Kyodo
PHNOM PENH — About 2 million overseas tourists visited Cambodia in 2007, an increase of 18.53% from the previous year, the government said Tuesday. South Koreans topped the list at 329,909, followed by Japanese at 161,973, Americans at 137,539 and Vietnamese at 125,442, according to government statistics.
Siem Reap, home of the Angkor Wat temple complex, attracted 1,120,586 foreign tourists in the year, an amazing growth of 30.83 percent from the previous year's 856,510. Tourism Minister Thong Khon told Kyodo News on Tuesday he hopes Cambodia will receive about 2.4 million tourists this year.
Siem Reap, home of the Angkor Wat temple complex, attracted 1,120,586 foreign tourists in the year, an amazing growth of 30.83 percent from the previous year's 856,510. Tourism Minister Thong Khon told Kyodo News on Tuesday he hopes Cambodia will receive about 2.4 million tourists this year.
6 comments:
this is great news for the economy.. counrty that depend on torusit will flourish with free health, free housing and electricity and free transportation. Living standard will increase for all. cambodia will grow faster and become the sleeping dragon that could.
Yeah with 2 mill. tourists where did money go? Sok Kong? or the ordinary Khmer? HUN SEN please do something.
and this number is just the beginning. i'm not surprise a bit, like i've been saying many times before, seeing is believing. i encourage people from all over the world to come see cambodia. they will fall in love with it. something about cambodia is magical. i think so!
Dear 10:59 PM
Yeah with 2 mill. tourists where did money go? Sok Kong? or the ordinary Khmer? HUN SEN please do something.
Reply to your question "Where did money go?".
Money from tourist are not all going to Government coffer but rather go to the local economy [restaurants, hotels, car hire Etc..] except those portions of airport tax and levy, Passes for Angkor Wat Etc.. which will be collected by the private firms who have the rights [approved by government] to manage the sites.
Did the Viet tourist ever leave or stay and work with Ah Sok Kong?
What Sokimex (Hochimin company) earn from Ankor Watt, Kompon som beach and on and on!
Do ma Ah saker!Kwack!
oh be careful what one asks for. youn might want to stay and khmer people dont want them in cambodia. i mean, youn can visit and spend money in cambodia only, but, sorry, they can't stay. hahahaha!
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