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Tourism must serve Bhutan, not the other way round

Aug 11, 2024 10 mins read

The new Director of the Department of Tourism, Damcho Rinzin, talks to Kuensel reporter Dechen Dolkar on a range of issues related to tourism, attracting 300,000 tourists annually, and plans to spread the benefits of tourism across the country

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