First day of KNY sees more than 860,000 tourists nationwide

According to Ministry of Tourism Minister Thong Khon, the first day of the Khmer New Year on April 14 saw a total of 862,897 tourists across the country, of which 854,654 were nationals and 8,243 were foreigners.

Major tourist destinations saw 160,740 people in Kampong Chhnang; 107,254 people in Battambang; Siem Reap, 107,014; Pursat, 83,896;Kampong Cham, 57,430; Prey Veng, 56,002; Kampong Speu, 49,288; Phnom Penh 38,972; and Banteay Meanchey 37,316 people.

“The number of visitors on the first day of Khmer New Year was much higher than when there was no outbreak of Covid-19 in 2019. In fact, there was an increase of 5.68% compared to the first day of the New Year in 2019 with 816,469 people,” he said.

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