The First RARE India Conscious Travel Awards Recognizes Top Contributors in Several Categories

The Sarai at Toria near Khajuraho and Panna in Madhya Pradesh, as well as The Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge in Nepal, were conferred with ‘A Hero’s Journey’ Award at the first edition of the RARE India Conscious Travel Awards. The awards ceremony was held at The Claridges New Delhi as part of The RARE Showcase 2023, the flagship annual event of RARE India.

Chanoud Garh in Pali district of Rajasthan was awarded the ‘Best RARE Hotel 2023’. Bhupendra Singh, owner of Premkunj in Udaipur, was voted as the ‘Best RARE Hotelier 2023’ while The Lodge at Wah in Palampur received the award for the ‘Best RARE Destination Story 2023’ due to their efforts of putting the Kangra region in Himachal Pradesh on the tourist map. The awardees for these three categories were selected based on voting by some of the best travel agents and travel designers across India.

Shoba Rudra, Founder, RARE India, said, “It has been a long-standing dream to constantly honor the hard work that goes with the tough route they continue to take despite pricing and operational challenges. A Hero’s Journey is an award conferred upon our hoteliers taking into consideration their external audits, their strong narratives, their engagement with the fraternity and singular focus towards best practices.”

“Travel Corporation of India and brands Sita and Distant Frontiers built a comprehensive report on Sustainable Tourism in 2020 and hence were chosen as collaborators for the award given to The Sarai at Toria. TOFTigers, our collaborators for the second award given to Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge in Nepal, have been setting a solid benchmark for eco-tourism and sustainability standards since 2006”, she added.

“The team at Tiger Mountain are thrilled with this prestigious award. It was a complete surprise and joy for us all as our season draws to its close. The award is a fine tribute to the dedication and commitment of all the staff, led by the senior team of Ishwar, Jhalak, Dol Raj and Lalu, who have carried the burden as they trudged this journey – they are the true heroes of our journey. Our thanks to RARE and TOFT for sponsoring this prize – an organisation close to our hearts and in sync with our vision for conscious luxury travel.” said Marcus Cotton, Mentor & Managing Director, Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge.