Sunday, January 04, 2009

Cambodia tourist arrivals for 2008

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 4 Xinhua -- Cambodia received less foreign tourists in 2008 than expected due to the global financial crisis and the instability in neighboring Thailand, national media said on Sunday.

The total number of foreign tourist arrivals in the kingdom in 2008 stood at 2.15 million or so, a 6 percent rise over 2007, but much less than the expected 15 percent to 20 percent, Chinese-language newspaper the Commercial News quoted Tourism Minister Thon Khong as saying.

Around 33 percent of them came to Cambodia through Thailand and29 percent through another neighboring country Vietnam, the minister said.

In 2008, top 5 providers of foreign tourists for Cambodia were South Korea, Vietnam, Japan, the United States and China, he added.

Tourism is among the pillar industries of the kingdom, as its Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province and the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh municipality keep on attracting foreign visitors to watch the miracles of the Khmer nationality.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi,
Sure was good to meet up with you and Alan at the Giddy Gecko in Siem Reap. We are trying to recover from the long flight home to Bahrain.
Sharon & Don

Diana Saw said...

Hey Sharon and Don!
Thanks for taking the time to catch up with us and for your generosity. Look forward to seeing you again in Siem Reap soon--hopefully when you retire here :)
Diana

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