Cambodia has been recognised as the Asia’s Leading Cultural Destination 2024 by the World Travel Awards. This is the third time in a row that the Kingdom earned this prestigious title.

The other nominees for the award included India, Japan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, according to the World Travel Awards’ online source.

At the same time, the Kingdom was also named Asia’s Leading Youth Travel Destination 2024 for three consecutive years by the World Travel Awards.

World Travel Award was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of industry excellence.

Last year, Cambodia received 5.45 million foreign visitors, generating a gross revenue of US$3.08 billion, reported the Ministry of Tourism, adding that the number of international visitors to Cambodia is predicted to reach 7 million by 2025, surpassing the pre-CO
VID-19 pandemic level of 6.6 million (2019).

Four of Cambodia’s tourist destinations have been recently listed among the top 25 Asia’s best tourist attractions in the latest award by Tripadvisor.

Angkor Wat of Siem Reap took second place in the award, and Ta Prohm and Bayon Temples of the province made it to the 19th and 20th, respectively, while Phnom Penh’s Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum obtained 22nd place.

Besides ancient temples, the Kingdom has a 450-kilometre-long pristine coastline stretching across four southwestern provinces of Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Kep and Koh Kong.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse