Cambodia: Revenue of tickets to Angkor Wat sees 75 pct drop
Cambodia earned 18.45 million USD in revenue from the sale of tickets at Angkor Archaeological Park in the first nine months of 2020, a 75 percent decrease year-on-year due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Angkor Enterprise.
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia earned 18.45 million USD in revenue fromthe sale of tickets at Angkor Archaeological Park in the first nine months of2020, a 75 percent decrease year-on-year due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,according to the Angkor Enterprise.
The number of tickets sold at the park saw a 76.17 percent dropin the period, with just over 396,241 foreign tourists buying passes, AngkorEnterprises said.
In September alone, the sale of tickets at Angkor Wat wasonly 124,296 USD with 2,958 foreign tourists, a fall of about 97.45 percent comparedto the same period last year.
Besides the sale of tickets to Angkor Archaeological Park,Angkor Enterprise also gained 89,140 USD of ticket sales from foreign touristswho visit Koh Ker Temple, which is a 10th century temple complex in the northCambodian jungle.
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Angkor Wat (Source: AFP/VNA) 
