International tourist arrivals to Cambodia down 59 per cent in first five months

Cambodia could lose about US$3bil of tourism revenue in 2020 due to the remarkable drop in international tourist arrivals. - AFP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia received 1.17 million foreign visitors during the first five months of 2020, down 59 per cent from 2.88 million over the same period last year, said a report released by the Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday (July 15).

China, Vietnam, Thailand, the United States and South Korea were the biggest sources of foreign tourists to the Southeast Asian country during the January-May period this year, the report said.