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Bhutan expects to increase the tourist flow from Russia

14:35, 22 октября 2012

The Tourism Council of Bhutan and the marketing company representing Bhutan in Russia (TMI Consultancy) held a presentation for the tour operators and mass media about Bhutan’s tourism opportunities. Mrs. Chimmi Pem, the Head of Marketing and Promotion from the National Tourism of Bhutan told us, that the country as a tourist destination only entered the market in March 2010. For the first time the tour office of Bhutan participated in the MITT Fair and managed to settle up some contacts with operators who were willing to develop this destination. Today less than ten travel agents organize trips for Russian tourists going to Bhutan.

Mrs. Pem said that there are no direct flights to Bhutan from Moscow, but it is possible to get there from the major cities of close by countries such as Delhi, Kathmandu, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and others. Only the national carrier Druk Air operate in flights to the international airport Paro. The most comfortable flights are from Delhi, which is where Druk Air operates six flights a week. There are also daily flights to Paro from Bangkok.

According to the statistics from the National tour office, 64 thousand tourists visited Bhutan in 2011 and it is 57% more than the previous year. The top ten is formed by the USA (more than 30% of the total number), Japan, China, Great Britain, Germany, Thailand, Australia, France, Singapore, and Canada. Mrs. Pem announced, “This year the situation seemed to be similar, the difference was that America and Japan had swapped their places”, . She regretted that the Russian tourists are not familiar with Bhutan, only 165 people visited the country in 2009. However the following year was marked with 80% growth (295 people) compared to the previous year. On average a Russian traveler spends about 5-7 days in Bhutan.

Mrs. Pem concluded, “We would like our country to be visited by at least 5 thousand tourists a year. That is why we participate in the exhibitions, do the road shows in Moscow and St. Petersburg and also started the Russian version of our website”.

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