For festival, any water will do
This year’s subdued Water Festival festivities in the capital, where traditional boat races were cancelled, has resulted in a bump in tourism in the provinces as Cambodians use the three-day holiday to visit their families, enjoy cultural activities and lounge on beaches.
“It was unusually quiet in the capital today, as most of the city’s residents travelled to the provinces for the holiday,” said Ang Kim Eang, president of the Cambodian Association of Travel Agents.
He said last year’s water festival, which saw traditional boat races held for the first time in Phnom Penh since 2010, kept most residents in the city for the event and drew an additional one million Cambodians from the countryside. …
Cheng Sokhorng
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