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Angkor welcomes over 4,000 foreign arrivals in two months

The Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap province welcomed 4,194 foreign tourists in the first two months of this year, AKP - the national news agency of Cambodia reported on March 3.
Angkor welcomes over 4,000 foreign arrivals in two months ảnh 1The Angkor temple complex in Cambodia's Siem Reap province (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The AngkorArchaeological Park in Siem Reap province welcomed 4,194 foreign tourists inthe first two months of this year, AKP - the national news agency of Cambodiareported on March 3.

According to figures from Angkor Enterprise, the state-owned institutionin charge of Angkor income management, the number for foreign visitors fellabout 98 percent compared to the same period last year.

The heritage site gained 172,823 USD in tourism revenue duringJanuary-February. In February alone, it pocketed 122,357 USD from sellingentrance tickets to 2,981 foreign tourists, a year-on-year decline of 97.84percent and 97.49 percent, respectively.

Last year, the Angkor Archaeological Park received 400,889 foreigners, falling81.8 percent from 2019, as restriction measures were put in place to containthe spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, gaining from sale of entrancetickets fell 81 percent to 18.65 million USD./.
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