One of the world's most remote nations opens up ^14.2%

BBC - By Erin Levi - 4/30/2026, 11:00 AM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 8.5% - Appeal to Emotion 8.3% - Optimism Bias 6.9%

Bhutan has long limited how the world visits. Now, a new airport and ambitious city could reshape travel to the Himalayan kingdom. On a warm morning earlier this year, the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, stood in a sun-lit clearing hacked from the jungle in the southern lowland town of Gelephu near the Indian border.... more