PHNOM PENH, July 1 : A total of 521,950 international tourists had visited Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park in the first half of 2024, up 35.3 percent from 385,769 over the same period last year, said a press statement on Monday.
The ancient park made 24.35 million U.S. dollars in revenue from ticket sales during the January-June period this year, up 36.2 percent from 17.87 million dollars over the same period last year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise’s statement.
In June alone, the site attracted 49,692 foreign holidaymakers, earning 2.15 million dollars in revenue, up 21 percent and 18.7 percent, respectively, compared to the same month last year, the report said.
Situated in Siem Reap province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archaeological Park is home to 91 ancient temples, which had been built from the ninth to the 13th centuries.
The park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the Southeast Asian country.
Ministry of Tourism’s Secretary of State and spokesperson Top Sopheak is confident that the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport, which officially began commercial operations last November, will help attract more international travelers to the Angkor park.
With a 3,600-meter-long runway, the 4E-level international airport is currently the kingdom’s biggest airport and is the main international gateway to the Angkor.
Sopheak also believes that the China-Cambodia People-to-People Exchange Year 2024 will also attract more Chinese tourists to Cambodia, particularly to the Angkor. (UNI)
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