TOFTigers launches the 5th TOFTigers Wildlife Tourism Awards 2018. The theme of this year’s award is ‘Inclusive Conservation – People and Wildlife’. The Awards aim to highlight and reward the very best in the nature and wildlife tourism fields who are leading the way in wilderness destinations in the Indian subcontinent.
Each in their own way will be pioneering new ways to support and inspire wildlife conservation, engage local communities and help restoration of wildlife habitat through their vision, drive and actions. Altogether, there are nine categories of awards: The John Wakefield Memorial Award for Most Inspirational Eco Lodge, Up and Coming Excellence for Nature Award, The Billy Arjan Singh Memorial Award for Best Wildlife Guide, Lodge Naturalist of the Year 2018, Visitor Friendly Wildlife Destination of the Year, Wildlife Promotion Company of the Year, Wildlife Tourism Related Community Initiative, Wildlife and Tourism Initiative of the Year and International Wildlife Tour Operator of the Year 2018.
The Awards are run by the nature stewardship alliance charity TOFTigers in association with Sanctuary Nature Foundation. Nomination forms and further information are available at http://toftigers.org/WildlifeTourismAwards or from [email protected]. Travellers and travel trade can vote on their best nature experiences from 1 May.