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A new home in the kingdom of happiness with Suhail Gupta, Gisela Williams & Ryan Powell

A new home in the kingdom of happiness with Suhail Gupta, Gisela Williams & Ryan Powell

Update: 2023-08-30

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Find out all about Punakha River Lodge, &Beyond’s new home-away-from-home in the kingdom of Bhutan. &Beyond Asia Managing Director Suhail Gupta talks about the challenges encountered and overcome during the building of the lodge. Renowned travel writer Gisela Williams shares warm and poignant memories from her first trip to Bhutan and delves deeper into the country’s unusual model of tourism. &Beyond Sales & Touring COO Ryan Powell describes the emotions of being one of the first visitors to Punakha River Lodge and expands on how &Beyond plans to make a difference in local communities.

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A new home in the kingdom of happiness with Suhail Gupta, Gisela Williams & Ryan Powell

A new home in the kingdom of happiness with Suhail Gupta, Gisela Williams & Ryan Powell

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