Foreign Tourist Arrivals to Cambodia Jump to 2.28 Million in 2022

The number of foreign tourists to Cambodia in 2022 rose by 1,059 percent to 2.28 million, the Ministry of Tourism’s report showed on Tuesday.

The ministry tracked the movement of domestic tourists to 13.93 million last year, a year-on-year increase of 199 percent, it pointed out.

Of the figure, 1.88 million domestic foreign tourists toured the country last year, a 572 percent increase over a year before, read the report.

The ministry also reported that there were 10,938 flight movements in the country, up from 2,139 flights recorded in 2021, of which 8,740 flight were handled by the Phnom Penh International Airport, 1,738 flights by Siem Reap International Airport, and 640 others by Preah Sihanouk International Airport.

Cambodia has expected to welcome around 2 million international tourists in 2022, with the hope that the number of international tourists will return to the pre-COVID-19 level of 7 million in 2026 or 2027.

Tourism is one of the four pillars supporting the Cambodian economy.

For the pre-pandemic era, the Kingdom welcomed 6.6 million international tourists in 2019, generating US$4.92 billion in revenue.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press