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WEF ranking upgrade boosts tourism
Cambodia has improved its ranking in the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. The nation was ranked 101 of 136 countries in the 2017 report, thanks to performance improvements that drove an overall score increase from 3.2 points in 2015 to 3.3 points this ...
Holidays see record tourists
Cambodia’s top tourist destinations recorded a record number of visitors this Khmer New Year, with 2.5 million locals and foreigners traveling to celebrate the festival around the country. A Tourist Ministry report said Siem Reap province welcomed almost 1.7 million tourists, up 23 percent from last ...
Tourism as usual at Angkor Wat despite steeper fees
The steep increase in Angkor Wat ticket prices on February 1 did not discourage tourists from visiting the country’s chief tourist draw, as some feared, but it also did not reap any significant material gains for the government coffers, new data shows. Figures released on ...
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, ...
Air link could give Indonesian trade more lift
A three-day trade and tourism conference aimed at promoting Indonesian-made products in Phnom Penh ended on September 25 and although the conference is hoped to boost bilateral trade, an Indonesian diplomat said direct flights would be needed to facilitate the flow of business between the two ...