The number of international tourists to Cambodia has increased at a faster-than-expected pace, prompting the kingdom to lift its target to 2 million tourists for 2022, up from earlier forecast of 1 million, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Saturday.

The Southeast Asian nation received 998,272 international visitors in the first eight months of 2022, up 720 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Ministry of Tourism’s latest report.

In August alone, the kingdom welcomed 254,813 foreign holidaymakers, up 2,680 percent compared to the same month last year, the report said.

During the January-August period this year, neighboring Thailand topped the chart of the international tourist arrivals to Cambodia, followed by Vietnam, China, the United States and Indonesia, the report added.
Read more…