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Cambodia's Angkor Wat earns over 47 mln USD in 10 months

Xinhua, November 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Revenue from ticket sales to foreign tourists visiting Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat Temple reached 47.68 million U.S. dollars in the first 10 months of 2015, up 0.62 percent year-on-year, according to an official statement on Tuesday.

During the Janurary-October period this year, the ancient site received 1.67 million foreigners, a 2-percent rise compared to the same period last year, said the statement released by the state-run Apsara Authority, which manages the site.

In October alone, the temple greeted 153,308 tourists, generating the revenue of 4.38 million U.S. dollars, it said.

China, South Korea and Japan are the largest sources of tourists to the temple.

Located in northwestern Siem Reap province, Angkor Wat Temple, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1992, is the kingdom's most popular tourist destination.

An entrance fee to the site is 20 U.S. dollars per day for a foreigner, 40 dollars for a three-day visit and 60 dollars for a week-long visit. Enditem