International tourists visit one of Angkor Thom gates recently. - TOURISM MINISTRY
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): Siem Reap province has seen an impressive increase in the number of tourists arriving. Up to 16 inbound flights arrive per day, bringing up to 1,400 passengers, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Tourism.
The ministry said that in the January-October period, Siem Reap received a total of 1,792,549 visitors, more than eight times as many as the same period last year. 169,349 of the guests were international visitors, an increase of over twenty times.
