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Cambodia's Angkor earns USD62.5-M from ticket sales in 2016

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 2 (PNA/Xinhua) -- Revenue from ticket sales to foreigners visiting Cambodia's famed Angkor archaeological park reached USD62.5 million in 2016, a 4.21-percent rise year-on-year.

The ancient site welcomed almost 2.2 million foreign tourists last year, up 4.63 percent year-on-year, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said on Monday.

The largest sources of tourists to the site are China, South Korea and the United States.

Located in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, the Angkor archaeological park, inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1992, is the kingdom's top tourist destination.

In August, the Angkor Enterprise announced that ticket prices for foreigners visiting the site would be increased from Feb. 1, 2017.

The entrance fee for a one-day visit to the site will be raised to USD37, from the current USD20, it said.

The price for a three-day visit will be increased to USD62, from the current USD40, and for a week-long visit, the ticket will cost USD72, from the current USD60.(PNA/Xinhua)

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