The number of international tourists to Cambodia soared by 394 percent to 506,762 in the first six months of this year.

The update was shown in the latest report by the Ministry of Tourism, highlighting a positive sign for Cambodia tourism recovery.

Subsequently, the tourists coming to Cambodia during the period were from Viet Nam, Thailand, China, the United States of America, Indonesia, France, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Cambodia’s high vaccination rate allowed the country to fully resume its socio-economic activities since November last year.

Eventually, the country relaxed entry rules to facilitate travel and boost tourism, investment and trade since Mar. 17, 2022.

The requirement for PCR negative test for COVID-19 within 72 hours before arriving in Cambodia and for rapid test upon arrival at the airport have been removed.

Fully vaccinated arrivals are not subject to any quarantine, but those who have not fully been inoculated must be in a seven-day quarantine at the location designated by the Ministry of Health or competent authorities.

Cambodia has expected to receive some 700,000 foreign visitors in 2022.

Meanwhile, the Cambodian outbound tourists were recorded at 181,246, up over 1,600 percent compared to the same period in 2021.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press