International guests visit the ancient temples of Siem Reap province. Yousos Apdoulrashim
Angkor Enterprise earned nearly $7 million in January 2025 from the sale of tickets to foreign tourists visiting the Angkor Heritage Sites, an increase of nearly 30% compared to January 2024.
In addition, the revenue from ticket sales to other sites was about $200,000.
A public administrative body, the enterprise was established in 2016. It operates under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Tourism and the financial supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Its revenue comes from ticket sales for Angkor Archaeological Park, the Koh Ker temple complex and boat trips at Chong Kneas.
According to an enterprise press release, January saw 145,140 foreign visitors purchase tickets to the Angkor Archaeological Park, a 26.49% increase over January last year. Total revenue amounted to $6.9 million, an increase of 25.56%.
Ticket prices for the park are $37 per person for one day, $62 for three days and $72 for seven days. Admission is free for Cambodian citizens and long term residents.
Angkor Enterprise also earned $194,222 from selling tickets to Koh Ker Temple ($55,335), Beng Mealea Temple ($17,530), Kbal Spen ($640) and boat tickets at Chong Kneaspier ($120,717).
Chhay Sivlin, president of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, told The Post that the number of foreign tourists visiting Cambodia in recent months has increased significantly, and the number of international flights has also risen.
This trend is expected to continue as long as there are no additional global political or economic crises. She also mentioned that Cambodia’s tourist sites, particularly the ancient temples in Siem Reap province, receive high ratings from international media and travel agencies, which helps attract more foreign visitors to the Kingdom.
“I am optimistic that the number of foreign tourists coming to Cambodia will continue to increase in the coming years. The tourism sector plays an important role in generating national income,” she said.
However, she encouraged the government and the private sector to continue working hard to expand the promotion of the tourism sector and improve services to attract tourists to stay longer.
To attract more international guests, the government reduced visa fees starting from January 1, 2025. The tourist (T) visa fee was reduced from $36 to $30, while the ordinary (E) visa fee dropped from $42 to $35.
Last year, 1,023,688 foreign tourists purchased tickets to visit Angkor, a 28.27% increase compared to 2023. The total revenue from ticket sales was $47.83 million, a 28.57% increase.
Additionally, Angkor Enterprise earned revenue from the 21,935 visitors who purchased tickets for Koh Ker Temple ($329,025) and boat rides from Chong Khneas pier ($794,348).
2019 saw the enterprise’s highest earnings, with more than $80.7 million in revenue.
