Phnom Penh: Cambodia this morning officially launched the Angkor ticketing system and ticket inspection reform to make it convenient for international tourists visiting the Angkor Archeological Park. The launching ceremony was presided over by Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Santepundit Neth Savoeun, high representative of Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet.

According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the reform of the ticketing system has allowed the Angkor Enterprise, the state-owned agency in charge of Angkor income management, to streamline ticket inspection procedures, replacing them with modern equipment that can inspect entrance tickets at all temples even with limited internet service, said H.E. Chhorn Sopheap, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The system has eliminated overlapping ticket inspection locations to reduce disruption to international tourists, he added.

To facilitate the purchase of Angkor tickets, the Angkor Enterprise has also removed some unnecessary information from the ticketing system and has developed an IT system for ticketing using self-service machines installed at the Angkor Enterprise’s ticket counter, Angkor Parvis, and The Heritage Walk mall. International tourists can now buy Angkor ticket passes via online or mobile app or self-service ticketing machines or at ticket counters.

The entrance fee for a one-day visit to the park is US$37; for a three-day visit, US$62; and for a week-long visit, US$72. In 2024, the Angkor Enterprise collected a total of US$49.67 million from Angkor ticket sales, of which US$2.04 million was donated to the Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation.

Located in northwest Siem Reap province, the Angkor Archaeological Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1992, is Cambodia’s most popular tourist destination.