Westerners spend twice as much time on beaches than at Angkor
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Re: Westerners spend twice as much time on beaches than at Angkor
Many of us have sites and attractions back in Europe that are almost as old as Angkor Wat (even if far more mundane and less impressive), as do the Chinese (ancient archaeological sites in even the most smallest established towns), and where I come from people still live in 700 year-old houses: Perhaps somewhere in all of this, people from more Northerly parts of the world come for the one thing you can't find, namely, tropical environs and beaches to go with it.John Bingham wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:23 pmI think it's you that doesn't understand. Most westerners who visit Angkor Wat have a greater appreciation of art & culture than that. The first time my son was at Angkor he said "It's just a pile of old rocks." However he was only about three years old at the time.Khunkhmer SR wrote: A lot of them simply don't understand that for westerns it's a beautiful pile of rocks that makes for a great background on their Instagram pictures.
And the people who come to Cambodia generally don't holiday there to begin with (i.e, Malaga is mostly British tourists from what I know), and would probably think some other place like Ibiza or Saint Tropez is too common, Thailand is too commercialised, Myanmar is too dangerous, and Laos is too backward;John Bingham wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:43 pm Sure, just go to Malaga if you want sun and sand. You do you.
That pretty much leaves Vietnam and Cambodia for most of this subset, and Cambodia is generally much easier to get a visa...
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DiscoverSEA wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:22 am Ankor Wat is what brings tourists to Cambodia but unless you are really interested in historical temples you can do it in two days. So, then there is the other attractions and a warm beach is high on the list of how to spend the rest of your short holiday.
Holidays are about something different from your usual life.
The #1 tourist attraction in France is not the Eiffel or Champs d'Elysee, but EuroDisney; In Thailand, it's CentralWOrld Mall.
That was the point of me posting this in the first place, that so many assume Angkor Wat is Cambodia's main draw for international tourism, but data simply doesn't reflect that. It is the marquee cultural attraction, but most people come here for fun in the sun, not cultural attractions.
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Money laundering is also a big draw.HaifongWangchuck wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:59 amDiscoverSEA wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:22 am Ankor Wat is what brings tourists to Cambodia but unless you are really interested in historical temples you can do it in two days. So, then there is the other attractions and a warm beach is high on the list of how to spend the rest of your short holiday.
Holidays are about something different from your usual life.
The #1 tourist attraction in France is not the Eiffel or Champs d'Elysee, but EuroDisney; In Thailand, it's CentralWOrld Mall.
That was the point of me posting this in the first place, that so many assume Angkor Wat is Cambodia's main draw for international tourism, but data simply doesn't reflect that. It is the marquee cultural attraction, but most people come here for fun in the sun, not cultural attractions.
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That’s a shame the most popular attraction in France isn’t Paris. There are so many museums and culture there that it would take months (or years) to see them all. But I’ve read once that that Orlando (the city with Disney World) gets more annual visitors than Italy.
Right now the rich Chinese are desperate to get their cash out of mainland China. RMB is being exchanged for dollars and depleting currency reserves. Overseas trips to move their wealth.
Right now the rich Chinese are desperate to get their cash out of mainland China. RMB is being exchanged for dollars and depleting currency reserves. Overseas trips to move their wealth.
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Re: Westerners spend twice as much time on beaches than at Angkor
Yes, but it smells like urine and there are thousands of creepy thugs on the streets.
Silence, exile, and cunning.
Re: Westerners spend twice as much time on beaches than at Angkor
Overseas accounts. More and more Chinese companies have accounts in the US and use those for the incoming money. From my own (Business) experience.newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:57 pm That’s a shame the most popular attraction in France isn’t Paris. There are so many museums and culture there that it would take months (or years) to see them all. But I’ve read once that that Orlando (the city with Disney World) gets more annual visitors than Italy.
Right now the rich Chinese are desperate to get their cash out of mainland China. RMB is being exchanged for dollars and depleting currency reserves. Overseas trips to move their wealth.
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Communist government is blocking transfers to prevent currency flight. So the rich go on overseas tours to deposit money. As well as ‘invest’.Kammekor wrote:Overseas accounts. More and more Chinese companies have accounts in the US and use those for the incoming money. From my own (Business) experience.newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:57 pm That’s a shame the most popular attraction in France isn’t Paris. There are so many museums and culture there that it would take months (or years) to see them all. But I’ve read once that that Orlando (the city with Disney World) gets more annual visitors than Italy.
Right now the rich Chinese are desperate to get their cash out of mainland China. RMB is being exchanged for dollars and depleting currency reserves. Overseas trips to move their wealth.
Xi has hired North Koreans to make better fake US dollars to shore up reserves as well.
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