Siem Reap: The institution in charge of Angkor income management, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise, has taken the decision to extend Angkor Archeological Site’s entrance ticket for one more year. The extension will last until the last day of December next year, as an effort policy to encourage sales of the park.

The Archaeological Site’s income has been heavily affected since the start of the pandemic of Covid-19. Angkor Enterprise has released a statement on Monday saying the move is aimed to facilitate and promote tourism services and to ensure the attractiveness of tourists.

The extension is regarding the policy initiated in March this year, in which foreign tourists can buy a one-day entrance ticket for $37 dollars and receive one more extra day to freely visit all temples in the Angkor Archeological Park. The policy has also extended the price of three-day pass ($62) to five days visit, as well as the seven-day pass, costing $72, to ten days of visit.

In the attempt to attract the tourists, the extension will also be for the one-month entrance ticket, now valid for two months.

Consequently, the two months ticket is now valid for three-months, while the three-months pass is valid for six months and the six-month entrance ticket permitted to be used for a whole year.

The report released by the Angkor Enterprise has showed that in the first months of this year, 9,488 foreign tourists visit the temples, giving a $385,969 profit for the state-owned institution. However, such revenues represent a 97.63% decline in foreign tourists and a 97.93% decline in profit, respectively.

In November alone, 2,202 international visitors were registered at Angkor Archeological Park, up over 78 percent compared to the same period in 2020, generating US$85,919, up 64 percent.