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By
: Heng Sopheap (National Institute of Management), Picture
by : Nathan Dexter.
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DOMESTIC
TOURISM
Travelers may be categorized in three ways domestic
tourists, inbound
tourists and outbound tourists
according to the World Tourism Organization. So
domestic tourism may be defined by two of these.
Domestic visitors are people who are residents of
a country, but travel to another part of the same
country for holidays and stay from one night, up
to a year. Those on day trips, or excursionists,
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area within their
own country for a day and return by nightfall. Both of
these types of tourist are traveling for the purpose of
leisure or fun, not work. In the Year 2000, more than
a million domestic tourists traveled Cambodia. This constitutes
about a twelfth of the population, and almost double the
number of international tourists.
Phnom Penh residents are probably the most prolific domestic
travelers. They may stay the weekend in Kampong Som or
Siem Reap, for instance, or visit places of cultural,
historical or aesthetic interest in nearby provinces such
as Takeo or Kampong Speu. However, last year's Water Festival
brought around two million domestic visitors to Phnom
Penh for the three days of boat racing and partying. Domestic
tourists are important for the Cambodian economy in several
ways. Local people on day excursions open up new areas
to tourists, local and domestic, who follow. They are
the ones who "discover" new destinations, such
as waterfalls and caves, and make them accessible to those
who follow.
This also creates infrastructure because when domestic
tourists begin to visit a place with frequency, vendors
move in to service the new industry and eventually better
roads and other facilities will follow. Domestic tourism
plays a vital role in generating employment and reduces
unemployment rates. It has a trickle-down effect on local
economies, creating new business opportunities and thus
improving the living conditions and reducing poverty levels
amongst local residents. Worldwide, domestic tourism represents
about 80 per cent of the total tourism market. In developed
countries, domestic tourists can take advantage of more
paid holidays, better overall rates of pay and better
infrastructure.
However, even in developing countries, despite people
typically having less expendable income and fewer paid
holidays, domestic tourists play an important role in
developing the tourist economy.
Domestic tourism is vital in Cambodia’s overall tourist
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