Bhutan named the best country to visit in 2020
Bhutan has been named as the best country to visit in 2020 by Lonely Planet. The ‘Best in Travel 2020’ highlights the top 10 countries, cities, regions and best value destinations among near 200 countries.
Bhutan receives around 1.5 lakh visitors a year. Out of it, nearly 50 thousand coming from non SAARC countries. employment creation amongst others. A total of 274,097 foreign individuals visited Bhutan in 2018 which is an increase of 7.61% over 2017. International leisure arrivals grew by 1.76 per cent to 63,367 over 2017 while arrivals from the regional market grew by 10.37 per cent resulting in increasing arrivals annually.
Bhutan was awarded the Earth Award by the Green Destinations in 2018 which was area-specific for the efforts and commitment