{"id":19557,"date":"2026-01-18T15:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/?page_id=19557"},"modified":"2026-01-18T23:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:26:30","slug":"ties-overview-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/ties-overview-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ties Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19557\" class=\"elementor elementor-19557\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c3053 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27c3053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb4cdb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bb4cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6993b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6993b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a728f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a728f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ties <span style=\"color:#61CE70\">Overview<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c81ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c81ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe International Ecotourism Society (TIES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ecotourism. Founded in 1990, TIES has been on the forefront of the development of ecotourism, providing guidelines and standards, training, technical assistance, and educational resources.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f26c57 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f26c57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100ec21 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"100ec21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Recommended Eco Tours<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Worldwide ecotourism tours recommended by ecotourism.org <\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3ba75df swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Recommended Eco Tours<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Worldwide ecotourism tours recommended by ecotourism.org <\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" 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data-id=\"666e5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About \n <span style=\"color:#7b7b7b\">Ties<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ead9f0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ead9f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engage, Empower &amp; Inspire<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d92a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d92a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TIES\u2019 global network of ecotourism professionals and travelers is leading the efforts to make tourism a viable tool for conservation, protection of bio-cultural diversity, and sustainable community development.<\/p><p>Through membership services, industry outreach and educational programs, TIES is committed to helping organizations, communities and individuals promote and practice the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/what-is-ecotourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">principles of ecotourism<\/a>. TIES currently has members in more than 190 countries and territories, representing various professional fields and industry segments including: academics, consultants, conservation professionals and organizations, governments, architects, tour operators, lodge owners and managers, general development experts, and ecotourists.<\/p><p>The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ecotourism. Founded in 1990, TIES has been on the forefront of the development of ecotourism, providing guidelines and standards, training, technical assistance, and educational resources. TIES\u2019 global network of ecotourism professionals and travelers is leading the efforts to make tourism a viable tool for conservation, protection of bio-cultural diversity, and sustainable community development.<\/p><p>Through membership services, industry outreach and educational programs, TIES is committed to helping organizations, communities and individuals promote and practice the principles of ecotourism. TIES currently has members in more than 190 countries and territories, representing various professional fields and industry segments including: academics, consultants, conservation professionals and organizations, governments, architects, tour operators, lodge owners and managers, general development experts, and ecotourists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d57a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d57a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ties-overview-brochure-lr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0707027 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0707027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affa4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"affa4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ties-overview-front-web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16435\" alt=\"ties-overview-banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ties-overview-front-web.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/ties-overview-front-web-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efab53e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efab53e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b113a2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b113a2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-720a86a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"720a86a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e8248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04e8248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/what-is-ecotourism.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18104\" alt=\"ties-what-is-ecotourism-banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/what-is-ecotourism.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/what-is-ecotourism-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/what-is-ecotourism-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/what-is-ecotourism-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/what-is-ecotourism-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d50f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d50f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Ecotourism?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd1570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd1570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEcotourism is defined as \u201cresponsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.\u201d (TIES, 1990). Using TIES\u2019 definition and principles of ecotourism as guidelines, we continue to serve as an unbiased source of information and resources on ecotourism.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810f3f0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"810f3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/what-is-ecotourism-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11ee03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b11ee03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61801a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61801a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-mission.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18108\" alt=\"ties-ecotourism-mission\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-mission.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-mission-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-mission-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-mission-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858dae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"858dae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497fbff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"497fbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTIES promotes ecotourism \u2013 \u201cresponsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people\u201d \u2013 through membership services, education and training, and global outreach and partnerships.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7845698 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7845698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/our-mission-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a8984 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50a8984\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38c6c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c38c6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-story.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18112\" alt=\"ties-ecotourism-story\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-story.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-story-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-story-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ecotourism-story-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917ba57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"917ba57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Story<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074cadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"074cadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Ecotourism Society (later to become The International Ecotourism Society) was founded in May, 1990, and helped develop the first definition for the concept of ecotourism that incorporated sustainable development ideas.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed6d4a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ed6d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/our-story-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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