The local tourism community has been calling for direct commercial flights between Seoul, South Korea and Siem Reap to offer Koreans a more convenient way to experience the Kingdom’s ancient temples without first having to fly to Phnom Penh or travel to a third country.
Fresh calls and plans for direct commercial flights between Cambodia and Indonesia has sparked optimism across the Kingdom’s travel industry for renewed impetus to drive bilateral tourism and investment flows as well as to foster appreciably greater economic growth here.
Tourism industry players have welcomed the increase in domestic tourism as a key step towards restoring Cambodia’s embattled tourism sector back to pre-pandemic levels, but stressed that it was still necessary to find ways to attract international tourists due to their expected longer stays and higher spending power.
Kampot International Tourism Port – slated to be completed by end-2021 – will become an international maritime gateway, a vital component in the national transportation system, and an important magnet for national and international tourists, according to Minister of Tourism Thong Khon.
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