Cambodia’s tourism sector is set to form a task force next week to address the Thai political crisis that has caused foreign arrivals in the Kingdom to plummet, national media reported Wednesday.
Cambodia stands to lose more than US$100 million in tourism-related revenue if the political deadlock gripping Thailand’s capital – a major transit point for visitors to the Kingdom – does not ease in the next three months, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon told the Post Sunday.
The minister estimated that 1,500 tourists arrive daily by air and land from Bangkok, accounting for nearly 30 percent of total travellers, and that foreign visitors spend $770 on average per trip.