Almost a third of Cambodia’s population crisscross nation during traditional new year holiday

Cambodia’s three-day traditional New Year, came to an end with 4.59 million people traveling to various tourist attractions, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Sunday. Khon said that of the total, there were 28,849 foreign tourists. “All tourist destinations had been opened and attracted crowds of tourists,” he said in a report.

“The number of tourists during the three-day New Year holiday this year is almost comparable to the pre-COVID-19 new year celebration in 2019, when 4.72 million tourists were recorded.

Security, safety and public order had been ensured during the holiday, he said, adding that the cultural province of Siem Reap, the capital city Phnom Penh, and the coastal provinces of Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, and Kep were among the kingdom’s most popular tourist destinations. “Confidence in the effectiveness of vaccines has allowed our people to travel to all tourist attractions across the country during the New Year holiday,” Khon said.

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