Cambodia sees big jump in number of foreign tourists to famed Angkor

via Xinhua, 03 September 2022:

Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park received 110,570 foreign tourists in the first eight months of 2022, up 17.6 times compared to the same period last year, said a press statement on Saturday.

The ancient park earned 4.44 million U.S. dollars in revenue from ticket sales during the January-August period this year, also up 17 folds year-on-year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise’s statement.

Located in the northwest Siem Reap province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archaeological Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the Southeast Asian country.

Source: Cambodia sees big jump in number of foreign tourists to famed Angkor-Xinhua