Druk Air announcement:

Please be informed that we require to operate an additional flight for Kathmandu – Paro on 14 February 2010. Inclusion of this flight requires rescheduling some of our scheduled flights of 14 February as below:

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Prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley has a grand plan for the nomads of Bhutan. While all the 205 gewogs would be connected with roads, the plan is to deliberately leave these places out.

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Changes in the Bhutanese Tourism Industry

February 3, 2010

The government has already identified more than 100 acres of land across Bhutan for the creation of tourism infrastructure like quality hotels, spas, wellness centers. In total the government would acquire 500 acres with 180 acres in the centre, 120 acres in the south, 110 acres in the west and 60 acres in the east.

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Tour Guides Say No To Tariff Changes

January 31, 2010

The Guides Association of Bhutan (GAB), which represents the country’s almost 1,300 guides voted against the policy to liberalize the existing US$ 200 tariff that Tourism Council of Bhutan proposed.

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Druk Air Ticketing Goes Online

January 2, 2010

Druk Air, the national airline, launched yesterday an internet-based reservation system that will allow booking of Druk Air tickets online.

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Opening Up Tourism

December 21, 2009

One would think that liberalizing the tourist tariff would make tour operators happy as it empowers them to set their own charges.

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