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1. “A safe haven during COVID-19”

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

Bhutan is one of the safest countries to live during the coronavirus pandemic. The King has taken the forefront in the fight against the coronavirus with the government doing a top job, and with the…

2. Bhutan # 1 Country to Travel for 2020

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

The Lonely Planet offered Bhutan as the number 1 country to travel in 2020 under the ‘Best in Travel’ category. Lonely Planet’s family of writers and contributors chose Bhutan amongst other top…

3. Top Sustainable Green Destination

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

Green Destinations offered Bhutan with the Earth Award in 2018 and Gold Award in 2019 out of 100 top sustainable destinations in the world for its sustainable and green initiatives. Bhutan is…

4. Best Destination for Happy Tourism

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

The Pacific Asia Travel Writers Association (PATWA) offered Bhutan the best travel destination for happy tourism award in 2020. This is certainty an affirmation to our national tourism aspiration to…

5. Birth Place of the Gross National Happiness

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

The world knows Bhutan by its pursuit for Gross National Happiness (GNH). GNH is a holistic and sustainable approach to development, which balances material and non-material values with the…

6. ‘High value, Low volume’ Sustainable Tourism

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

Bhutan has followed a cautious growth to tourism development since its opening in 1974 guided by the principles of ‘High value, Low volume’. The core of this policy principle is to promote tourism in…

7. The only Carbon Negative Country in the World

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

Today, Bhutan is the only carbon negative country in the world. The Constitution of Bhutan mandates a 60% forest coverage for all times to come. Currently, a total of 72.4% of Bhutan’s land mass is…

8. The only Country in the World with no Traffic Lights

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

Life without traffic lights can be peaceful and good for the environment as well. The human manned traffic attracts attention of our visitors.

9. Highest Unclimbed Mountain in the World

WONS 3rd Jul, 2020

Bhutan’s Mount Gangkar Phuesum standing at 7570 meters above sea level is the world’s highest unclimbed mountain.