Searches for trips to Cambodia rose 233 per cent in the first five months of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Cambodia.- Trip.com, one of China’s largest online travel agencies, has reported a surge in users from the Chinese mainland searching for Cambodian tourism products. According to Trip.com, there has been\u00a0an increase of over 233 per cent\u00a0<\/strong>year-on-year in the period from January to mid-May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trip.com Group has signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cambodia’s Angkor Air to facilitate collaboration in the development of a smart airport and a tourism talent training program. The strategic partnership aims to position Cambodia as a key destination<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Asian Gaming Brief, there is great anticipation for the inauguration of the new Angkor International Airport in Cambodia<\/strong> in October 2023. This project is expected to draw 7 million visitors annually<\/strong>, with capacity to expand to accommodate 10 million passengers per year by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n China is a significant source of inbound tourism for Cambodia. In 2019,\u00a0out of the 6.61 million foreign tourists visiting Cambodia, approximately 36 per cent were Chinese. The Cambodian government launched a “China Ready” strategy this year, aimed at attracting more Chinese visitors and fostering bilateral tourism cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chinese tourists play a pivotal role for Cambodian casinos.\u00a0NagaCorp<\/a> has experienced a rise in visitation since the Chinese government permitted tour groups to visit Cambodia from February.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n