2008-06-19
PHNOM PENH, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of South Korean tourists visiting Cambodia showed some decline early this year, local media reported Thursday, citing South Korean Ambassador to Cambodia Shin Hyun-suk.
According to a South Korean airline company, the number of South Korean tourists decreased 17 percent in the first four months of this year when compared with the same period last year, Shin Hyun-suk told the Mekong Times newspaper in an interview.
A worldwide economic recession, high oil, energy and food prices, the increase of the exchange rate between South Korean currency won against the U.S. dollar and South Korea's domestic political situation have all contributed to the negative trend, he said.
However, Shin Hyun-suk is still cautiously optimistic about the future arrivals of South Korean tourists to Cambodia.
He said that in the medium term, once many tourism development projects in Cambodia are completed and as the world economy recovers its strength, the number of foreign and South Korean tourists will pick up again.
Editor: Jiang Yuxia
PHNOM PENH, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of South Korean tourists visiting Cambodia showed some decline early this year, local media reported Thursday, citing South Korean Ambassador to Cambodia Shin Hyun-suk.
According to a South Korean airline company, the number of South Korean tourists decreased 17 percent in the first four months of this year when compared with the same period last year, Shin Hyun-suk told the Mekong Times newspaper in an interview.
A worldwide economic recession, high oil, energy and food prices, the increase of the exchange rate between South Korean currency won against the U.S. dollar and South Korea's domestic political situation have all contributed to the negative trend, he said.
However, Shin Hyun-suk is still cautiously optimistic about the future arrivals of South Korean tourists to Cambodia.
He said that in the medium term, once many tourism development projects in Cambodia are completed and as the world economy recovers its strength, the number of foreign and South Korean tourists will pick up again.
Editor: Jiang Yuxia
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