Expression from an Idiot by birth:

I MAY BE WRONG, BUT AT-LEAST THIS IS HOW I SEE Before i begin anything, i am for the change provided the royalty of USD 65/tourist/day goes to the government exchequer. My arguments: The current tariff of USD 250/tourist/day is of-course in-line with the policy of 'High Value - Low Impact' policy which seem to be doing very well to the Bhutan's economy (I m not arguing in this front nor with regards to the policy). However, i believe that the royalty of USD 65/day/pax may be tabled for discussion. Beyond the royalty, the rest should be left for the tour operators or to the tourist themselves. The current fixed tariff seems to benefit only those hotels/guest houses wherein the tour operators are friendly as it leaves either with no choice or very little choice to the tourists themselves. I believe that leaving it for the tourist themselves to decide will remove the complacency of our tour operators as well as the guest houses/hotels: With the fixed tariff, besides USD...