People splash water on one another in celebration of the lunar New Year in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2025. Cambodia has recorded a total of 115,090 foreign tourists traveling across the country during its three-day traditional New Year holiday, said a Ministry of Tourism report released on Thursday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)
PHNOM PENH, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has recorded a total of 115,090 foreign tourists traveling across the country during its three-day traditional New Year holiday, said a Ministry of Tourism report released on Thursday.
"During the New Year celebrations from April 14 to 16, a total of 115,090 foreign holidaymakers had traveled throughout the country," the report said.
The five most attractive destinations for foreign tourists are Phnom Penh capital city, Pailin and Banteay Meanchey provinces on the border with Thailand, Siem Reap cultural province, and Preah Sihanouk coastal province.
For domestic tourists, the report said almost all of the population had traveled to various tourist destinations across the Southeast Asian country.
"Overall, security, safety and public order had been maintained well during the New Year holiday," Tourism Minister Huot Hak said in the report.
He said hotels and tourist accommodation services, restaurants, and tourist resorts in almost every province have received almost 100 percent of guests.
"The private sector is happy and has shown high optimism for the development of Cambodia's tourism sector," Hak said.
The traditional New Year is the largest annual holiday in Cambodia. On the occasion, revelers participate in religious ceremonies, visit their families in their home provinces, and go to different tourist attractions for leisure. ■
People participate in an activity to celebrate the lunar New Year in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2025. Cambodia has recorded a total of 115,090 foreign tourists traveling across the country during its three-day traditional New Year holiday, said a Ministry of Tourism report released on Thursday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)
People participate in an activity to celebrate the lunar New Year in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, April 16, 2025. Cambodia has recorded a total of 115,090 foreign tourists traveling across the country during its three-day traditional New Year holiday, said a Ministry of Tourism report released on Thursday. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)