Our Native Village has been awarded the ‘Highly Commended Best Small Accommodation’ at this year’s Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2008 given out at the World Travel Market, in London.

There were over 1000 entries for this prestigious competition and 283 nominations in the Small Accomadation category alone which is said to be the toughest to compete in.

We delight in this as a sign that the world is starting to celebrate the things we believe in, things that are truly important,.... life,nature, love, people and community!

Top centre: CB.Ramkumar with the Hon. Minister of Tourism and Culture, Ambika Soni.

Top right: CB.Ramkumar with BBC World Affairs Editor, John Simpson at the Responsible Tourism Awards, London 2008

Bottom centre: CB.Ramkumar with Principal Secy of Tourism and Culture to Govt of Karnataka, Subir Hari Singh and the Founder of Responsible Tourism Awards & Managing Director of ww.responsibletravel.com, at the Responsible Tourism Awards