Since Bhutan started welcoming tourists in 1974, it has built its reputation on low-volume crowds and high-paying guests, drawn to sweeping Himalayan mountain vistas and Buddhist monasteries perched ...
So to "incentivise the growth of travel", Bhutan is addressing "roadblocks, real or perceived", around "access and cost". Its sustainable development fee – or tourist levy – which was as high ...
While the concern was that the Sustainable Development Fee of Nu 1,200 imposed on tourists from India would restrict tourists from the neighbouring country, a group of 36 tour operators from India had ...