The number of tourists visiting Cambodia has increased about 20 percent in the first half of 2007, Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said here on Monday.
For the first six months in 2007, there were 975,349 tourists visiting Cambodia, increasing 19.91 percent compared to the same period in 2006, Thong Khon said at a press conference held outside the Angkor Wat temple.
Out of this number, there were 598,929 foreign visitors to Siem Reap, which is 51.49 percent up compared to the same period in 2006, he added.
In 2006, there were 1,700,041 international tourists to Cambodia, which increased at 19.59 percent compared to the same period in 2005, Thong Khon said, adding that of all foreign visitor arrivals in 2006, 50.38 percent visited the Siem Reap Angkor complex.
Tourism, together with garment production and agriculture, is pillar industry for the kingdom.
Source: Xinhua
For the first six months in 2007, there were 975,349 tourists visiting Cambodia, increasing 19.91 percent compared to the same period in 2006, Thong Khon said at a press conference held outside the Angkor Wat temple.
Out of this number, there were 598,929 foreign visitors to Siem Reap, which is 51.49 percent up compared to the same period in 2006, he added.
In 2006, there were 1,700,041 international tourists to Cambodia, which increased at 19.59 percent compared to the same period in 2005, Thong Khon said, adding that of all foreign visitor arrivals in 2006, 50.38 percent visited the Siem Reap Angkor complex.
Tourism, together with garment production and agriculture, is pillar industry for the kingdom.
Source: Xinhua
1 comment:
The Viet is happy about it?
We poor Cambodian give no fuck about it! Do the tourist help us keep out houses or land? do we have anything to do with tourist money, go to hell you all!
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