Number of international tourists to Angkor up 543% in H1

Local and international sightseers visit Angkor Wat to catch a glimpse of the sunrise in June. - Apsara National Authority

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park received 385,769 foreign visitors in the first half of this year, up 543 per cent from only 59,983 in the same period last year, said a press statement on Wednesday (July 5).

The ancient park earned US$17.87 million in revenue from ticket sales during the January-June period this year, up 638 per cent from $2.42 million in the same period last year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise's statement.