Tourism revenue increasing at Angkor Temple complex in Cambodia
Revenue from tickets sales at Cambodia's Angkor Archeological Park increased by a third in the first half of this year and foreign visitors to the country are up 20 percent compared with the same period last year, the Cambodia Daily newspaper reported Friday.
Bun Narith, director general of the Apsara Authority, which manages Angkor, said that ticket sales as of the end of June reached about 16 million U.S. dollars, a 33 percent jump from the same period in 2006, the newspaper said.
The revenue from tickets is increasing, he said, adding that tourists from Asian counties such as China, Japan and South Korea have made up the largest portion of the increase.
Meanwhile, Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said the boost in tourism is happening across the country.
He said that as of June, tourism across the country was up 20 percent from the same period last year.
The divide in tourism numbers between the low season, from June to October, and the high season, from November to May, has continued to narrow every year, he added.
Source: Xinhua
Bun Narith, director general of the Apsara Authority, which manages Angkor, said that ticket sales as of the end of June reached about 16 million U.S. dollars, a 33 percent jump from the same period in 2006, the newspaper said.
The revenue from tickets is increasing, he said, adding that tourists from Asian counties such as China, Japan and South Korea have made up the largest portion of the increase.
Meanwhile, Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said the boost in tourism is happening across the country.
He said that as of June, tourism across the country was up 20 percent from the same period last year.
The divide in tourism numbers between the low season, from June to October, and the high season, from November to May, has continued to narrow every year, he added.
Source: Xinhua
