Cambodia reports 6 million tourist arrivals
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Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism reports that six million overseas guests got here to the nation between January and November 2024.
This marks a 22 p.c enhance from the 4.92 million seen in November 2023.
Thai nationals made up 1.91 million of the full, displaying a 15.4 p.c enhance and representing a 31.9 p.c market share.
On the opposite hand, Vietnamese nationals totalled 1.2 million guests, marking a 30.8 p.c enhance and a 20.1 p.c market share.
Chinese vacationers ranked third, with 769,775 arrivals, adopted by guests from Laos at 306,948, and the US at 190,856.
Other notable supply markets included South Korea, Indonesia, France, the UK, and Japan.
Shared borders
According to Khmer Angkor Tour Guide Association (KATGA) president Khiev Thy, the upper numbers of Thai and Vietnamese vacationers are largely as a result of nation’s shared land and water borders with these nations.
Thy, nevertheless, famous that the majority Thai and Vietnamese guests journey for enterprise actions, notably in border provinces, moderately than leisure visits to cultural or historic websites just like the Angkor temples.
He stated: “International tourists who visit cultural and historical sites, especially the Angkor temples in Siem Reap, are mostly from Europe, the US, China and Japan. Vietnamese and Thai tourists are relatively few.”
There was additionally a noticeable enhance in Chinese vacationers visiting Siem Reap this yr, however their numbers stay properly under pre-pandemic ranges.
Angkor Enterprise additionally reported that 898,339 worldwide vacationers bought tickets to go to Angkor Archaeological Park between January and November 2024, producing $41.91 million in income.
This marked a 28.33% enhance in ticket gross sales and a 28.76 p.c rise in income in comparison with the identical interval in 2023, when 699,996 overseas vacationers bought tickets, producing $32.45 million.
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