28 October 2014
Cambodia’s
tourist arrivals registered a slight increase of 1.5% in August. The country
attracted 347,211 visits compared to 342,064 during the same month last year.
Released
officially by the Ministry of Tourism, late last week, data showed Vietnam led
the field with 72,613 visits decreasing 5.3% from 76,662 during the same month
in 2013. Other markets in top the five were: China (46,637; +22.6%); Laos (34,924;
-15.2%); Thailand (29,180; +61.7%); and South Korea (27,233; -3.4%). In August,
51.7% (179,657) of all international visitors arrived by air. Siem Reap Airport
received the major share, 30.5% (105,762). Meanwhile, Phnom Penh Airport
received market share of 21.3% (73,895). Overland travel accounts
for 46.1% (160,159 trips) through checkpoints with Thailand, Laos and
Vietnam, while sea travel is a small at 2.1% (7,395).
In
addition, the data showed tourist arrivals to Siem Reap province, home of
Angkor Wat, represented 46.2% of all trips at 183,140 visits, while arrivals to
Phnom Penh and other destinations accounted for 41.4%, or 164,071 visits.
Coastal areas also shared 11.0% with 43,816 visits while ecotourism areas
accounted for just 1.4% receiving 5,499 visits. By region, Asia Pacific
accounted for an 80.4% market share and posted an increase of 2.0% supporting
279,005. Africa recorded a growth of 20.9% with 445 visits following by Oceania
(+5.2%; 9,405), Americas (+3.2%; 14,682), Europe (-1.4%; 52,376), and the
Middle East (-10.8%; 703).
For
January to August, the country welcomed 2,888,670 international travelers
improving 4.2% from 2,773,424 visits during the same period in 2013. In August,
outbound trips by Cambodians reached 81,405, increasing 17.3% from 69,420
during the same month last year and 621,548 trips growing 7.1% for the first
eight months of this year compared to 578,470 trips last year.
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