Last year’s arrivals also include foreigners, who came to Bhutan to attend meetings or conferences, and media personnel who visited on familiarisation tours, from key source markets during lean season, also called FAM tourists.
Visitors from India, Bangladesh and Maldives are referred to as regional tourists. Regional tourists are exempt from paying the minimum daily tariff and do not require visas.
Regional tourists, who fly in by air, are also considered high-end, owing to their significant contribution to tourism through airline earnings. This arrival has also been increasing every year.