The Cambodian government on Saturday decided to reduce e-visa fees for tourists and business or ordinary people, taking effect from Jan 1, 2025.

The government said in a news release that the fee for tourist type (e-visa T) would be slashed to $30 from the current $36, while the fee for regular type (e-visa E) would be lowered to $35 from the current $42.

The move aimed to attract more tourists and investors to the Southeast Asian country.

Thourn Sinan, chairman of the Pacific Asia Travel Association Cambodia chapter, said the reduction was unlikely to significantly boost the tourism industry.

"To attract more tourists, we urge the government to consider implementing visa incentives for travelers from some of top 20 arrival countries to enhance Cambodia's tourism appeal," he told Xinhua.

Cambodia recorded 6 million international tourists during the January-November period of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 22 percent.

Top five international tourist arrivals to the kingdom are Thailand, Vietnam, China, Laos and the United States.

Tourism is one of four pillars supporting Cambodia's economy, in addition to garment, footwear and travel goods export, agriculture, and construction and real estate.

The country received 5.45 million international tourists in 2023, generating a gross revenue of $3.08 billion, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

柬埔寨降低旅游电子签证价格  

柬埔寨政府周六决定降低游客及商务或普通人员的电子签证费用，新规将于2025年1月1日生效。  

政府在新闻稿中表示，旅游类电子签证（T类）费用将从目前的36美元降至30美元，普通类电子签证（E类）费用将从42美元降至35美元。  

此举旨在吸引更多游客和投资者来到这个东南亚国家。  

太平洋亚洲旅游协会柬埔寨分会主席通西楠表示，此次降价不太可能显著促进旅游业发展。"为吸引更多游客，我们敦促政府考虑对来自前20大客源国的游客实施签证优惠政策，以提升柬埔寨旅游业的吸引力，"他接受新华社采访时表示。  

柬埔寨2024年1-11月共接待国际游客600万人次，同比增长22%。  

柬埔寨前五大国际游客来源国分别为泰国、越南、中国、老挝和美国。  

旅游业与服装鞋类产品出口、农业、建筑及房地产业并列为柬埔寨经济四大支柱。据旅游部统计，该国2023年共接待国际游客545万人次，创造总收入30.8亿美元。