Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half to boost economic growth


The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the US$200 (RM930) 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 (RM302), when it ended two years of Covid-19 restrictions in September last year saying the money would go to off-set the carbon generated by visitors.

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