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- Bhutan government is planning to maintain the exclusivity of the country by putting a cap on the tourist arrivals per year.
- It also plans to levy a minimum fee from regional tourists from as per the recommendations of the Pay Commission.Indian,Bangladeshi and Maldivian tourists are classified as ‘regional tourists’ in Bhutan.
- These steps are taken to prevent Bhutan from becoming a mass tourism destination site.
- The government is also planning to standardize the low budget hotels in the country and ensure that they take a limited number of regional tourists.
- The Tourism Council of Bhutan will also plan to keep a track of the amenities offered across all the hotels in Bhutan.It will also control the vehicles entering Bhutan’s borders and making sure only a limited number of tourists travel in these vehicles.
- Further,Bhutan Pay Commission has also recommended that the government should levy a minimal Sustainable Development Fee(SDF) on regional tourists.



