20/06/2022
Breaking: Finance Minister introduces Tourism Levy Bill of Bhutan 2022 whereby the current USD 65 Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) per night for tourists is increased to USD 200.
The USD 65 rate has been untouched since 1991 and as per inflation comes to more than USD 700 today, but the government opted to increase it to USD 200.
The Minimum Daily Package rate of USD 250 per night (that included the USD 65 SDF) is done away with to make it more flexible for tourists, tour operators and guides.
This means that tourists do not have to have strict itineraries and can travel, stay (tourist standard hotel) or eat where they want after paying the USD 200 SDF.
Source - The Bhutanese
