via Khmer Times, 02 October 2019: This is a bad year for tourism in Southeast Asia, and the bad news from Angkor has been going on all year (see here, here and here).
The number of foreign visitors at the world-famous Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap continues to decline according to the latest figures from Angkor Enterprise.
Angkor Enterprise’s latest report, issued yesterday, shows that 1.6 million foreign tourists bought passes to the temple complex from January to September, a 12 percent decline over the same nine-month period in 2018.
Income from ticket sales reached just $74 million – a 13 percent decline.
Source: Tourist decline continues at Angkor – Khmer Times
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