Bhutan News
Chapman Freeborn and Drukair launch new partnership to bring private jet services to the Kingdom of Bhutan
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering is delighted to announce a new strategic private jet partnership with Drukair Royal Bhutan Airlines, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The global aircraft charter specialist’s exclusive agreement with Drukair means that the remote Kingdom of Bhutan will now be more widely accessible to international private ... [more]
Bhutan set to plough lone furrow as world’s first wholly organic country
Stooping to conquer … Already an overwhelmingly agrarian state, Bhutan is aiming to become the world's first completely organic country. Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own animals and farm waste ... [more]
Bhutan Makes to Top Three
After having made it to the list of finalists for “Tomorrow’s destination stewardship award”, an official from World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) in London will arrive in the country next week to assess the tourism facilities. The stewardship award goes to a destination that successfully demonstrates a program of sustainable ... [more]
Bhutan listed #2 in Forbes ’10 Bucket Trips for 2013′: Exotic Journey – Bhutan
The only Buddhist nation on earth is also the only one that measures its success in terms of "Gross National Happiness." Bhutan includes some of the highest peaks on the planet, where unique and welcoming monasteries cling to cliff faces, and is both culturally fascinating and an outdoor recreation wonderland ... [more]
Tourism Authority of Thailand and tourism council of Bhutan join hands to promote tourism among two kingdoms
Bangkok, 4 January 2013 – The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hosted a familiarisation trip for Thai media to visit the Kingdom of Bhutan in December 2012. The trip was organised following the agreement made during the 2nd Tourism Cooperation on 8th ... [more]
Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could change the world
The principles of Bhutan’s gross national happiness system are spelled out for pupils at a secondary school in Paro, a largely agricultural region. Photograph: Jean-Baptiste Lopez/UNICEF A series of hand-painted signs dot the side of the winding mountain road that runs between the airport and the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu. Instead of ... [more]
Bhutan steps up
Corruption Perception Index: Bhutan continues to top among the SAARC member nations as being perceived the least corrupt, going by 2012 corruption perception index that was posted on the Transparency International website yesterday. Maldives, however was the only SAARC member state not included in the index. Among some 40 nations within the Asia-Pacific ... [more]
Black Necked Crane
Cranes feed on left over grains on one of the fields The other habitats (in Bomdeling, Bumthang and Khotokha) have been seeing a steady decline in numbers Black Necked Crane: With 306 arrivals counted, as of December 1, the number of black necked cranes flying into Phobjikha valley in Wangdue, to roost during ... [more]
Exhibition to inspire rural artisans
The production development and diversification workshop for cane and bamboo products ended yesterday. The exhibition held at Nehru-Wangchuck cultural centre, Thimphu showcased cane and bamboo products made by artisans of Bumthang, Mongar, and Zhemgang. Agency for promotion of indigenous crafts (APIC) with resource persons from National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmadabad, ... [more]
Friends of Bhutan
Friends of Bhutan catch up with their friends in Bhutan at the reception yesterday Friends of Bhutan: Having supported and promoted Bhutan in their countries for years, 36 Friends of Bhutan in Europe have come together in Thimphu for their seventh meeting and to update themselves with development in Bhutan. The members are ... [more]