Visitors at the Angkor Botanical Garden in Siem Reap town’s Kokchak commune on May 22, just three days after its inauguration. - APSARA
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Minister of Tourism Thong Khon on Aug 16 reported that the number of domestic and international visitors to Siem Reap in the first seven months of 2022 was a bit behind track, at 54.54 per cent of the expected full-year total, as his ministry explores special travel offerings for the northwestern province and pushes to level up the hospitality scene as well as train and upskill workers.
There were 1,242,854 visitors to the province in the January-July period, he noted, adding that the 2,278,854 travellers anticipated this year would mark a 326.75 per cent rise over 534,005 in 2021.
