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USD 250 A Day

March 10, 2010

The country’s tour operators are doubly happy about the government’s decision to strike down the tariff liberalization proposal (by McKinsey) and instead raise it to USD 250 a tourist a day. Many tour operators felt the new tariff revision was timely as the old USD 200 tariff existed since 1989, when the 36-year old tourism sector was run [...]

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Draft Code of Conduct for Tour Guides

March 2, 2010

Bhutanese tour guides have been in the limelight recently. In a meeting on the 24th of February 2010 with the various stakeholders in the Bhutanese tourism industry,  the Prime Minister pointed out unprofessionalism and the lack of ethics among the Bhutanese tour guides. In the wake of all these unwanted attention, the Guides Association of [...]

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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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250 USD in 2011

February 24, 2010

The much awaited meeting between the Prime Minister and the various stake holders of the Bhutanese tourism industry was held on the 24th of February, 2010. Among other very importnt outcomes, one of the major decision was to NOT to adopt the much controversial McKinsey plans.

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Saving Bhutan for Tourism?

February 6, 2010

Prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley has a grand plan for the nomads of Bhutan. While all the 205 gewogs would be connected with roads, the plan is to deliberately leave these places out.

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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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