Cambodia earns more than $ 18 million from Angkor ticket sales in the last 9 months

The Angkor Wat resort of Siem Reap province welcomed a total of 396,241 foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2020, earning $ 18,456,037.

The number of foreign tourists dropped sharply to 76.17 percent, according to figures released by the Angkor Institute, the state-run body in charge of Angkor revenue management.

Decreased by 75.17% compared to the previous year. The proceeds from the above have so far been donated to the Kantha Bopha Foundation in the amount of $ 792,482 to support humanitarian activities.

In September 2020, 2,948 Angkor Wat ticket sales to foreign tourists, earning $ 124,296, down 97.34 percent from the same period last year. Before.

In addition, in the past nine months, 8,914 foreign tourists visited Koh Ke temple in Preah Vihear province, earning $ 98,140 from ticket sales.