Cambodia: Tourism revenue drops by US$5bil


Tourists visited Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province. - The Phnom Penh Post/Asian News Network

PHNOM PENH, Sept 5 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia lost US$5 billion in tourism revenue in 2020 because of Covid-19, Ministry of Tourism secretary of state Tith Chantha said.

At a recent interview with the Post, Chantha said: “Our tourism sector earns about US$6 billion a year from domestic and international travel. But we have lost international tourists and we can lose national tourists too. We studied the impact and we have lost US$5 billion from our annual revenue.

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