US EditionBhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors
- Bhutan, the world's first carbon-negative country, plans to halve its $200 daily tourist fee from September to revive its tourism sector hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The new rate of $100 per night will be in effect for four years and aims to attract more visitors and boost the country's economy.
- Bhutan aims to increase the contribution of tourism to its economy from the current 5% to 20% and has been working to overhaul its tourism sector.
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Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors
Bhutan raised its “Sustainable Development Fee” to $200 per visitor per night, from $65, when it ended two years of COVID restrictions in September last year saying the money would go to off-set the carbon generated by visitors.
Bhutan halves tourist fee to $100 per night in bid to boost economy
Bhutan, the world’s first carbon-negative country, is slashing the tourist fee to boost its economy by attracting as many visitors as possible. It is all set to halve the $200 daily fee from September this year, in a bid to revive the country’s tourism sector still reeling after COVID-19. Bhutan ended its Covid restrictions two years ago but introduced a tourist fee of $200 per visitor per night under its "Sustainable Development Fee" programme.…
Boosting Bhutan: kingdom cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors
Bhutan is wary of the impact of mass tourism and bans mountain climbing to preserve its peaks, so the Sustainable Development Fee limits visitor numbers, but increasing it to US$200 a night has put too many people off.
Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to lure more visitors
KATHMANDU, Aug 26 ― The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the US$200 (RM928) daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of Covid-19 restrictions. Bhutan raised its “Sustainable Development Fee” to US$200 per visitor per night, from US$65, when it ended two years of Covid restrictions in September last year saying the money would go to off-set the carbon generated by visitor…
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