Government to allow more tourists

Thimphu, April 30: The new government is mulling over increasing the tourist permit by five fold while keeping intact is effort for preservation of culture.

Since the door opened for tourists in 1974, very limited permits were issued with motive to preserve its culture and ecology.

Government aims that tourist arrival would increase five fold in the next five years from current figure of around 20,000 though which government generated 30 million dollars revenue. Bhutan News Service