Cambodia’s top tourist spot revenues drop 75%

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia earned $18.45 million in revenue from the sale of tickets at Angkor Archaeological Park in the first nine months of 2020, a 75 percent decrease compared with the same period last year, according to figures from Angkor Enterprise.

The number of tickets sold at the park saw a 76.17 percent decrease from January to September, with just over 396,241 foreign tourists buying passes, Angkor Enterprises said. In September alone, the sale of tickets at Angkor Wat was only $124,296 with 2,958 foreign tourists, a drop of about 97.45 percent for the same period last year.