Bhutan to impose fee of Rs 1,200 per day on Indian tourists

Currently, international tourists have to pay approximately $250 (Rs 18,000 approx) as a minimum charge per day per person. This $250 charge also includes a $65 “Sustainable Development fee” and a $40 visa charge. The tourists from India, Bangladesh and Maldives don’t have to pay any charge as of now. However, as per the new legislation Indians are reported to be charged a Sustainable Development Fee and a “permit processing fee”.

The central government sources told the media that the “Tourism Levy and Exemption Bill of Bhutan 2020” which is still being discussed imposes a very “nominal” charge to develop its tourism facilities and infrastructure. Apart from imposing a very ‘nominal’ charge, the bill also includes additional provisions for visit of tourists from the three countries to Bhutan. The concerned authorities in Bhutan have assured the Indian government that “tourists from India wouldn’t be inconvenienced in the course of the implementation of the new regulation”.

Source-businesstoday.in