Tourism in Cambodia up 560 per cent over 2021


International tourists visit Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap. - TOURISM MINISTRY VIA FACEBOOK

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said that in the first seven months of 2022, Cambodia has received more than 740,000 international tourists – an increase of 560 per cent compared to the same period in 2021.

He added that the re-opening of all socio-economic activities had boosted major tourist destinations such as Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Preah Sihanouk province by bringing back visitors again.

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