Tourists Remarkably Increase Over 8 Months

Over the past 8 months of this year, the number of foreign tourists visiting Cambodia remarkably increased to some 912,000, or up by nearly 39 per cent as compared with the same period in 2004, according to a tourism official.

H. E. Nut Nin Doeun, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism said that in 2004 over 1.05 millions foreign tourists visited Cambodia, or up by more than 50 % over 2003, and the number of local tourists reaching the total of more than 4.28 millions last year showed a twofold increase, speaking at ceremony held in Phnom Penh last week to announce the implementation of a project relating to the safety of children in tourism and the prevention of trafficking of children and women for the purpose of labor and sex exploitation.

The success in tourism was great, however, he said, the negative impacts resulting from the tourism had to be deeply considered.

He said all urgent measures had to be taken to prevent the exploitation of child labor and sex and to fight against human trafficking, especially children and women. According to a recent study on tourist industry in Cambodia, the number of tourists is expected to increase to 1.5 millions in 2006; and 3 millions in 2010.

This would also create jobs for some 60,000 Cambodians and contribute estimated US$ 2.3 billions as revenue to the national economy.

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	Tourists Remarkably Increase Over 8 Months
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