Data show that the number of foreign tourists who visited Angkor in 2015 rose to 2.1 million, up 1.9% compared with 2014.
According to statistics, strong growth was seen in June, which was about 13 percent, while falling slightly in early in January and February and December of last year.
Ms. Chao Sun verb Apsara Authority spokesman told the Post that despite the slight decline in some months Total visitors in Angkor Wat rose from a year earlier.
She said: 'There is little downside in the past few months, but when we total it still increase as you see in June the number of visitors has increased.
She said: 'They are from Asia, while in December, January and February, because it's the holiday season Merry Christmas or New Year which people stay in the house.
Angkor region attractive cultural history of the country and the world outside the coastal areas and eco-tourism in the northeast.
In 2014 foreign tourists, about 2 059 702 people visit the ruins, which earn more than $ 59.3 million.
Ang Kim Eang, president of the Cambodian Association of Travel Agents, said that the total tourist arrivals in the country seems to have picked up, but visitors to the Visit Angkor Wat seems not increase much, because most of those visitors is especially the Vietnamese people and the people of Asia China, they can spend less time to visit Angkor Wat, compared with tourists from Europe.
He said: 'Most tourists at Angkor Wat is Asia, particularly China and Vietnam, which they mostly buy tickets 1 day, while European tourists always buy more than 2 days, so that incomes can rise even if the same number of ' .
He also cited many problems in the world in 2015, which has affected tourism, such as Ebola disease and increase MERCE terrorism and war.
He said: 'The world economy is not good value the US dollar rose as the euro fell so European tourists spend more and more to buy package tours because our ticket sales.
He said: 'Another point could be caused by another happening destination, for example, in Vietnam, which attracts many visitors too. LA
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