Tag Archives: Opinion

Public Toilets and Credit Card Woes

A number of tourists, who visited Bhutan last year, cited lack of public toilets and rest rooms, credit card facility and bad roads as the biggest problem for tourists.

McDonald-ization of Tourism in Bhutan?

I am writing about the “prestigious” firm of McKinsey & Company hired by Bhutan to “advise” the country on its potential growth and/or development. I am not sure if the company’s task is related to “advising” the country in general or specifically in the tourism aspect of the country. In any case, knowing and loving [...]

Opening Up Tourism

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

Are you happy with ABTO

ABTO announcement:  Since the establishment of ABTO, it has been playing an important role in the Tourism Sector especially targeted towards providing relevant services to its members, the tour operators.

Bhutan – The Land of Happiness

If you see somebody driving a Prado, and comfortably conversing about Bhutanese history while fine dining in Thimphu, then you may be able to guess that the person is a tour operator. We tour operators have been perceived as a glamorous lot. Therefore, it was not surprising that on 23rd May, the parking lot in [...]

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