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Tourist Arrivals rises to 15 Per Cent
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PHNOM PENH, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Cambodia is expected to receive 3.3 million foreign tourists this year, a 15 percent increase year-on-year, said Prime Minister Hun Sen.
"The country's cultural and eco-tourism has seen remarkable development, there is steady growth from year to year," Hun said in a message to mark the 33rd World Tourism Day on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
"This truly demonstrates that Cambodia has peace, political stability, security and safety, better infrastructures, clean resorts and good services."
Last year, the country attracted 2.88 million foreign visitors, earning US$1.9 billion and equivalent to 12 percent of the nation's gross domestic product (GDP).
The tourism sector is one of the main pillars supporting Cambodia's economy apart from garment, agriculture and real estates.
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Sep
29
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Number of foreign tourists up to 3.3 million in 2012
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PHNOM PENH, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is expected to receive 3.3 million foreign tourists this year, a 15 percent rise year-on-year, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday.
"The country's cultural and eco-tourism has seen remarkable development, there is steady growth from year to year," he said in a message to mark the 33rd World Tourism Day. "This truly demonstrates that Cambodia has peace, political stability, security and safety, better infrastructures, clean resorts and good services."
He said last year tourism industry attracted 2.88 million foreign visitors, earning 1.9 billion U.S. dollars, equivalent to 12 percent of the nation's GDP.
Speaking at an event to celebrate the 33rd World Tourism Day on Thursday, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam On said that tourism is the country's green gold.
The country has two world heritage sites. One is Angkor Wat Temple in Siem Reap province, situated 315 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, and the other is Preah Vihear Temple in Preah Vihear province, located about 500 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh.
Tourism industry is one of the main four pillars supporting the economy. The others are garment industry, agriculture and real estates.
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Sep
29
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Cambodian leader targets at least doubling tourism numbers and revenue by 2020
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Prime Minister Hun Sen says Cambodia can earn $5 billion a year from tourists by more than doubling foreign visitors to 7 million by 2020.
Hun Sen told a tourism seminar Thursday that Cambodia would need to improve the quality of services and infrastructure for tourists and strengthen laws safeguarding them to achieve the goal.
He also said police must crack down on the use of guns in public places, especially those frequented by foreigners.
Tourism Minister Thong Khon said Cambodia earned nearly $2 billion from 2.88 million foreign tourists last year, and expects 3.2 million foreign visitors this year.
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A common tourist visa on the horizon for Southeast Asian countries
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29/09/2012 10:30:08
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Cambodian leader targets at least doubling tourism numbers and revenue by 2020
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29/09/2012 10:28:17
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2020 tourism target in Cambodia
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29/09/2012 10:23:39
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The boom of the Cambodian tourist industry
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29/09/2012 10:21:37
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Increasing Russian visitors to Vietnam
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29/09/2012 09:55:20
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Danang concentrate in hotel development
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29/09/2012 09:51:35
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Tourism investment is for Binh Phuoc province
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29/09/2012 09:48:41
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The image of Vietnamese culture in Belgium
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29/09/2012 09:46:04
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Plan of improve tourism in Dalat
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29/09/2012 09:36:36
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