Three countries, three wildly different celebrations, one shared purpose: honouring the people who make the Karmaverse the kaleidoscope of adventure and pleasure that it is. Welcome to the Karma Group Annual Awards celebrations 2026…
Bali
Nearly 800 colleagues, executives and VIP guests gathered at Puri Bhagawan overlooking Jimbaran Bay on 07 October, honouring more than 1,150 team members across Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Twenty-two regional awards went to standout performers from resorts, sales, marketing and corporate teams, alongside Long Service Awards marking 10, 20 and 30 years of dedication. Against one of Bali’s great backdrops, the evening earned every bit of its occasion: colleagues reflecting on a strong year, toasting each other’s achievements and reaffirming the sense of family that genuinely runs through Karma Group. Warm, proud and thoroughly well deserved.
Bangalore
Guests attended the Conrad, Bengaluru dressed to the nines for a glittering Masquerade Ball on 10 October, Chairman John Spence kicking off proceedings before awards swept across Creative, IT, Housekeeping, Karma Concierge, Member Marketing and beyond. Masked faces traded applause for dance performances and live music, the night closing with a group selfie, dinner and dancing deep into the evening.
Goa
Dhol players and a thundering baraat opened a mock Indian wedding at Novotel Goa Dona Sylvia on 12 October, Bollywood-style sangeet carrying the celebration forward. John Spence presented awards and service milestones, plus special recognition for the ACE Football Academy, before Goan DJ Ryan Nogar sent the party well into the early hours.
Extremely pleased to see the videos & snaps of your award celebration program. I pray almighty that this trend successfully continues perpetually for Karma Club Members.
I joined Karma Group when I went to Manali for holidaying under Club Mahindra membership in January 2026. I was literally hijacked by your Sales Team to attend discussion session for 5 minutes & collect free gift. However, the discussion which started at 2pm in the afternoon, ended st 10 pm in the night ending at signing contract with you by both wife & me for 25 yrs Membership, though I’m still a Club Mahindra member, which is now due to expire in Feb 28. But there are no regrets, I now upgraded my membership to Emerald Category in May 26.
Subsequently, I travelled to Germany ( Karma – Bavaria) & Spain (La Herriza) in Aug 26 and now I’m ready for Egyptian Nile Cruise on 10th Dec 26 at Karma Karnak. I hope I will have good time in the Cruise & sightseeing spots there.
We, Wife & Self are vegetarians and we always have tough time when we go out of India. Moreover, we are a Sr Citizen couple of 69 & 64 yrs respectively, Food is our major criteria. Since Karma Group itself started from India from the scratch, I suppose,I’m privileged to ask you to provide some Indian Veg menu wherever your Resorts are located so that we Veggy Indians get little pleasure to enjoy the sightseeing with some Indian food to sustain ourselves, specially in Europe. Hope this applies to Egyptian Nile Cruise as well wef 10th to 17th Dec 26.
One last request I want to make it genuinely is : substantial improvement from your Concierge Team which I find much lagging in comparison with other groups, not to compare Club Mahindra which is far better. The Concierge staff are good in talking, behavior is exceptional but nobody solves problem or proper advise. Some of them are not conversant with the places/ resorts and hence, appropriate advise is not offered.
My most bad experience with this team in Bengaluru or Goa, they promise very aggressively & assuringly but never even bothered to care for weeks. For a simple Nile Cruise, being a Sr Citizen, I had to rrpeatedly clarify, confirm booking before I book the Flight Tkts, then E visa which your Concierge team promised to offer advice do that I can apply online, which for the past more than a month I’m following up but that has not materialised till date. Nevertheless, I have on my own made arrangements for a 3 days sojourn at Cairo for sightseeing before I embark on Cruise.
So, I request some motivation/guidance/some tightening loose screws as I feel Concierge Team’s action plays a crucial role in furthering the Karma’s progress.
I have plans to visit Scotland, Greece, Italy, France & finally Switzerland in 2027. Will be staying in Karma Resorts only in all these places, may be except Swizz. Hoping for a hot deal offer in atleast 3 out of 4 to be little affordable to perform the journey.
Many many Thanx for the opportunity to express my views here and I wish wonderful luck to Karma for all it’s future endeavors, THREE CHEERS,
Regards, Ramani.
Hello Ramani, thank you for sharing your wonderful journey with Karma Group and for being such a valued member of our Karma Group family.
We are delighted to hear about your travels and your exciting plans for 2027. Your feedback regarding vegetarian dining options and our Karma Concierge services is equally important to us. We sincerely regret the inconvenience you have experienced and will ensure your concerns are shared with the relevant teams for review.
We wish you and your wife a memorable Nile Cruise this December and look forward to being part of many more wonderful travel experiences together.