One of the main responsibilities of the Tourism Council of Bhutan Secretariat as the apex tourism regulatory body in the country is to ensure that the industry grows in a sustainable manner. This vision is realized through the implementation of national tourism policies and various regulations that uphold this vision. Policy decisions have to be...Read More
Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh, H.E Mehmet Vakur Erkul, called on the hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigmi Y Thinley in National Assembly Hall on June 8. Ambassador H.E Mehmet Vakur Erkul, who has been appointed as the special envoy of the Foreign Minister of Turkey to Bhutan, arrived in the country on June 7. Prime...Read More
Tourism in Bhutan is seasonal and getting tourists to visit the country throughout the year has always been a big challenge for the tour operators. The challenge has been accepted and people in the tourism business jointly are finding a way to flatten seasonality so that the flow of tourist will remain throughout the year....Read More
Visitor arrivals to Bhutan peaked at 64,028 in 2011, a figure that marked a record growth rate of +56.65%, the highest growth rate in the history of Bhutan’s tourism industry. This figure also includes regional high-end visitors, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions) visitors and FAM (Familiarisation) visitors. Whilst international Dollar paying arrivals alone recorded an...Read More
Visitor arrivals to Bhutan peaked at 40,873, a figure that also includes regional high-end visitors. Owing to the improvement of global economic situations, the tourism industry in Bhutan rebounded well in 2010 with international arrivals peaking at 27,196. This figure corresponded to an increase of +15.83% which reassuringly represents a stable performance (same average growth...Read More
The tourism industry in Bhutan continued to grow in 2008 with international arrivals peaking at 27,636, a growth rate of 31.01% over the previous high of 2007. Likewise, gross earnings from tourism increased to a total $US 38.8 million, a growth of 30.2% over 2007. The tourism industry contributed $US 13.8 million as government revenue....Read More
The tourism industry in Bhutan continued to grow in 2008 with international arrivals peaking at 27,636, a growth rate of 31.01% over the previous high of 2007. Likewise, gross earnings from tourism increased to a total $US 38.8 million, a growth of 30.2% over 2007. The tourism industry contributed $US 13.8 million as government revenue....Read More
The tourism industry in Bhutan continued to grow in 2007 with international arrivals peaking at 21,094, a growth rate of 21.6% over the previous high of 2006. This figure represents a 340.0% increase in the last 10 years in terms of visitor arrivals. Likewise, gross earnings from tourism increased to a total $US 29.8 million,...Read More
