Bhutan halves per day tourist fee to attract global visitors
In a bid to attract international tourists, the beautiful Kingdom of Bhutan has decided to reduce its daily tourist fee of $200 (INR 16,509) to $100 (INR 8254). The kingdom has taken the decision to boost the tourism sector which is still waiting and struggling to recover even after a year after the end of COVID-19.
In September 2022, soon after the end of COVID-19 restrictions, Bhutan decided to increase its "Sustainable Development Fee" to $200 per night from $65. The country justified this money by saying that it would go to off-set the carbon generated by visitors.
But the newly introduced tourist fee only limited the number of tourists to the country. But now, once again, Bhutan is hoping that the slash in price would increase the number of arrivals. The new tax would come into effect from September and last for four years, the government said in a statement.
