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Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Korean Air and the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) have partnered to create new strategies aimed at boosting the number of Korean tourist arrivals in Cambodia.
In recent months, the airline has seen a dramatic decline of Korean passengers on its routes to Cambodia.
Arrivals to Cambodia from South Korea decreased a whopping 38.24 percent year-on-year in January to 22,524 according to statistics released by the Tourism Ministry.
The financial downturn brought the overall arrivals from all countries in January down 2.19 percent to 218,691 compared to the same period the previous year.
As a result, Vietnam arrivals surpassed South Korea as the top market, with a 27.06 percent year-on-year increase to 22,875 in January.
Korean Air’s Sokhara Ted Tan, Phnom Penh sales office deputy general manager, told The Phnom Penh Post that the airline’s twin routes to Cambodia had been heavily impacted by the economic conditions.
"This year is a difficult one, but by 2010 we hope the economy will be recovering”
Korean Air operates seven flights a week between Cambodia and Incheon, routes linking Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Korean Air and the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) have partnered to create new strategies aimed at boosting the number of Korean tourist arrivals in Cambodia.
In recent months, the airline has seen a dramatic decline of Korean passengers on its routes to Cambodia.
Arrivals to Cambodia from South Korea decreased a whopping 38.24 percent year-on-year in January to 22,524 according to statistics released by the Tourism Ministry.
The financial downturn brought the overall arrivals from all countries in January down 2.19 percent to 218,691 compared to the same period the previous year.
As a result, Vietnam arrivals surpassed South Korea as the top market, with a 27.06 percent year-on-year increase to 22,875 in January.
Korean Air’s Sokhara Ted Tan, Phnom Penh sales office deputy general manager, told The Phnom Penh Post that the airline’s twin routes to Cambodia had been heavily impacted by the economic conditions.
"This year is a difficult one, but by 2010 we hope the economy will be recovering”
Korean Air operates seven flights a week between Cambodia and Incheon, routes linking Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
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