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by Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit
PHNOM PENH, 8 May 2013: Cambodia’s tourist arrivals registered a
19.9% growth in February according to the country’s statistics and
tourist Information Department.
The country welcomed 385,760 visits compared to 321,870 during the same month in 2012.
Released by the Ministry of Tourism, Monday, data showed neighbouring
Vietnam was the top supplier with 58,750 visits, an increase of 4.4%
over 56,297 visits in February last year.
Other
top suppliers were: China (55,482; +104.9%); South Korea (49,330;
-9.4%); Laos (29,984; +83.1%); and Japan (19,276; +7.0%).
Thailand ranked sixth supplying 18,964 visits and improving 35.0% compared to 14,050 visits during the same month last year.
In February, 52.8% (203,453) of all international visitors arrived by
air. Siem Reap airport received the major share, 34.9% (134,465), while
Phnom Penh Airport received just 17.9% (68,988) mainly business
travellers who needed to contact government departments or budget
travellers who starting or finishing their overland trips.
Overland travel accounts for 45.1% (174,036) of all travel through
checkpoints with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam while sea travel is a small
at 2.1% (8,271).
Siem Reap province welcomed 231,369 tourists, or 60.0% of all
arrivals including air and overland. The province’s tourism increased
6.6%.
Data hints of the massive imbalance between tourist arrivals to Siem
Reap and the rest of the country. The tourism authority has urged travel
enterprises to provide more information and tour programmes on other
destinations to encourage visitors to Angkor Wat to explore the country
in more detail.
By region, Asia Pacific accounted for a 72.1% market share and posted a growth of 22.0% supplying 278,021 arrivals.
Africa grew 25.4% to just 519 visits followed by the Ameircas
(+16.0%; 28,205); Europe (+14.4%; 77,610); Oceania (+4.6%; 10,854); and
the Middle East (+0.0% 1,405).
Outbound trips by Cambodians in February reached 65,259 trips increasing 10.5% from 59,042 during the same month last year.
January to February, the country welcomed 789,866 foreign travellers
improving 19.6% from 672,127 visits during the same period in 2012.
Outbound trips reached 136,979 growing 4.9% for the first two months of this year when compared to 130,583 last year.
Cambodia’s top 10 source markets February 2013
Top 10 source markets to Cambodia in January to February 2013
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