Bhutan: the secret kingdom has reopened | Travel

With its light Buddhist values, elegant nationwide costume worn every single day and devotion to its monarch, Bhutan has lengthy maintained the mystique of a forbidden Himalayan kingdom, little influenced by the skin world and tough to entry. That entry was lower altogether throughout the pandemic, when borders shut tight for 2 and a half years. The nation lastly reopened final week — to rhapsodic scenes at Paro airport, as 4 flights landed in succession. On the tarmac it was buzzing with a who’s who of Bhutanese politics and enterprise as conventional dancers welcomed the primary crop of vacationers. Within the crowd I met Tandi Wangchuk, the CEO of Drukair, the nationwide airline, who was already hustling to extend flight capability. “I desire a new route