Sangkran set to break records in tourism and line-dancing

7 April 2015
The Phnom Penh Post
Industries / Tourism
Siem Reap Provincial Department of Tourism / Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC)

Preparations for this year’s Angkor Sangkran, Siem Reap’s largest cultural event, are almost complete, with half a million tourists expected to join in the celebration during Khmer New Year, according to provincial officials. Of the anticipated 500,000 visitors this year, the majority are expected to be domestic tourists, with foreigners making up about 7 per cent of total visitors, said Chheuy Chhorn, deputy director of Siem Reap’s Tourism Department. “The festival last year attracted close to 400,000 visitors. Of that number, more than 20,000 were foreign tourists. This year, we expect the number of foreign tourists to reach close to 30,000 people,” Chhorn said. …

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