
Despite the growth, the industry is facing another challenge: maintaining momentum amid an exploding economic–and now energy— crisis
On similar grounds of environment pollution inter alia, Bhutan has not yet concurred with the proposed BBIN (Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal) Motor Vehicles Agreement, not wanting additional vehicular pollution, writes Amb Sarvajit Chakravarty (retd) for South Asia Monitor
“COVID-19 has allowed us to reset – to rethink how the sector can be best structured and operated… while keeping carbon footprints low,” Foreign Ministry Tandi Dorji, also the chairman of the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), was quoted as saying by Kuensel.
Tawang on the western part of the border has some of the most spectacular sights in the state -- the Sela Lake accessed by hair-raising, winding roads; the surreal Sengaster Lake, made famous by the shooting of Bollywood film 'Koyla', and the Jang Falls -- plunging 100 metres
In 2020, just weeks before the pandemic, the government had launched the ambitious target of 2 million tourists. The plan was doomed as international travel came to a halt
Despite the growth, the industry is facing another challenge: maintaining momentum amid an exploding economic–and now energy— crisis
After the pandemic shock, tourists from India and Russia had played a significant role in the recovery of Maldives tourism, a sector that contributes almost 70 percent of the total government revenue