I mentioned before that I constructed a home in Kantharalak right on the border where this dispute is taking place, and can attest to the fact that tourism is an important part of the economy on both sides of the border.
The Dangrek Mountains which stretch from Kantharalak across the border to where the Preah Vihear temple is located offer breathtaking views which attract high numbers of visitors each year (both domestic and foreign). Kantharalak has build several new hotels and resorts over the past few decades for that reason.
Some of my most cherished memories are of the times that Boy Special and I would smoke a joint on one of the picturesque ridges of Dangrek - before hopping in the Jeep and heading to the neighboring Khun Han waterfalls to swim naked with some of his village friends.
Sorry...I'm digressing...
I always believed that Cambodian had the right to that property - but would NEVER mention that to a Thai.