BRIDGES · Ninth Edition

BRIDGES for Conscious Travel

September 16 – 18, 2026 The Imperial · New Delhi

BRIDGES is an annual gathering by RARE India, dedicated to advancing conscious, sustainable, slow, and meaningful travel across the subcontinent. Now in its ninth edition, it brings together hotels, travel designers, conservationists, storytellers, policymakers, and change-makers shaping tourism as a force for good — one that benefits communities, protects destinations, and encourages responsible travel practices.

Ninth Edition

Nine years of conscious travel

Keynote Speaker

Amanda Ho · Regenerative Travel

Carbon Assessed Event

Measured & accounted for

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BRIDGES for Conscious Travel

Nine editions of slower, more meaningful travel

BRIDGES began as a conversation around slower, more meaningful travel long before sustainability became industry vocabulary. Nine editions later, it continues to bring together a growing collective of hotels, travel designers, conservationists, storytellers, policymakers, and change-makers shaping the future of travel across the subcontinent.

BRIDGES is among the subcontinent's few carbon-assessed events, actively building towards net-zero goals.

Keynote Speaker

Amanda Ho

Co-founder & CEO, Regenerative Travel

Amanda Ho is a Chinese-American, New York-based entrepreneur, brand strategist, travel expert, community builder and change-maker committed to helping the travel, tourism and hospitality sector become a force for regeneration and healing. A leading voice in the industry, she is recognised for her commitment to making travel a force for positive change.

As Co-founder & CEO of Regenerative Travel, Amanda has spearheaded a global movement towards regenerative tourism — helping travellers, hotels and the wider industry develop a regenerative mindset and foster positive change through education, advocacy, and collaboration.

Amanda was previously a publisher and editor as the founder of a multi-media lifestyle publication, honing her craft as a storyteller and producer for luxury hospitality, real estate and lifestyle brands with a passion for sustainability.

The Pinwheel at the Heart of BRIDGES

An emblem of simplicity, movement, and quiet power

Rooted in craft yet guided by science, the pinwheel turns effortlessly with the wind — symbolising efficiency, balance, and responsiveness to the forces around us.

Why BRIDGES for Conscious Travel?

A catalyst for change

catalyst (n) /ˈkæt.əl.ɪst/ — an event or person that causes great change.

Carbon Assessed Event

The conference is a 'catalyst' for travel as a 'force for good' — extensively planned for minimal impact and offsetting. Among the subcontinent's few carbon-assessed events, actively building towards net-zero goals.

Network Meaningfully

A diverse group of delegates from international promoters, destination management companies, travel designers, media, and expatriates — convened for slow, generous conversation.

Innovation & Creativity

An intersection of art, cuisine, craft, textile, wellness, performing arts, design, nature, wildlife and community — where fresh ideas cross-pollinate across disciplines.

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