Tourism makes a comeback: Number of tourists spike by more than 74 percent

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The Khmer New Year continues to fuel an influx of tourists throughout the country, with numbers of tourists climbing up to nearly 400,000, last weekend. On April 9 to April 10, the flow of tourists increased significantly compared to the previous week by more than 74 percent. This is according to the Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon.

 

After the announcement of the lifting of mask mandates in four provinces, the number of tourists travelling to Stung Treng, Preah Vihear, Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri are expected to increase significantly during the Khmer New Year. The Minister stated that from the weekend until the present continues to rise and confirmed that the total number of tourists last weekend was 370,758, of which 356,540 were nationals and 14,218 were foreigners.

 

Major tourist destinations include: Phnom Penh with 109,837 people. Siem Reap with 43,887 people. Preah Sihanouk with 35,836 people. Kampot with 33,567 people. Pursat with 32,907 people. Battambang with 26,829 people. Kep with 24,190 people.

 

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