Election worries for tourists
Chris Leyland had forgotten about Cambodia’s national elections when he made plans to travel into Phnom Penh from Vietnam with Jess Jackson, 34, and her two children.
Had Leyland, a 41-year-old from Oxford, UK, remembered that it wasn’t going to be a normal weekend in Cambodia, he would have rescheduled the Phnom Penh trip as a precaution, because “you never know what could happen”. …
Bouts of election-day violence were reported in the city, and the US embassy reissued a travel warning online to “avoid areas prone to gatherings, and immediately vacate any area where crowds are gathering”.
Despite tension, though, many tourists are facing the election with interest rather than fear, and government and private sector representatives have attributed any drop in arrivals to the low season, not mounting election anxiety.
Operations at Phnom Penh International Airport ran as usual on Sunday, with no implication on air traffic …
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