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Tourist Arrivals Grow Sharply in First Quarter of Year

by sidet on April 25, 2012

in Tourism

Tourism Angkor Cambodia

Tourists are on the top of Bak Kheng Temple - Mountain top

The number of tourist to Cambodia increase by 27.8 percent to almost a million people in the first three months of 2012, compared to the same period last year, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said.

“According to our new report, there were 990,000 tourist arrivals. We have received almost one million people for the first three month of this year,” said Mr. Khon on the sidelines of a tourism seminar at the Phnom Penh hotel.

In an attempt to increase the number of tourists, Mr. Khon said that the private sector should tap into the massive Chinese market.

“Hotels and restaurants in Cambodia need to have information in Chinese language… so that the Chinese will be able to understand it,” said Mr. Khon. [Read full article…]

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October 3, 2011 Disaster
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