Cambodia named world's best destination for tourists

Tourists wearing facemasks visiting the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province. Cambodia has won the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association's (PATWA) International Travel Award for Best Destination, local media reported on Friday (March 13). - AFP

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has won the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association's (PATWA) International Travel Award for Best Destination, local media reported on Friday (March 13).

Thourn Sinan, chairman of PATWA's Cambodia chapter, said Cambodia won because of its rich heritage, public safety and friendliness of its people.