Chinese tourist numbers high
Foreign tourists visiting Cambodia increased more than 24 per cent for the first eight months of the year compared to the same period last year, while tourism officials expected Chinese visitors could be ranked number two in the Cambodian tourism market in the future. According to figures the Ministry of Tourism released yesterday, the numbers of international tourists reached were 2,334,793 – an increase of 24.5 per cent if compared to the same period of eight months last year which accounted for 1,874, 985 tourists. … The data shows Vietnamese visitors grew 27.3 per cent, from 408,517 up to 520,165 tourists, while South Korean tourists grew 26 per cent, jumping from 227,545 to 287,210. Chinese tourists grew 31 per cent, jumping from 158,492 up to 207,617 visitors for this period. …
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