TOFTigers News & Traveller Blog

Read about TOFTigers news, events and the blogs, destinations and issues that affect your budget, your travels, your conscience and your wanderlust.

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Dec 25

TOFT Honours Conservation Champions at the 8th Wildlife & Nature Tourism Awards, New Delhi

TOFT proudly hosted the 8th Annual TOFT Wildlife & Nature Tourism Awards at Bikaner House, New Delhi, bringing together leaders and changemakers shaping the future of sustainable travel across the Indian subcontinent. This year’s ceremony, themed “Rewilding Tourism: Sustaining Nature, Empowering Communities,” honoured exemplary efforts in conservation-focused tourism and recognised those setting new benchmarks for regenerative, nature-positive practices
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Nov 25

TOFT & Travelife honoured at the Sustainable Destination Forum 2025

TOFT & Travelife Honoured with the Good Travel Frontrunner Award 2025 at the Sustainable Destinations Forum, Dubai We are delighted to share that TOFT and Travelife have been honoured with the Good Travel Frontrunner Award 2025 at the prestigious Sustainable Destinations Forum, held on 28th October 2025 at Expo City, Dubai. This distinguished recognition celebrates global leaders shaping a responsible and sustainable future for tourism.
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Sep 25

TOFT and A&K India: Strengthening Communities and Conservation in Panna Tiger Reserve

At TOFT India, we believe that true conservation goes beyond protecting wildlife - it is about ensuring that the communities living closest to nature also thrive. Our collaboration with Abercrombie & Kent India (A&K) through its philanthropic arm, A&K Philanthropy, is built on this conviction, and together we are demonstrating how responsible tourism can transform lives while safeguarding wild places.
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Sep 25

TOFT Wildlife and Nature Tourism Awards 2025 – With Gratitude to Our Sponsors

In India, tourism is not just an industry – it is a story of people, places, and culture. Every day, travelers explore the Himalayas, relax on Kerala’s backwaters, and wander through Rajasthan’s deserts. But behind every journey lies a challenge: how can tourism grow without harming the communities and environment? How to avoid overcrowding?
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Sep 25

Travelife: Changing the way India Travels

In India, tourism is not just an industry – it is a story of people, places, and culture. Every day, travelers explore the Himalayas, relax on Kerala’s backwaters, and wander through Rajasthan’s deserts. But behind every journey lies a challenge: how can tourism grow without harming the communities and environment? How to avoid overcrowding?
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Aug 25

India has taken another confident step onto the global tourism stage, securing the 39th position among 119 economies in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024.

India has taken another confident step onto the global tourism stage, securing the 39th position among 119 economies in the World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024.
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Jul 25

TOFT Community Corner

Tourism has long been viewed as a significant contributor to global emissions. But what if we flipped the narrative? What if tourism, when designed consciously, could become a driving force for climate resilience, conservation finance, and community empowerment? Ram Pratap Singh, Founder, and Hashim Tyabji, Co-Founder of the Indian School of Nature (ISN), are spearheading a movement that does exactly that—redefining the role of tourism in our climate and conservation journey. At ISN, sustainable travel isn’t just a niche—it’s a mission.
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May 25

TOFT’s New Initiative for Heroes of the Forest !

The TOFT Forest Heroes Programme is a heartfelt initiative dedicated to recognising and supporting those who stand on the frontlines of human-wildlife conflict. These unsung heroes—forest guards, watchers, beat guards, and patrolling personnel—often risk their lives and livelihoods while protecting our forests and wildlife. Tragically, many of them become victims of the very conflict they strive to manage
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Mar 25

India’s Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT) makes to Global Vision Awards 2025

Tour Operators for Tigers (TOFT) has been recognized as a Sustainable Travel Innovator in the prestigious Travel + Leisure Global Vision Awards, honouring our pioneering work in eco-friendly tourism and conservation efforts in India & Nepal.
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Feb 25

Restoring Sight, Renewing Lives: Kanha Eye Camp 2025

TOFT, in collaboration with Kanha Tiger Reserve and MGM Eye Institute, Raipur, organized the Kanha Eye Camp 2025 on February 21–22, across Mukki, Garhi, Kathiya, and Sijhora. This initiative provided free eye screenings, prescription glasses, and guidance to treatments to local communities who otherwise have limited healthcare access. Cataract surgeries will be facilitated for those who want to.
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Want to stop poaching?  Walk with the Pardhi in India
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November 27, 2019

Want to stop poaching? Walk with the Pardhi in India

Want to stop poaching?  Then walk with ex poachers instead.  “The Pardhi community of central India have historically been outlaws,...

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From Extinction to Attraction – how nature travellers are helping to save India’s wildlife
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October 23, 2019

From Extinction to Attraction – how nature travellers are helping to save India’s wildlife

From Extinction to Attraction Nature Tourism's role in the rise in India's Tiger population From Outlook Traveller cover article by...

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5 things we learn from the 2018 Tiger Census in India
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August 21, 2019

5 things we learn from the 2018 Tiger Census in India

Great news  - Many of its best tiger (and most well visited) reserves are increasingly being well managed. Estimated at...

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TIGERS CENSUS NUMBERS UP : TIGERS NOW WORTH FAR MORE ALIVE THAN DEAD
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July 28, 2019

TIGERS CENSUS NUMBERS UP : TIGERS NOW WORTH FAR MORE ALIVE THAN DEAD

ALL INDIA TIGERS CENSUS NUMBER UP : TIGERS NOW WORTH FAR MORE ALIVE THAN DEAD With Today's publication of the All...

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TOFTigers approach to Elephant-backed safaris
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July 1, 2019

TOFTigers approach to Elephant-backed safaris

TOFTigers publishes its approach to the issue of Elephant-backed safaris in nature tourism First published in 09 March 2017 -...

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Tiger expert Valmik Thapar ‘Future of Indian Wildlife depends on Wildlife tourism.’
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June 13, 2019

Tiger expert Valmik Thapar ‘Future of Indian Wildlife depends on Wildlife tourism.’

Valmik Thapar speaking at the TOFTigers Wildlife Tourism Awards in 2018, highlights the value of tourism, and a format in...

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May 30, 2019

Imagine Travel host an evening with tiger expert, Dr Raghu Chundawhat in aid of TOFTigers

Imagine Travel hosts a evening in aid of TOFTigers with tiger expert Dr Raghu Chundawhat.

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May 19, 2019

Tourism’s Huge Potential For Conservation

Tourism’s Potential For Conservation When well-managed, tourism, unlike most industries, can create a thriving economy that is not dependent on...

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It’s the economy stupid?
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May 17, 2019

It’s the economy stupid?

(Article first published in Sanctuary Asia April 2019. Download here) Can India afford not to save its tigers? Julian Matthews...

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