AKP Phnom Penh, February 04, 2021—

During the first nine months of 2020, Cambodia earned some US$25.21 million from natural tourism services.

The figure was shared by H.E. Neth Pheaktra, Spokesperson and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment when visiting Phnom Tbeng, Phnom Tnoat-Phnom Pok Natural Heritage Parks and Kulen Prum Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province recently.

H.E. Neth Pheaktra continued that during the period, some 536,545 tourists including 7,385 foreigners visited Cambodia’s 22 communities in 12 protected areas of 8 provinces.

In 2020, the number of local and foreign visitors in Cambodia’s natural tourism regions administrated by the ministry increased remarkably compared with the previous years, the spokesperson pointed out.

He added that in 2018, 343,852 tourists visited those regions resulting in US$16.16 million income, while in 2019, there were 402,293 tourists resulting in US$18.90 million income.

He also underlined the Royal Government of Cambodia’s policy to develop potential tourism sites as natural tourism areas in order to promote local and national growth as well as to strengthen the efficiency of natural resources and biodiversity conservation.

According to H.E. Neth Pheaktra, there are currently 22 natural tourism communities covering 35,003 hectares of land surface at the 12 protected areas in the provinces of Rattanakiri, Kampong Speu, Pursat, Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang, Koh Kong and Kampot.

(Photo: Un Rithy)

Article in Khmer by Kong Sereyrath

Article in English by Lim Nary