Cambodia attracted 4.2 million overseas tourist arrivals in 2013 and raked in US$2.5 billion (RM8.2 billion) in revenue, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reports the Cambodian Tourism Ministry as saying yesterday.
In recent years, Vietnam has taken the lead in visitor arrivals to Cambodia and contributes 20 percent of foreign tourist numbers to the country.
China and South Korea ranked second and third after Vietnam for foreign tourist arrvials to Cambodia last year with 463,000 and 435,000 visitors respectively.
Tourism is one of Cambodia’s major economic sectors with an annual growth of between 15 to 20 per cent.
Last year, the country received 3.58 million overseas tourist arrivals and earned US$2.21 billion.
The Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap, the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh and the ancient Preah Vihear Temple near the border with Thailand remain favourite destinations for visitors. — Bernama
February 18, 2014
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