PHNOM PENH, Nov 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia attracted more than 1.57 million international visitors, in the first 10 months of 2022, according to a tourism ministry’s report today.
During the Jan-Oct period, Thailand topped the chart of international tourist arrivals to Cambodia, the report said.
It added that, 35.5 percent of the visitors entered the kingdom by air, 63.8 percent by land and 0.7 percent by waterways.
“Based on this figure, Cambodia is projected to receive up to two million international tourists in the entirety of 2022,” Tourism Minister, Thong Khon, said.
Tourism is one of the four major pillars supporting Cambodia’s economy. In the pre-pandemic era, the kingdom received 6.6 million international tourists in 2019, generating 4.92 billion U.S. dollars in revenue.
Cambodia is well known for its three world heritage sites, namely the Angkor Archaeological Park, in Siem Reap province, the Preah Vihear Temple in Preah Vihear province, and the Sambor Prei Kuk Archaeological Site in Kampong Thom province.
In addition, it has a 450-km pristine coastline, stretching across four south-western provinces.– NNN-AKP
