ASEAN Tourism Forum 2009 in Vietnam
The number of tourist arrivals to Cambodia increase 23.5 percent in July 2010 compared to July last year, according to statistics released by the Tourism Ministry.
The new numbers show continued tourist growth over last year. In the first half of 2010, 12.39 percent more tourists arrived in Cambodia than during the same period last year and in June, 18.21 percent more tourists arrived than in June 2009.
Tourism sector growth was lackluster in 2009 as the global financial crisis forced potential travelers to tighten their belts.
“I think we have now really seen that people are traveling again after the crisis and that easing visa restriction has helped,” said Kong Sophearak, director of the Tourism Ministry’s statistics and information department. In late 2008, Vietnam and Cambodia signed a visa exemption agreement. [Read full article…]
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