PHNOM PENH -- When Prime Minister Hun Manet inaugurated the capital's Techo International Airport last week, he described it as a "driving force in attracting more tourists and investors to Cambodia than before COVID-19."
Tourist arrivals to the kingdom are falling despite the gateway's opening

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his wife, Pich Chanmony, light candles in front of a Buddha statue during the inauguration ceremony for Phnom Penh's Techo International Airport, in Kandal province, on Oct. 20. © Agence Kampuchea Press/REUTERS
PHNOM PENH -- When Prime Minister Hun Manet inaugurated the capital's Techo International Airport last week, he described it as a "driving force in attracting more tourists and investors to Cambodia than before COVID-19."