUR WEBSITE OFFER?

Haha. You know the funny thing is that the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia website was inspired by the scam experience I had been through. I recall looking through their website and imagining myself in the accommodation they had displayed. Their website was also beautifully designed and easy to navigate. It was user friendly. This is why it seemed so real. When I created my blog website, I went for the same concept. I wanted to make it easier for people to find what they were looking for and for tourists to be able to envision a home away from home experience. The GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia blog website offers different packages including flights, accommodation and tour guides to the most beautiful places in Cambodia. We also pride ourselves in the quality of services we provide and in building trust with our clients. 

Q: ARE YOU STILL A TRAVEL ENTHUSIAST AFTER THE SCAM INCIDENT?

Haha. What can I say, old habits die hard? In good time I am looking to expand the GCG ASIA Travel site across the world. All in due time.

Q: PARTING SHOT?

Firstly, thank you so much for having me. I would just like to send a message to anyone that has been through a challenging experience. What doesn’t kill you can either break you or make you rise like a phoenix. The choice is in your hands. Lastly, when in doubt always use the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia blog website. 

How to avoid cambodia travel scams

How to Avoid Cambodia Travel Scams

Motivated by the increasingly common scams that many fall prey to in this day and age, GCG ASIA TRAVEL CAMBODIA was formed. Fraudsters and scammers have found different ways to make money and con people. One of the most recent ways is by posing as travel agencies or accommodation sites. They are able to get the money through clients who are forced to pay for these ‘services’ upfront. 

“I remember the first time I was scammed like it was yesterday. I followed the exact procedures I always take each time I travel. That is why it was so unbelievable and unpredictable. In all the recent years I have travelled, I would always make reservations before I reached the specific destination. This made my visit much easier on my arrival as well as in terms of settling down and more exciting to view and tour my preferred destination.” GCG ASIA TRAVEL CAMBODIA founder Sokhom mentions.

“It all happened so fast. Before I visit any country, I usually like to do a bit of research. After a long night of surfing the internet, I found a ‘travel agency’ which provided tours as well as accommodation. The brand packaging was out of this world and the accommodation looked dreamy. I would never spend a lump sum of money during my travels because I was always more interested in touring my chosen destination; however, this agency completely blew my mind and changed that in one second. From the minute I clicked on their website, I was amazed at each and everything from their brand packaging to how easy the website was to navigate.

Amazed and at awe, I quickly booked my travel dates and everything else with them. The website was specifically offering accommodation, tours and flights to Cambodia with different packages depending on what an individual wanted.” GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia founder Visal says.

Waiting no longer, the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia founder decided to book a package and pay for everything online not knowing that he had just fallen prey to a scam. If you have shopped online before, then you know that at the payment stage an individual’s bank card details are always required. With a website that is built to scam individuals, it is easy for scammers to copy the keyed in card information and access both your bank account and personal information. Once a scammer has your personal information, then it is possible for them to further commit crime using your identity. The GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia founder then went ahead and keyed in his bank details and went to sleep happy that he was flying to beautiful Cambodia the day after.

“Before my flight, I prepared myself for the trip just like I normally would when I was flying out. The website I had booked my travel details with seemed so legit that they even sent me an email with all the travel information I needed including my flight ticket. The minute I arrived at the airport and was ready to check in to my flight is when everything turned sour. The airline did not recognise my ticket and I was almost arrested for ‘forging’ a plane ticket. Luckily I managed to show them the email and they mentioned it was a scam. They told me they were able to fit me into the same flight so I decided to buy another ticket. At this point, it had not clicked in my mind that I was scammed and if it did I only thought it was the ticket. Little did I know that my world was about to fall apart. While trying to purchase a ticket, they mentioned that my card was declined. Long story short, the scammers wiped off my card. I was completely traumatised and in shock. I mean I had put my trust in them. I quickly went to the police who eventually helped me block my card and bar the scammers from using my personal information.” GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia, Visal tells us. 

The GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia founder shares with us that despite falling prey to a scam, the scam website and staged travel package motivated him to create GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia. He also shared some tips on how to avoid a scam in cambodia such as;

  1. Book with the GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia Website
  2. If you are scared of booking online, do everything physically.
  3. Learn the language to avoid being scammed off prices easily.
  4. In case you suspect that you have fallen victim to a scam, report to the authorities immediately.

The GCG ASIA Travel Cambodia advises tourists to use his website as he has been a scam victim and is a strong advocate of eradicating that. He also likes his clients to feel safe and trust us. Therefore, book with us today.