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Foreign Direct Investment for Luxury Hotels

February 26, 2010

100% foreign direct investment will be allowed in the construction of 5-star hotels in Bhutan on a selective basis to overcome the shortage of financial capital in the domestic market and increase the quality of services provided to tourists visiting Bhutan.

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Chhundu vs Oberoi

February 9, 2010

The country’s first foreign direct investment (FDI) court case between Oberoi Groups ltd. against Chhundu Travel and Tours remains tangled in deadlock. The Oberoi groups has refused to respond to the 3 summon orders issued by the Thimphu district court. The last order was sent last month.

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Changes in the Bhutanese Tourism Industry

February 3, 2010

The government has already identified more than 100 acres of land across Bhutan for the creation of tourism infrastructure like quality hotels, spas, wellness centers. In total the government would acquire 500 acres with 180 acres in the centre, 120 acres in the south, 110 acres in the west and 60 acres in the east.

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Opening Up Tourism

December 21, 2009

One would think that liberalizing the tourist tariff would make tour operators happy as it empowers them to set their own charges.

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Talk on the State of the Global Economy

March 11, 2009

ABTO announcement:
The Association would like to inform you that 3 professors from the Columbia University, New York, U.S.A, will be visiting Bhutan to present modules of Responsible Tourism Training to the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB).

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Money Mixup

March 9, 2009

The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) and Bhutan National Bank (BNB) are both currently investigating a unique case of discrepancy that, some say, is a first for Bhutan. 

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