Zokopa alendo ku Cambodia zakumana ndi mavuto azachuma mpaka kuchepa kwakukulu kuchokera kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Asia, makamaka Japan ndi South Korea. Kukangana pazandale ndi Thailand kudapangitsanso kutsika kwakukulu kwa alendo oyandikana nawo.
Pambuyo pa zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi za kukula kosalekeza -ndipo makamaka mu ziwerengero ziwiri-, zokopa alendo za Cambodia zatsika kwa ofika theka loyamba la 2009. Ngakhale kuti ndizochepa pa -1.1 peresenti, zinatumiza chizindikiro chodetsa nkhawa monga zokopa alendo ndi chimodzi mwa zinthu zochititsa chidwi. ndalama zambiri zomwe boma limapeza komanso gwero lalikulu la ntchito ndi ma Khmers opitilira 300,000 omwe amagwira ntchito mubizinesi yahotelo ndi zokopa alendo.
Malinga ndi kafukufuku, apaulendo aku South Korea, pakati pa misika yayikulu yomwe ikubwera ku Cambodia, amatsika ndi gawo limodzi mwa magawo atatu pa semester yoyamba ya 2009. Misika monga Australia, China, Thailand kapena Japan idatsikanso mu manambala awiri. Kukula kudalembedwa ku Vietnam - msika waukulu kwambiri wa Cambodia womwe ukubwera-, France, UK ndi USA.
Mzinda wa Siem Reap, komwe kuli akachisi a Angkor Wat, wakhudzidwa kwambiri ndi kugwa. Malinga ndi zomwe akuluakulu oyang'anira ma eyapoti, kuchuluka kwa okwera ku Siem Reap kudatsika kuyambira Januware mpaka Meyi ndi 25.5 peresenti, kuchoka pa 778,000 mpaka 580,000.
Nthawi yomweyo, Phnom Penh adawona kuchuluka kwa okwera akutsika ndi 12.9 peresenti kuchokera pa 767,000 mpaka 667,000. Ziwerengero zakhala zikuyenda bwino kwambiri pa Phnom Penh International Airport. Magalimoto okwera adatsika ndi 10.2 peresenti kumapeto kwa Ogasiti.
Kusagwirizana kwa Angkor Wat kumawonekeranso ndi ndalama zochokera ku Apsara Authorities, omwe amayang'anira akachisi. Kwa theka loyamba la chaka, ndalama zogulitsa matikiti zidatsika ndi pafupifupi 20 peresenti. Ichi chikhala chaka chachiwiri motsatizana kutsika kwa maulamuliro chifukwa ndalama zogulitsa matikiti zidatsika kale kuchokera ku US $ 32 mpaka 30 miliyoni pakati pa 2007 ndi 2008. Thailand ndi nyengo yoyipa pakugwa kwathunthu.
Pakadali pano, zokopa alendo ku Cambodia zikuwoneka kuti zafika pachimake. Mu Julayi, ufumuwo unalemba chiwonjezeko cha 10 peresenti ya ofika onse. Kuchepetsa mitengo yambiri ndi kuchotsera m'mahotela ndi malo okopa alendo, kutsegulidwa kwa malire atsopano, maulendo ochulukirapo opita ku Cambodia chifukwa cha chonyamulira chatsopano cha dziko la Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) chiyenera kuthandizira kubwezeretsa zokopa alendo panjira yoyenera. Boma lalonjeza kale kuyambitsanso kampeni yapa TV pamayendedwe aku China, Japan ndi Korea ndikulosera kuti zokopa alendo zidzakulanso kuyambira Seputembala. Mwamwayi pang'ono, imatha kufafanizira kutsika kwake ndikuwonetsa kukula pang'ono kwa ofika pofika kumapeto kwa chaka.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- 1 percent, it sent a worrying signal as tourism is one of the biggest revenues earning for the government and a major source of employment with over 300,000 Khmers working in the hotel and tourism business.
- Numerous price reductions and discounts in hotels and tourist attractions, the opening of new border crossings, more flights to Cambodia thanks to the new national carrier Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) should contribute to put back tourism on the right track.
- It would be the second consecutive year of decline for the authority as revenues from ticket sales already dropped from US$ 32 to 30 million between 2007 and 2008.
