Number of Chinese tourists visiting Cambodia soars 12 pct 5 months

PHNOM PENH, July 25 — Some 325,200 Chinese holidaymakers went to Cambodia in the initial five months of 2016, up 12 percent contrasted with the same time frame a year ago, as indicated by the most recent figures of Tourism Ministry on Monday. 

The quantity of Chinese guests to Cambodia represented 16 percent of aggregate outsiders to the kingdom amid the January-May period this year, the report said. 

China positioned the second biggest wellspring of voyagers to Cambodia after Vietnam, whose 382,600 individuals ventured out to Cambodia amid the period, down 3.6 percent year-on-year. 

Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon said a month ago that the nation is required to draw around 900,000 Chinese visitors this year and up to 2 million in 2020. 

Kong Sopheareak, head of the Tourism Ministry's measurements and arranging office, told Xinhua that Cambodia-China magnificent relations and Cambodia's alluring tourism destinations are key components to draw in more Chinese travelers. 

"In my perspective, China will overwhelm Vietnam in maybe a couple years to wind up the main biggest wellspring of travelers to Cambodia," he said. 

The Southeast Asian nation is renowned for two social locales in the UNESCO's World Heritage List. One is the twelfth century Angkor archeological park and the other is the eleventh century Preah Vihear Temple.