Cambodian Beaches To Attract More Tourists

Cambodia’s beach resorts have been absorbing more and more tourists after it became a member of the World’s Most Beautiful Bay Club.

The remarks were made known here on Feb. 29 by Mr. Kong Sophearak, Director of Tourism Information Department of the Ministry of Tourism.

This year, the number of local tourists is expected to increase to approximately 20 percent and that of foreign tourists to about 15 percent, he said.

Last year, some 1.6 million local and foreign tourists visited the Cambodian beach resorts, he indicated.

According to Mr. Ho Vandy, Co-chairman of Government-Private Sector Tourism Working Group, the number of tourists to the country’s beach resorts will continue to increase due to their potentiality and direct flights between Siem Reap province and Preah Sihanouk coastal province. In the future, there will a tourist port, which will attract more tourists from Vietnam, he added.

Source - akp.gov.kh