PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park earned US$32.5 million from ticket sales in the January-November period of this year, an increase of 107 percent compared to the same period last year.
According to the state-owned Angkor Enterprise’s press release on Friday, entrance passes were sold to 699,996 foreign tourists, a 210 percent increase year-on-year.
In November alone, the park attracted 97,426 foreign visitors, making US$4.66 million in revenue from ticket sales, it said. The entrance fee for a one-day visit to the park is US$37, a three-day visit costs US$62, and a week-long visit is US$72.
Located in the northwest Siem Reap province and listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1992, the Angkor Archaeological Park is the most popular tourism destination in the Kingdom.
Covering an area of 401 square kilometers, the Angkor site contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th centuries, and it consists of important temples such as the Angkor Wat, Bayon, Chau Say Tevoda, and Takeo, among others.
The new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) will play an important role in boosting foreign tourist arrivals to the province, the cultural tourism hub of Cambodia, said Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia.
“The airport is an important asset for the tourism sector in Siem Reap province, a major tourism destination in Cambodia,” he said at the airport’s official inauguration ceremony, held on Nov. 16.
Tourism is one of the four major pillars supporting Cambodia’s economy. In 2022, Cambodia recorded 2.2 million international visitors, an 11 percent increase from the previous year.