“Our culture would be suffocated, not because tourists want to (suffocate culture), but the numbers would suffocate our culture.”
Almost 100,000 visitors arrived in Bhutan last year, a third of its 2019 peak of 350,000.
Mr Tobgay said the idea that it is hard to visit Bhutan is a misconception that somewhat hurts the country’s tourism.
“Potential tourists would want to go to Bhutan, put it in a bucket list, but never get down there because of the myth of Bhutan being difficult…
