Cambodia increase ticket prices for foreign tourists to Angkor

Ticket prices for foreigners visiting Cambodia's famed Angkor archeological park rose, starting from Feb. 1, 2017, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

"The prices for tickets to the Angkor increase from today," Long Kosal, spokesman and deputy director of the communications department of the Apsara Authority, which manages the ancient site, told Xinhua.

The price for a one-day ticket rose from 20 U.S. dollars to 37 U.S. dollars, a three-day pass increased from 40 U.S. dollars to 62 U.S. dollars and a seven-day ticket climbed from 60 U.S. dollars to 72 U.S. dollars.

Entry remains free for Cambodians and children under 12 years old.

On Wednesday, the Apsara Authority also launched a new website www.angkor.com.kh, which was created to provide information to tourists about the Angkor archaeological park, said Long Kosal.

The website also includes information about visa requirements, an interactive map, Angkor visitor code of conduct, tours, museums, outdoor excursions and cultural performances available in and around the site.

Located in northwestern Cambodia's Siem Reap province, the Angkor archaeological park, inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1992, is the country's most popular tourist destination.

The ancient site attracted almost 2.2 million foreign visitors in 2016, earning gross revenue of 62.5 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales, according to government figures.

source: Xinhua