Cambodia to get 7 millions tourists by 2020

Angkor Thom temple in Siem Reap province (Photo from: Ferenc.biz)
Minister of Tourism said on this Tuesday morning, we will get 3.2 millions tourists for 2012, 4.5 millions by 2015 and 7 millions by 2020. Whenever we get 7 millions tourists, we will get about $5 billions of revenue from them into Cambodia's economy and will give 800,000 jobs to Cambodians. The Minister said it in the forum of "Tourism Development and ASEAN Tourism Skills for Tourism Teachers" at Phnom Penh hotel in the morning today.

Around 2.8 millions of foreign tourists visited Cambodia in 2011 and made 350,000 jobs to Cambodians.