As Cambodia slowly recovers from the pandemic, 46% of of Siem Reap tourism businesses still closed

The Ministry of Tourism says that, although tourism in Cambodia is starting to recover after the COVID pandemic, almost 50% of businesses in Cambodia’s main tourism hub of Siem Reap are still closed. Data from the Ministry of Tourism confirms that as of July 31, 2022, of a total of 739 hotels and accommodation services in Cambodia, of which 520 are open, 190 have been suspended and 29 have been closed.

Of the current total of 2,529 restaurants, more than 2,000 are open and 363 locations continue to be suspended and closed. Top Sopheak, Undersecretary of State and spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism, says that during the pandemic, Siem Reap was the worst affected province, with about 90 percent of businesses in the province suspended and closed. Other tourist destinations were less affected.

He pointed out that even after the gradual increase in domestic and international tourists, 46% of tourism businesses in Siem Reap, including hotels, guesthouses, restaurants are still closed. More than half of the businesses are not yet operational due to the small number of tourists who have just started to visit, which has left some business owners reluctant to open.

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