The latest news of Cambodia's tourism development

Cambodia's tourism industry almost completely stopped, because in 2008, the epidemic spread all over the world, tourists from all countries decreased greatly, and almost all international flights were grounded. Everyone needs to be vigilant. Cambodia's tourism industry is facing the most severe challenge. Let's introduce it in detail below.

According to China media reports, the COVID-19 epidemic has seriously damaged the tourism industry. As of June 9th, 2006, 95% of travel agencies in China have closed down.

Cai 19, president of Cambodia Travel Agency Association, said that as of June 19, 95% of travel agencies in Cambodia had temporarily closed down, and the remaining 5% were "saving themselves". They actively develop domestic tourist facilities, especially attracting young people to climb mountains and camp.

Every year, 1 1 ten thousand people travel in Cambodia. With the sharp decrease of international tourists, the government encourages people to travel in China to promote domestic consumption capacity.

Cai said that the decline of tourism has brought a series of serious consequences to tourism. Travel agencies are the first to be injured, and they are also the most serious.

She pointed out that all travel orders were cancelled, the income of travel agencies decreased, the capital turnover stopped, and the airlines did not refund the money for canceling the tickets, which was a series of influences.

Tang Kun, Minister of Tourism, predicted that the number of international tourists coming to Cambodia will drop by 70% this year, and the loss of tourism revenue is expected to reach $3 billion.

Tang Kun said that as of May 8th, 2,956 travel agencies in China had closed down, resulting in 45,405 people losing their jobs, including 5 1 travel agency.

In the face of the epidemic, global tourism has been frozen. According to the forecast of the World Tourism Organization, the annual tourism volume will be reduced by 20% to 30% compared with 2000, and the international tourism income will be reduced by 300 billion to 450 billion US dollars.

According to the latest forecast of the World Tourism and Travel Council, as many as 65438+ billion people in the global tourism industry will face unemployment and lose nearly $2.7 trillion due to the epidemic.

Source: Huashang Daily