via Xinhua, 30 September 2022: Full recovery to take a few more years, given the current global economic climate.
The number of international tourists to Cambodia is expected to reach the pre-COVID-19 pandemic level in 2026 or 2027, a senior official said here on Friday.
In the pre-pandemic era, the Southeast Asian nation recorded 6.6 million international tourists in 2019, generating 4.92 billion U.S. dollars in revenue.
“Cambodia’s tourism sector has significantly recovered and is forecast to attract about 7 million international tourists in 2026 or 2027, and up to 7.5 million in 2028,” Ministry of Tourism’s Secretary of State Top Sopheak told a press conference.
He said during the first eight months of 2022, the kingdom received almost 1 million international visitors, up 720 percent year-on-year.
Source: Int’l tourists to Cambodia to reach pre-pandemic level in 2026: official-Xinhua
