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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Lucy Thackray

Bhutan to triple tourist tax to $200 when it reopens

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Bhutan is raising its government “tourism tax” by more than 300 per cent ahead of the country’s reopening to visitors in autumn 2022.

When the country reopens in September, tourists will have to pay a “Sustainable Development Fee” (SDF) of $200 (£167) direct to the government.

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