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Cambodia expects to welcome 6.8 million foreign visitors in 2019

Cambodia hopes to receive 6.8 million foreign tourists this year and 7.5 million in 2020, with estimated revenue of 5 billion USD and nearly 1 million jobs.
Cambodia expects to welcome 6.8 million foreign visitors in 2019 ảnh 1Cambodia's Royal Palace (Photo: vnexpress)
Phnom Penh (VNA) –Cambodia hopes to receive 6.8 million foreign tourists this year and 7.5million in 2020, with estimated revenue of 5 billion USD and nearly 1 millionjobs.

According to Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon, the country attracted morethan 6.2 million foreign visitors in 2018, up 10.7 percent from a year earlier.Tourism activities generated total revenue of over 4.35 billion USD, up 19.8percent compared to the previous year.

China is the largest source of foreign tourists to Cambodia last year, withnearly 2 million Chinese traveling to the kingdom, said Thong Khon.

Tourism is one of the four sectors making great contributions to the Cambodian economy.Cambodia is famous for three world heritage sites, namely the Angkorarcheological park in northwestern Siem Reap province, the Preah Vihear templein northwestern Preah Vihear province, and the Sambor Prei Kuk archeologicalsite in central Kampong Thom province.

Besides, the kingdom has a beautiful coastline stretching 440 km over foursouthwestern provinces of Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Kep and Koh Kong.-VNA  
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