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"The Royal visit generated enormous publicity for the country," the secretariat's media spokesperson, Damcho Rinzin, said. "In the same year, we also carried out promotion and marketing activities in Japan."
last minute cruises Etho Metho tour and trek's director, Sangay Wangchuk, said they were expecting a doubling in Japanese arrivals this year. "We already have had more than 300 Japanese tourists, while last year we hosted less than 100."
Tourist arrivals from China also saw a record increase last year with 2,896, making it the third biggest group visiting Bhutan, and surpassing last minute cruises major markets like UK and Germany. Until July this year, tourist arrivals from China stood at 1,847.
The increase in arrivals from neighbouring Asian countries is seen as an advantage, especially keeping in mind the initiative to make Bhutan a year-round tourist destination, which started looking up since last year.
"Most Asians tend to travel in summer to escape the heat, so we have to design tour pack- ages accordingly," a tour operator said. "Over the years, we've witnessed an increase from Asia, which is a positive sign."
Meanwhile, 32,662 regional tourists visited the country until July this year, while last year's arrival stood at 53,223. last minute cruises Visitors from India, Bangladesh and Maldives are referred to as regional tourists. last minute cruises The regional tourists are exempt from the minimum daily tariff and do not require visas.
Regional tourists, who come in by air, are considered high-end, owing to their contribution to tourism through airline earnings. The high-end tourists arrival has also been increasing every year, according to secretariat officials.
"Of the 32,662 regional tourists last minute cruises until July, a majority of them had flown in," the council's media spokesperson last minute cruises said. The council's target for this year is to bring in 100,000 high- end tourists. The total international last minute cruises tourist arrival, as of July this year, stands at 25,799.