Cambodia greets nearly 3.2 mln foreign tourists in 9 months

11 November 2014

Cambodia received nearly 3.2 million foreign visitors in the first nine months of 2014, a 5% rise from 3.05 million over the same period last year.

Most of the visitors to Cambodia are from Vietnam, China, South Korea, Laos and Thailand. The minister said the growth rate in the first nine months of this year was low if compared to the same period last year, which stood at 19%. Cambodia is famous for two cultural sites in the UNESCO's World Heritage List. One is the 12th century Angkor Wat Temple and the other is the 11th century Preah Vihear Temple.

Tourism is one of the four pillars supporting the economy. Cambodia received 4.2 million inbound tourists last year, generating about 2.5 billion U. S. dollars, which accounted for 16% to the GDP.

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