Outbound travel up by 20% in 2016
Cambodians spent about $600 million abroad last year, state media reported on February 27, while official figures showed a 20 percent annual increase in outbound tourism. Tourism Minister Thong Khon estimated that Cambodians travelling abroad spent $600 million in 2016, state news agency AKP said, citing an unnamed local media source. At the same time, Cambodian outbound tourism grew to 1.4 million in 2016, up from 1.2 million the previous year, according to Ministry of Tourism’s annual figures.
