{"id":777001601,"date":"2023-01-19T07:22:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777001601"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:25:00","slug":"cambodia-expects-to-welcome-up-to-4m-international-tourists-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-expects-to-welcome-up-to-4m-international-tourists-in-2023","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia expects to welcome up to 4m international tourists in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least 1 million tourists would come from China in 2023, according to authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cambodia.- Cambodia expects as many as 4 million international tourists <\/strong>this year after China announced its reopening policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to China’s Xinhua News Agency, Cambodian authorities said China is the world’s largest outbound tourism market<\/strong> and that China’s reopening will open a new chapter in international tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities also noted about 2.28 million international tourists visited the country in 2022, with China accounting for 106,000. They then added they want Cambodia to attract at least 1 million Chinese tourists in 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The country hopes to return to pre-pandemic tourism numbers in 2019, when it welcomed 6.6 million international tourists and generated US$4.92bn in revenue, equivalent to 12 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cambodia has a significant casino industry and has traditionally catered to players from neighboring countries, including countries where casino gambling is not legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, China has waged a campaign against so-called “cross-border gambling” by mainland Chinese residents. Last November, the two countries strengthened ties<\/a> to fight human trafficking, illegal online gambling and telecom fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also pledged to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure projects, trade and tourism. Direct flights are expected to increase as Beijing seeks to expand its economic influence in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2022, Sihanoukville authorities ordered all casino operators<\/a> to obtain approval from the Sihanoukville government before engaging with the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The measure is aimed at tightening controls on the gaming industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At least 1 million tourists would come from China in 2023, according to authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Cambodia anticipates a significant rebound in international tourism, targeting 4 million visitors in 2023, with a specific focus on attracting 1 million Chinese tourists following China's reopening. This resurgence is critical for the nation's economy, which saw tourism contribute 12% to its GDP in 2019. Concurrently, Cambodia's casino industry faces heightened regulatory scrutiny, exemplified by Sihanoukville's directive for local approval, amidst ongoing bilateral efforts with China to combat illegal cross-border gambling and related illicit activities.","focusai_entities":"Xinhua News Agency, Ministry of Economy and Finance","focusai_location":"Cambodia, China, Sihanoukville, Beijing","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Sihanoukville Approval Impact","query":"What specific operational and financial implications will the Sihanoukville government's new approval mandate have on existing casino operators and potential new market entrants, particularly concerning licensing renewals and expansion plans?"},{"label":"Cross-Border Gambling Enforcement","query":"How will the strengthened bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and China against cross-border gambling and telecom fraud specifically alter the regulatory enforcement landscape for both B2B and B2C iGaming operations within Cambodia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[23632,23907],"class_list":["post-777001601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-integrated-resorts","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777001601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777001602,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777001601\/revisions\/777001602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777001601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777001601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777001601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}