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Preah Sihanouk Province, most visited destination last week of June

Preah Sihanouk province was the most attractive destination in the last week of June, followed by Battambang and Siem Reap provinces. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501319260/preah-sihanouk-province-most-visited-destination-last-week-of-june/

Plastic campaign aims to promote tourism industry

After noticing Cambodia’s tourism sites became plagued with plastic waste during Covid-19 and with foreign visitors remaining low compared with neighboring countries, tour operator Jacques Guichandut decided to take action. ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/plastic-campaign-aims-to-promote-tourism-industry

Foreign visitors to Cambodia decrease by 94 pct in Q1

Cambodia received 70,901 international visitors in the January-March quarter (Q1) of 2021, down 94 percent from 1.15 million in the same period of last year, the Tourism Ministry said in a report released on Thursday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50856597/foreign-visitors-to-cambodia-decrease-by-94-pct-in-q1/

Angkor ticket sales earns $107 million

The Angkor Archeological Park, which include the famed Unesco-listed Angkor temples, earned income from entry tickets of $107.9 million in 2017, a 72.5 percent increase compared with the year before. ...

Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5099220/angkor-ticket-sales-earns-107-million/

Cambodia Receives 1.79 Million Foreign Tourists In First Five Months

Cambodia attracted 1.79 million foreign visitors in the first five months of the year, up 19 per cent over the previous year. From January to May, Vietnam remains the main source of visitors with 341,000 tourists, up 11 per cent year-on-year, followed by South Korea with ...

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=962064

Cambodia tweaks trip estimate

Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism has revised tourist travel arrivals from 3.8 million to 4.2 million by year-end. Tourism Minister Thong Khon told local media, earlier this week, that the adjustment was based on a January to April’s performance with 1.5 million trips. “Earlier, we forecast 3.8 million, ...

http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2013/06/cambodia-tweaks-trip-estimate/

Foreign visitors to Cambodia's World Heritage Preah Vihear temple rise 39 pct in 5 months

Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple, a World Heritage site, received 4,710 foreign tourists in the first five months of this year, up 39 percent compared with the same period last year, statistics by Preah Vihear province’s tourism department showed Tuesday. Kong Vibol, chief of the department, said ...

http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-06/19/c_132468531.htm

Cambodia: Visits on the rise

Cambodia is rapidly attracting more and more visitors from tourists to businessmen. Visits are continuing to climb as January figures show a 15.4 percent increase, Cambodia’s statistics and tourist Information Department reported. So far,the country has welcomed 404,106 visitors compared to 350,257 during the same ...

http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MmQ1MmMyNTUzMjJ

Cambodia forecasts 4 mln foreign tourists in 2013

Cambodia is predicted to greet 4 million foreign visitors this year, an expected 12 percent rise year-on-year, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said Monday. “Last year, we received 3.58 million foreign tourists, up 24 percent year-on-year, and generated total revenue of about 2.2 billion U.S. dollars,” he ...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/travel/2013-02/18/c_132176370.htm

Year of the Snake lures 85,000 visitors to Kampot

Almost 85,000 visitors traveled to Kampot over the first three days of the Lunar New Year. The 84,917 visitors included 1,252 foreigners with the Bokor Mountain resort alone attracting 67,548 visitors including 1,004 foreigners, [a tourism official] said. ...

http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZTkxNjBjZmNjN2M

Cambodia's World Heritage Angkor Wat attracts 2.06 mln foreigners in 2012

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Temple, one of the World Heritage Sites, received 2.06 million foreign visitors last year, up 28 percent compared to 1.61 million in a year earlier, a tourism report said Tuesday. The temple greeted 339,530 South Koreans last year, up 23 percent year-on-year; ...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2013-01/15/c_132103894.htm

Cambodia gains 3.5 million tourist arrivals in 2012

Cambodia in 2012 received 3.5 million foreign visitors, an increase of 25 per cent if comparing to 2011 and earned 2 billion US dollars for national income this year, tourism minister said on January 10. He also said:  for 2011, there were 8 million of ...

http://thesoutheastasiaweekly.com/?p=5285

Cambodia's world heritage Preah Vihear temple greets 93,340 tourists in 11 months

Cambodia’s Preah Vihear Temple, one of the world heritage sites, welcomed about 93,340 local and foreign visitors in the first 11 months of this year, up 87 percent compared with 49,740 tourists at the same period last year, the statistics of Preah Vihear provincial tourism ...

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/14/c_132040745.htm

Vietnamese still Cambodia’s strongest market

Cambodia’s tourism arrivals jumped more than 24 percent during the first ten months 2012, with more than 2.86 million international visitors. A tourism ministry update reported Vietnam as the country’s number one largest source of foreign visitors, with 638,560 tourists followed by South Korea and China, ...

http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article/88009/vietnamese-still-cambodias-strongest-market

Over 2.5 million visitors to Cambodia in the first nine months of 2012

Cambodia attracted some 2.57 million international visitors in the first nine months of this year, a 24% rise compared with the same period last year, a report from the Ministry of Tourism showed on Wednesday. ...

http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/51858/over-2-5-million-visitors-to

Hun Sen announces new airport

Prime Minister Hun Sen requisitioned 768 hectares of land on Saturday that will be used to build an international airport in Kampong Chhnang after 2025. During presiding over a land title distribution ceremony in Kampong Chhnang province, the prime minister announced the expansion of the airport. ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012102959448/Business/hun-sen-announces-new-airport.html

More visitors to hail Kingdom

Cambodia Airports estimates the number of passengers entering via Cambodia’s two international airports will increase by an average 8.8 per cent in 2013. That prediction is 1.2 per cent lower than the 2012 projection of a 10 per cent increase. The lower forecast is due to the ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012102559410/Business/more-visitors-to-hail-kingdom.html

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 ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012100459105/Business/chinese-tourist-numbers-high.html

Hun Sen Says Shootings, Traffic Accidents Threaten Tourism

Gun violence and fatal traffic accidents are hurting the government’s efforts to boost tourism, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday, urging local authorities to take action-even against the powerful. Mr. Hun Sen also said the government has earmarked sites for two new international airports to cater to ...

Number of Airport Passengers Soars in 2012

The number of passengers arriving at Cambodia’s two main airports in the first eight months of the year increased 17.7 percent to more than 1.3 million people, compared to about 1.1 million people during the same period last year, figures released by Cambodian Airports show. Between ...

Myanmar Airways Suspends Flights to Cambodia

Myanmar Airways has temporarily suspended direct flights from Rangoon to Siem Reap and Phnom Penh due to low passenger numbers, an official at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) said yesterday. “We don’t know how long they will suspend operations, but when they get ...

Sandwiched between cultures

It was not her degree in finance and banking that encouraged Keo Sopheap to start her own business. It was her sister’s marriage to an American that introduced her to foreign fast food. Now Sopheap owns a sandwich shop in Phnom Penh. Sopheap, a Norton ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090358438/Business/sandwiched-between-cultures.html

Cambodian Sweet Treat Showcase

At least 100 varieties of cakes and desserts were displayed at the riverside park in front of Wat Ounalom, drawing in hundreds of locals and tourists eager to sample the local delicacies. The three day event, which concluded on Saturday, was organised by Phnom Penh City ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090358433/Lifestyle/cambodian-sweet-treat-showcase.html

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