Ukhenketho lwaseKhambodiya luye lwajongana nobunzima bezoqoqosho ukuya ekuwohlokeni kokuhla okumangalisayo ukusuka kuMntla-mpuma weAsia, ngakumbi iJapan kunye noMzantsi Korea. Ukruthakruthwano lwezopolitiko neThailand lube negalelo ekuhleni kakhulu kubakhenkethi abangabamelwane.
Emva kweminyaka emithandathu yokukhula okungaphazamisekiyo-kwaye ubukhulu becala kumanani anamanani aphindwe kabini-, ukhenketho lwaseCambodia lubone ukuhla kwabantu abafikayo bebonke kwisiqingatha sokuqala sika-2009. Nangona ithozamile kwi-1.1 yeepesenti, ithumele umqondiso okhathazayo njengoko ukhenketho lunye lwezokhenketho. eyona ngeniso inkulu kurhulumente kunye nomthombo omkhulu wengqesho enama-Khmers angaphezu kwama-300,000 asebenza kwishishini lehotele kunye nokhenketho.
Ngokophando, abakhenkethi baseMzantsi Korea, phakathi kweemarike ezingenayo zaseKhambodiya, behla ngesinye kwisithathu kwisiqingatha sonyaka ka-2009. Iimarike ezifana ne-Australia, i-China, iThailand okanye i-Japan ziye zancipha ngokwamanani anamanani amabini. Ukukhula kodwa kwarekhodwa eVietnam – ngoku njengeyona marike inkulu ingenayo eKhambodiya-, eFransi, e-UK nase-USA.
Isixeko sase-Siem Reap, apho iitempile zase-Angkor Wat zikhoyo, sichaphazeleke kakhulu kukuhla. Ngokwedatha evela kugunyaziwe wezikhululo zeenqwelomoya, inani labakhweli e-Siem Reap lehlile ukusuka ngoJanuwari ukuya kuMeyi ngeepesenti ezingama-25.5, ukusuka kwi-778,000 ukuya kwi-580,000.
Ngexesha elifanayo, i-Phnom Penh yabona ukuthuthwa kwabakhweli kwehla ngomlinganiselo ophantsi we-12.9 yeepesenti ukusuka kwi-767,000 ukuya kwi-667,000 yabakhweli. Amanani aphucuke kakhulu kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saMazwe ngaMazwe sasePhnom Penh. Izithuthi zabakhweli zehle nge-10.2 ekhulwini ekupheleni kuka-Agasti.
Ukunganeliseki kwe-Angkor Wat kukwabonakaliswa kwingeniso evela kwi-Apsara Authorities, elawula iitempile. Kwisiqingatha sokuqala sonyaka, iingeniso ezivela kwiintengiso zamatikiti zehle malunga neepesenti ezingama-20. Kuya kuba ngunyaka wesibini olandelelanayo wokuhla kwegunya njengoko ingeniso evela kwiintengiso zamatikiti sele ihlile ukusuka kwi-US $ 32 ukuya kwi-30 yezigidi phakathi kwe-2007 kunye ne-2008. I-Thailand kunye nemozulu embi ngokuhla ngokubanzi.
Ngeli xesha, ukhenketho lwaseKhambodiya lubonakala lufikelele encotsheni. NgoJulayi, ubukumkani babhala ukwanda kweepesenti ezili-10 ekufikeni okupheleleyo. Ukuthotywa kwamaxabiso amaninzi kunye nezaphulelo kwiihotele kunye nezokhenketho, ukuvulwa kwemida emitsha yokuwela, iinqwelomoya eziya eCambodia zibulela umthwali omtsha welizwe iCambodia Angkor Air (CAA) kufuneka ifake isandla ekubuyiseleni ukhenketho kwindlela elungileyo. Urhulumente sele ethembisile ukuba uzakuphinda aqale iphulo likamabonakude kumajelo aseTshayina, eJapan naseKorea kwaye aqikelele ukuba ukhenketho luzakuphinda lukhule ukusuka kweyoMsintsi. Ngethamsanqa elincinci, inokucima ngokupheleleyo ukuhla kwayo kwaye ibonise ukukhula okuncinci kwabafikayo bebonke ekupheleni konyaka.
