via Xinhua News, 01 September 2018: Latest figures from Angkor Enterprise (the state authority behind the ticketing at Angkor) reports an 8.5% rise in tourists this year compared to last year.

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Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park reached 78.7 million U.S. dollars in the first eight months of 2018, up 13.8 percent over the same period of last year, said a press release on Saturday.

The park welcomed 1.74 million international tourists during the January-August period this year, up 8.5 percent over the same period of last year, said the release from the state-run Angkor Enterprise, which is in charge of ticket sales at the park.

Source: Cambodia’s famed Angkor earns nearly 79 mln USD in 8 months – Xinhua | English.news.cn