Cambodia receives 3.6 mln overseas tourists in 10 months

11 December 2014

Cambodia welcomed 3.6 million overseas tourists in the first 10 months of 2014, up 6% compared to the same period last year. The top three economies visited Cambodia is Vietnam, China and South Korea.

During the January-October period this year, some 630,000 Vietnamese toured Cambodia, down 3% year-on-year as the number of Chinese tourists to the country exceeded 440,000, up 19%. Cambodia is famed for two cultural sites in the World Heritage List, including the 12th century Angkor Wat Temple and the 11th century Preah Vihear Temple. Cambodia received 4.2 million inbound tourists last year, generating revenue of around 2.5 billion U.S. dollars.

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