Lantern festival in Hoi An, Vietnam (Photo: Khmer Times) Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian nationals now constitute the largestgrowing segment of the Vietnam tourism market, reported the Khmer Times.
With anincrease of 338% in the first half, Cambodian tourists recorded the largestgrowth among global tourist arrivals during the country’s significantpost-pandemic recovery period.
Cambodiantourists were closely followed by Indian tourists, which grew by 236%. Laosstood third in terms of growth in tourism source (117%), followed by Thailand(108%) and Singapore (107%).
The central beach city of Da Nang, the ancient town of Hoi An, Da Lat –the city of thousand flowers in the Central Highlands, Nha Trang, VungTau and the “Paradise Pearl Island” of Phu Quoc are some of the top favouriteVietnamese destinations among Cambodian tourists. Many Cambodians alsoregularly visit Vietnam for medical purposes.
According to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism, the country welcomed roughly2.57 million foreign tourists in the first half, experiencing a remarkablesurge of 409% compared to 506,762 tourist arrivals during the same period lastyear.
Thailand took the lead interms of foreign tourist arrivals in Cambodia from January-June, followed byVietnam, China, Laos and the US.
The ministry said Cambodia islikely to welcome 5 million foreign visitors this year, up 120% annually./.
