Cambodia's Famous Angkor Attracts Nearly 800,000 Foreign Tourists in 2023
Tourists visit the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2023. Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua
- By Xinhua News Agency
- January 2, 2024 9:55 AM
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's famed Angkor Archeological Park received 798,069 international visitors in 2023, up 177 percent from 287,454 in the previous year, said a news release on Monday.
The ancient site made 37.1 million U.S. dollars in revenue from ticket sales in 2023, up 222 percent from 11.5 million dollars in 2022, said the news release from the state-owned Angkor Enterprise.
In December 2023 alone, the Angkor recorded 98,073 foreign visitor arrivals, earning 4.65 million dollars, representing an increase of 57 percent and 85 percent, respectively, compared to the same month in 2022, the news release said.
Situated in the northwestern Siem Reap province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archeological Park, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1992, is the kingdom's most popular tourist destination.
Ministry of Tourism's Secretary of State and Spokesperson Top Sopheak strongly believes that the Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI), which was officially put into commercial operation in last November, would attract more international travelers to the Angkor.
With a 3,600-meter-long runway, the SAI is currently the biggest airport in the Southeast Asian country and is the main gateway to the Angkor.
