October 9, 2012
By Rapeepat Mantanarat
BANGKOK,
9 October 2012: Tourist statistics in August showed arrivals from Laos
to Cambodia almost doubled, while arrivals from Thailand continued to
grow but at a much slower rate.
Cambodia’s Statistics and Tourist
Information Department, Ministry of Tourism, reported arrivals from Laos
grew 98.7% supplying 24,474 visitors to Cambodia during August. The
growth rate skyrocketed over 70% since January this year and in July it
was almost 95%.
As for arrivals from Thailand, the percentage
growth dropped to 55% (17,834) in August from 75.8% in July and 103% in
June. Arrivals from Thailand skyrocketed after the Yingluck
administration took office in July last year and relations between the
two countries improved.
The
strong growth was also the result of a low base in 2010 and the first
half of 2011 when Thai trips to Cambodia dropped due to political
conflicts.
Over the eight-month period, January to August,
arrivals from Thailand and Laos improved 90.1% and 83% respectively.
They ranked fourth and fifth suppliers to Cambodia’s tourism industry.
Overall,
Cambodia recorded 293,859 international visitors in August, improving
17.3% year-on-year. The growth rate slowed in August (20% for the first
six months, dropping to 18.7% in July) pulled the average growth rate
down from 25.6% at the end of July to 24.5% at the end of August.
Accumulated arrivals stood at 2,334,793.
Arrivals from the top two
suppliers, Vietnam and Korea, showed modest improvement in August:
+14.7% (66,271) and +7.4% (30,895) respectively. Arrivals from China in
third place grew substantially at 26.2% (28,366).
Among the top 10, only United Kingdom in 10th place reported a decline of 6.5% (8,079).
By
region, Asia and the Pacific region accounted for a 78.5% market share,
posted the strongest growth of 22% supplying 230,850 arrivals. ASEAN
recorded the highest growth at 30.2% due to increases from Laos,
Thailand and Malaysia.
Europe grew by just 5.2% supplying 47,594
visitors. Other sub-regions posted single digit growth, but eastern
Europe showed a positive 30.7% with Russia the largest supplier
(+38.4%, 4,274).
The Middle East with 694 visitors gained 16.8%.
Meanwhile the Americas (-4.2%, 14,278) and Africa (-8.7%, 443) recorded slight drops.
The
surge in trips from neighbouring countries was reflected in a rise of
land arrivals, accounting for more than half, 52.3% (153,587 arrivals).
Phnom
Penh International Airport welcomed 57,016 passengers (19.4% share),
while Siem Reap International Airport welcomed 78,944 (26.9% share).
Phnom
Penh and other provinces welcomed 130,357 tourists, or 44.4% of the
total, improving 18.9%. Siem Reap tallied 163,502 tourists with a
substantial increase of 16.1% over the same period in 2011.
Outbound trips by Cambodians reached 64,786, down 13.5% over the same month last year.
Top 10 Source Countries for International Arrivals to Cambodia in August
Top 10 Source Countries for International Arrivals to Cambodia during January to August
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