Introduction
As many countries’ borders were being closed due the pandemic and flights cancelled all around the world, Cambodia is deeply feeling the impact on the tourism sector.
In 2019, the Kingdom of Cambodia welcomed 6.6 million of tourists, which represents an increase of 7% over 2018. The sector generated about US$5 billion and accounted for 12% of the Cambodia’s Gross Domestic Product (GPD) and count around a million employees.
Since the crisis, The Ministry of Tourism (MOT) predicted that Cambodia could potentially loose around US$850 million which translates to about 3.5 percent of the county’s GDP and in a 10% loss of revenue from the tourism sector. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) was quick to address the issues and implemented many regulations in order to relieve the pressure on the tourism’ actors.