Tourist guide says tourists to Cambodia pay less
While the government says tourism is the second-largest source of revenue after the garment industry, tour guides Say Tourists Coming to Cambodia Pay Less After They Spend Money in Thailand or Vietnam and other countries before coming to Cambodia.
Cambodia has become the last destination for most tourists, as there are no flights from other continents to land directly in Cambodia.
KImsa Sok, a 2003 tour guide, writer, and journalist from Prey Veng, Cambodia, said:
“Our country does not have a ship flying directly (to our country directly), so before his guests came to visit In Cambodia, he went to visit Vietnam, played Thailand, ran out of money, and came to us. Guests do not like to spend money. And souvenirs are rarely bought.
Kimsa Sok says the money he earns has not increased much since he first started his career in 2020. Mr. Kimsa Sok also told The UBJ Times that the bonuses he used to receive also fell while The cost of living has increased.
He says he has to pay at least $ 400 to $ 500 a month for housing and electricity. He thinks tour guides should earn more than they currently earn. Kimsa Sok, a professional tour guide, started his career at the end of 2020. Most of them are taking visitors to visit the temples in Siem Reap and Rairab to tell them the meaning of He spent more than nine years learning Mandarin, a necessary skill for the job. Bring your Chinese guests.
Per day Me. Kimsa can earn $ 25 for this job if she is recruited to load a tour. Kimsa Sok says that in 2010 he earned $ 20 a day, which means the salary That he has received has not changed much during the past five years. Other Cambodians who have started their careers as tour guides who require clear language, good communication, and skills The well-organized also said that the fees they receive were stagnant despite sector revenues. Cambodia’s tourism has grown dramatically, and the cost of living has risen steadily. According to the 2015 annual report of the Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia’s annual revenue from tourism in the year 2015 is US $ 3 billion, almost double the revenue of 2010 $ 1.7 billion the United States.
KImsa said:
“If the family supply is not enough, we need to find more.”
In addition, Kimsa Sok also often receives incentives from his guests so he can earn Added $ 20 to $ 30 from each of his guests.
Kimsa added:
“It depends on the kindness of the guests. Sometimes a group gives twenty or thirty dollars to a small group or a large group. We are tour guides, we do not have a salary when we bring guests, they are paid for a day.”
Ho Vandy, secretary-general of the National Tourism Alliance of Cambodia, says tour guides’ income depends on their number of days of experience. They work and the level of hospitality they provide for tourists.
He said:
“First, it depends on their ability. Second, it depends on the intelligence of their work. And the third is to take care of guests.”
Driven by a large number of visits to the Angkor Archaeological Park, tourism has become a major sector of tourism. Cambodia’s economy after garment exports: In June, Cambodia was awarded the “Best Tourism Destination for the World”. He was in 2016 “from the European Council on Tourism and Trade.
For those who are at the forefront of this field, especially tour guides, the income is seasonal. In the busiest months, from mid-November to mid-April, tour guides are available at To one thousand US dollars per month. But in months with fewer visitors, they may not have a job for up to a month.
