Int’l arrivals to Cambodia’s famed Angkor down 9.67 pct in first 7 months

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PHNOM PENH, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park received 1.39 million foreign tourists in the first seven months of 2019, down 9.67 percent over the same period last year, said a statement on Thursday.

 

The ancient park earned gross revenue of 62.3 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales during the January-July period this year, down 10.5 percent over the same period last year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise’s statement.

 

In July alone, the site attracted 149,269 foreigners earning 6.58 million dollars, down 19.7 percent and 19.6 percent, respectively compared to the same month last year, it said.

 

China, the United States, and South Korea were the biggest sources of foreign arrivals to the park.

The entrance fee to the park is 37 dollars for a one-day visit, 62 dollars for a three-day pass, and 72 dollars for a week-long pass.

Last month, Tourism Minister Thong Khon pinned the blame on "zero dollar" tour companies for a slump in foreign tourists to the Angkor and vowed to take action against them.

 

However, Chhim Narith, Cambodia branch manager of Asian Overland Travel Pte. Ltd., said the hike of ticket prices two years ago was also a factor contributing to the fall of international arrivals to the site.

 

Located in northwest Siem Reap province, the Angkor Archeological Park, 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.

 

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[BritManToo]

It's just too expensive, I would have paid $20.

But at nearly $40 I didn't go in, I preferred the 80 glasses of Angkor draft it would have bought.

Edited August 2, 2019 by BritManToo

[laocowboy2]

Took a three day pass back in 2011. Would go for the week this time - I actually agree with the higher prices if it cuts down numbers a bit.

[Burma Bill]

23 hours ago, BritManToo said:

It's just too expensive, I would have paid $20.

But at nearly $40 I didn't go in, I preferred the 80 glasses of Angkor draft it would have bought.

Yes indeed. Just 50 cents (around 16 baht) a glass and as I discovered back in June, "Happy Hour" now extends well into the evening due to the drop in tourists.

[Ron jeremy]

To be honest, I have seen the temples a few times, and would like to see others, but the price went up and I too didn't feel like spending that on them again. Asian greed?

tourists are very price sensitive these days.

Asian countries should look at what happened with Thai greed