Cambodia is looking to the UAE and the Middle East as promising new source markets for 2025.
Din Somethearith, president of the Cambodia Tourism Federation, noted that before Covid-19, China was the Kingdom’s top source market. However, arrivals have yet to fully recover post-lockdown.
“A new market is Arabic nations. We expect them to be one of the countries that replaces China,” he said, adding that visitors from the Middle East also have the potential to fill Cambodia’s low season lull.
Din Somethearith remarked that during the rainy season, Cambodia sees fewer European travellers. However, he noted that the hot weather in Arabic nations makes it an ideal time to attract visitors from those regions.
According to projections from the Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia welcomed around 6.7 million international tourists by end-2024, with approximately…
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