XINHUA – Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park received 146,140 international visitors in January 2025, up 26 per cent from the same month last year, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said yesterday.
The ancient site made USD6.9 million in revenue from ticket sales in January this year, up 25 per cent from last year, said a news release from the Angkor Enterprise.
Located in northwest Siem Reap province, the 401-square-kilometres Angkor Archaeological Park is home to 91 ancient temples, which had been built from the 9th to the 13th centuries. The park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the Southeast Asian country.Chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Cambodia chapter Thourn Sinan did not expect a significant increase in tourist arrivals to the Angkor complex in 2025 due to current geopolitical climate, political changes in the United States, and various crisis impacting global travel.
“Unless there are initiatives such as free visas or special incentive packages for destination management companies (DMCs) or travellers, I project that arrivals might remain relatively flat,” he told Xinhua.
In 2024, the ancient site attracted a total of 1.02 million international tourists, generating a gross revenue of USD47.8 million from ticket sales, according to the Angkor Enterprise.
