The famed Angkor Archaeological Park, the most attractive tourism landscape in Cambodia, received 521,950 foreign tourists in the first semester of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 35 percent.
The figures were shared by the Angkor Enterprise, which oversees the Angkor entrance pass sales, in a report released on Monday, adding that the revenue generated from the entrance pass sales rose by 36 percent to US$24.35 million.
In June alone, the enterprise earned a total income of US$2.15 million, up 18 percent from June 2023, with 49,692 registered foreign tourists, a year-on-year rise by 20 percent, the source pointed out.
The entrance fee for a one-day visit to the park is US$37, a three-day visit costs US$62 and a week-long visit US$72.
Situated in Siem Reap northwest province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archaeological Park is home to 91 ancient temples, which had been built from the 9th to the 13th centuries. The park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cu
ltural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the Kingdom.
According to the same report, Koh Ker – the Khmer Empire’s sole capital from 928 to 944 CE and listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in September 2023, welcomed 10,828 foreign visitors during the first half of this year, generating US$162,420 as income from entrance pass sales.
The Royal Government has formed the Cambodia Tourism Marketing and Promotion Board, composed of representatives from the public and private sectors, to promote Cambodia’s tourism to the international markets.
In 2023, more than 790,000 foreign tourists bought entrance passes to visit Angkor, generating US$37 million as income, an increase of 222 percent compared to a year before.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse