Local partnerships - community tourism
We at Bhutan Travelers work in close partnership with local tourism service providers. The hiring of pack horses and yaks, trek assistants and the use of local farm houses and purchase of local food produce along the tour and trek routes are direct means of benefiting local communities right across the country. Bhutan Travelers practices community tourism wherever feasible. This is our way of ensuring the tourism or eco-tourism makes a positive impact on everyone involved.

Tourism Royalty
Tourism is one of the main foreign exchange earners for Bhutan.
The tourism royalty of USD 65/- or about 35 percent of your tour payment paid to the government of Bhutan is your contribution to ensuring the sustainability of Bhutan's public services, including the free education and health care services. Tourism earnings, therefore, benefit the people of Bhutan by improving their quality of life.

Environmentally friendly/ culturally conscious
Bhutan Travelers is committed to conserving the environment. We promote responsible trekking and discourage even lighting fires at night. Our camp staff carries gas cookers for cooking camp meals, and we ensure that any litter generated is properly disposed. In keeping with the tourism policy of low impact tourism, Bhutan Travelers ensures that our visitors are well briefed and sensitive to local and cultural etiquette and beliefs. We discourage our visitors to give money, or candy to children in the villages.