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...

  Bhutan, the land of thunder dragon, the last shangrila, the GNH country, the land of peace, the land of smile, etc., is how people around the world talk about or know about Bhutan. It Is indeed a country loved and respected for culture and environment, and Bhutan is beyond doubt a peaceful country with peace loving people.The white dragon in the flag signifies the purity of people and peacefulness of the country. Bhutan Flag But, if we reflect a month before now, we would sense the rate of crime, accidents, suicide, burglary, rape etc. topping the news of the country, which of-course is not so social news. Frequenting such news questions the peaceful of the country. Being a true Bhutanese, if we question about our own country and her relation with peace, Bhutanese indeed fails to co-exist with GNH values of our country. I am not generalizing here. I feel that frequent incidences of such activities are occurring due to the bunch of ignoran...