The first Indian Responsible Tourism Summit and Awards by Outlook Traveller and the World Responsible Tourism Awards were held in New Delhi on January 19, 2017. The day-log summit featured talks by author Amitav Ghosh, Dr Venu Vasudevan of Kerala Tourism, Dr Harold Goodwin, Director of the International Responsible Tourism Centre, Ananya Dasgupta of EQUATIONS, Garry Wilson of TUI Group and others. The award ceremony was held at the end of the summit.
The Aqua Terra Alternative Lifestyle Initiative or ATALI Ganga, near Rishikesh, combines smart accommodation with safe adventure. A viable model built in an overstretched, touristy area, it sources locally, minimises water consumption, carefully manages waste, contributes to local schools and provides pre-arrival guidelines for guests to avoid any embarrassment. Built using local stones, Atali leads by example, and its impact on the surrounding ecology is impressive, especially in the light of the new rafting and camping policies in the state.
Atali Ganga awarded as the best hotel by TripAdvisor & Condé Nast Traveller
Atali Ganga has won the TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Award for the last 5 years in a row for Top 10 Hill Station Hotels & Top 25 Small Hotels In India.
In June 2013, the Conde Nast Traveller listed Atali Ganga in the Top 50 New Hotels in the World.
Atali Ganga won Silver at the Outlook Traveller Responsible Tourism Summit & Awards 2017
Atali Ganga won the Silver Award in the Best Responsible Tourism Property at the first Indian Responsible Tourism Summit and Awards by Outlook Traveller
Aquaterra Adventures voted as one of the Best Adventure Travel Companies in the World
In 2008 and 2009, 2 years in a row, Aquaterra Adventures made it to the list of the world’s best adventure travel outfitters in the first Authoritative Rating of Adventure Tour Operators, selected in a global survey by National Geographic Society.
