Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Vietnamese continue to top tourist arrivals to Cambodia

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February 18, 2014

A Buddhist nun attends Meak Bochea Day at the Oudong mountain in Kandal province February 14, 2014. — Reuters picA Buddhist nun attends Meak Bochea Day at the Oudong mountain in Kandal province February 14, 2014. — Reuters picPHNOM PENH, Feb 18 — Vietnamese remain the top foreign visitors to Cambodia with 854,000 travelling to the neighbouring country last year, up 12 per cent over the previous year.
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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