Cambodia's Angkor earns nearly 42 mln USD revenue in first 11 months

2/12/2024 14:36

        Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park made 41.9 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales in the first 11 months of 2024, up 28.7 percent from 32.54 million dollars over the same period last year, said a news release on Monday.
        
        The state-owned Angkor Enterprise's report said, the UNESCO-listed Angkor received 898,339 international tourists during the January-November period this year, up 28.3 percent from 699,996 over the same period last year.
        
        The top five source markets to the ancient park were the United States, Britain, France, South Korea and China.
        
        The report said, in November this year, the site attracted 124,136 foreign holidaymakers, making almost 6 million dollars in revenue.
        
        Located in northwest Siem Reap province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archaeological Park, the kingdom's most popular tourist destination, is home to 91 ancient temples, which had been built from the ninth to the 13th centuries.