Dufry predicts strong growth in Cambodia as traffic soars
Gavin Lipsith
15-Sep-2006
CAMBODIA. Dufry Group is forecasting that its operations at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap-Angkor International airports will continue the growth recorded over the past two years, as the number of international passengers to Cambodia continues to rise. International arrivals at both airports have increased by over 20% in each of the past two years, and Dufry Eurasia CEO René Riedi told DFNI that sales had been "more or less" in line with the trend.
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"We are seeing two effects," he said. "The first is the increase in the number of Asian tourists, particularly Japanese, Taiwanese and South Koreans, who are good spenders. On the
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