Application for Tour Operator License Clearance

APPLICATION FOR TOUR OPERATOR LICENSE CLEARANCE:

Section I: Applicant’s General Information

a) Name : b) Gender:

c) CID No. d) D.o.B : / /

e) Permanent Address: f) Residential Address:

i. Village : i) Flat No:

ii. Gewog : ii) Building No:

iii. Dzongkhag: iii) Location:

Partner’s General Information (In case of partnership)

g) Name: h) Gender

i) CID No. j) D.o. B: / /

k) Permanent Address: l) Residential Address:

iv. Village : i) Flat No:

v. Gewog : ii) Building No:

vi. Dzongkhag: iii) Location:

Section II: Name, Address and Contact Information of the Establishment

a) Proposed name of the company;

i. (Option one):

ii. (Option two):

iii. (Option three):

b) Office details Location: Building No.

Flat No:

c) Contact Postal address: Contact Number: Information

Section III. Declaration

I declare that the information given in this form is true and complete in all aspects to the best of my knowledge.

Name ……………………………………………… Place……………………..…....Date ……………………………………

Affix legal Signature: stamp here

Section V: For official use only

Reference No. Remarks:

Please submit the following relevant documents, along with this form:

1. Copy of Citizenship Identity Card 2. Security Clearance Certificate 3. CV/academic transcript of the applicant or the person who intends to manage the business 4. Copy of Lease Agreement/Undertaking letter from the Landlord for office space or ownership certificate in case of own building. 5. Declaration signed by the applicant that he/she is not a Civil Servant, employee of a Government Controlled Organization or Corporate Body as set out in Annexure A of TRR 2017 Letter of Undertaking

I, Mr./Mrs./Ms…………………………………………bearing CID No………………………….…. hereby declare and undertake to abide by the following terms and conditions:

a) That I am not a civil servant/ an employee of Government controlled organization or corporate body and anything I do will not hinder me from providing tourism services professionally and with utmost dedication.

b) That I will complete an orientation conducted by TCB after fulfilling necessary requirements after issuance of the License.

c) That I will conduct my business at an appropriate premise with adequate communication facilities and postal address that is registered with TCB.

d) That I undertake to communicate any change in the premises or in the address, phone, fax or email address to TCB immediately.

e) That I ensure my office is clearly identified with a sign and the name as shown in the License, and I understand that sign shall not state the name or the symbol of any other business other than the registered name and the logo of the Licensee;

f) That incase if I conduct business from my residence, I understand that I must satisfy an existence of clear demarcation between residence and office. I understand that my office shall be housed in a separately marked structure with its own postal address.

g) That I undertake to ensure following regarding my employees: 1. Recruit a key executive officer with a minimum of one year experience in an executive position in tour operations or possess a degree/one-year Diploma in Tourism Management. 2. Recruit or hire tour guides, trekking guides, trekking cooks, drivers and other related service providers possess valid licenses issued by TCB and agencies concerned. 3. Recruit and manage the employees as per the legislation of relevant authorities. 4. That I will deploy adequate number of guides commensurate to the size of the tour group in case of cultural tours and additional guide incase the number of tourist exceeds ten in a group during trekking.

h) That I will abide by the Laws of our country and It shall be my responsibility to make the tourist abide by the laws and help them in understanding the culture and etiquette of Bhutan;

i) That I shall in no way discriminate in rendering services to any tourist based on colour, creed, gender, ethnicity, nationality, physical disability, age, etc; j) That I shall cooperate with the inspection team and other authorized officials of the Tourism Council of Bhutan;

k) That I shall abide by the notification, circular, rules and regulation of the Tourism Council of Bhutan.

In the event of breach of any terms and conditions hereinbefore mentioned, I am aware that the Tourism Council of Bhutan will have the right to impose applicable penalty or suspend/revoke my tour operator license.

Date: Place: Affix legal stamp here

Name and Signature

1. Witness;

Name :……………………………………………..

CID and Contact No………………………………..