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Some 30 per cent of the 0.8-1.0 million projected mainland Chinese travellers to Cambodia this year are expected to visit Siem Reap province, as the Kingdom hosts the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games, the annual Angkor Sangkran

Weighty overall gains could be on the horizon for the Cambodian and Lao aviation and tourism sectors after a key meeting of civil aviation authorities set in motion efforts to step up cooperation and encourage the launch of additional commercial flights between the two neighbouring countries.

The transport minister on February 15 requested a fast-track on a feasibility study of a new expressway connecting Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, to sign a deal for the project by the end of the third quarter.

The transport minister on February 15 requested a fast-track on a feasibility study of a new expressway connecting Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, to sign a deal for the project by the end of the third quarter.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): Angkor Tourist Guide Association president Khieu Thy confirmed that Chinese and other foreign holidaymakers in Siem Reap are on a gradual uptrend, in stark contrast with their near-complete absence in the 2020-2022 period.

The Ministry of Tourism has unveiled plans to co-organise three major events with other local agencies as well as a Chinese association, as part of broader efforts to bring in one million mainland visitors this year, representing a more than nine-fold increase from 2022.

Siem Reap province is expected to have welcomed more than 2.27 million travellers by end-2022, up 326 per cent year-on-year, with international visitors topping 0.23 million, according to Minister of Tourism Thong Khon on December 1.

A large influx of holidaymakers is expected in Siem Reap over this year’s Water Festival, as the local tourism department reports a tally of more than 1.6 million tourists to the historically-rich northwestern province in the first nine months of this year.

The Lao national airline’s resumption of commercial flights between Cambodia and Laos on November 1 has been met with optimism among tourism insiders, as an attractive option for extensive trips across Indochina that could deliver a tangible increase in tourism flows between the Kingdom and its landlocked northern neighbour.

Cambodia welcomed nearly 1.266 million international visitors in the first nine months of this year – up 861.21 per cent year-on-year but down 73.58 per cent over the same period in 2019 – of which 59.08 per cent were from Thailand and Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Tourism.