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Gopal Sharma

Bhutan to welcome tourists 'who can spend' for first time since COVID

FILE PHOTO: Bhutanese girls in traditional dress sit outside Rinpung Dzong in Paro Valley, Bhutan March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Michael Smith

Bhutan will reopen for international tourists from September for the first time since the pandemic began more than two years ago, officials said on Thursday, as the tiny Himalayan kingdom looks to revive its economy.

Wedged between China and India, the country with scenic natural beauty and ancient Buddhist culture, took drastic early steps and banned tourism, a major source of income, in March 2020 when the first COVID-19 case was detected there.

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