{"id":19597,"date":"2026-01-18T16:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T08:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/?page_id=19597"},"modified":"2026-01-18T18:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:10:09","slug":"our-story-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/besttours\/our-story-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19597\" class=\"elementor elementor-19597\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6befbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6befbf\" 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-6a17ea6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a17ea6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEcotourism refers to responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, benefits local communities, and includes education and interpretation\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-24536e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24536e1\" 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-21d6e22 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=\"21d6e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"311a0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"be-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"be-pack timeline \"><li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2016<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>First annual ESTCNA held in Tampa Bay, Florida in partnership with the Patel College of Global Sustainability<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2015<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Largest ever\u00a0held in Quito, Ecuador with the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador<\/li><li>TIES turns 25 years old!<\/li><li>Revision of ecotourism\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/news\/ties-announces-ecotourism-principles-revision\/\">Definition and Principles<\/a><\/li><li>Awards the Kelly\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Bricker\" data-scaytid=\"65\">Bricker<\/span>\u00a0Award to Simon\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Omalenge\" data-scaytid=\"66\">Omalenge<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2014<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference held in Bonito, Brazil<\/li><li>Participates at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/dr-dave-randle\/how-sustainable-tourism-i_b_5826706.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBeyond 2015: An Action Agenda by Non-governmental organizations\u201d<\/a>\u00a0at the United Nations to include tourism as a significant contributor to the Sustainable Development Goals (<span data-scayt_word=\"SDGs\" data-scaytid=\"72\">SDGs<\/span>)<\/li><li>Launch of the Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Management in partnership with George Washington University<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2013<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>First international Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya<\/li><li>Awards Megan Epler-Wood \u201cTIES Lifetime Achievement Award\u201d<\/li><li>Launch of the Ecotourism Master Class Series<\/li><li>Publication of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jblearning.com\/catalog\/9781449628239\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Tourism and the Millennium Development Goals<\/a><\/li><li>Launch of the University Consortium Certificate<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2012<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference held in Monterey, California<\/li><li>Participates\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"USAID-sponsored\" data-scaytid=\"67\">USAID-sponsored<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/news\/jordan-destination-review-and-industry-seminar\">ecotourism skills development program\u00a0in Jordan<\/a><\/li><li>Launch of e-publication\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/voluntourism-guidelines\">\u201cThe International\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Voluntourism\" data-scaytid=\"68\">Voluntourism<\/span>\u00a0Guidelines for Commercial Tour Operators\u201d<\/a>\u00a0with support from the\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Planeterra\" data-scaytid=\"69\">Planeterra<\/span>Foundation<\/li><li>Launch of the TIES Travel Ambassador Program<\/li><li>Destination Workshop: Making Sustainable Tourism Marketable<\/li><li>Authentic Ecolodge planning, design, and Operations Workshop<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2011<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/\">Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (<span data-scayt_word=\"ESTC\" data-scaytid=\"1\">ESTC<\/span>)<\/a>\u00a0held in Hilton Head Island, SC, USA, in partnerships with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce &amp; Visitor Convention Bureau.<\/li><li>Organizes\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"ESTC11\" data-scaytid=\"2\">ESTC11<\/span>\u00a0pre-conference workshops, including \u201cSustainable Tourism: Doing Good as a Market Driver\u201d, a half-day workshop on destination marketing and management strategies.<\/li><li>Organizes a workshop on sustainable tourism business management in Grand\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Bahama\" data-scaytid=\"6\">Bahama<\/span>, in partnerships with US Fish &amp; Wildlife Service and Society for Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds.<\/li><li>Organizes a workshop on ecotourism product development and destination marketing in South Korea, in partnership with Ecotourism Korea; Republic of Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.<\/li><li>Launches the International\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/voluntourism-research\"><span data-scayt_word=\"Voluntourism\" data-scaytid=\"4\">Voluntourism<\/span>\u00a0Guidelines Project<\/a>, in partnership with\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Planeterra\" data-scaytid=\"5\">Planeterra<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2010<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>TIES turns 20 years old!<\/li><li>Publishes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/ecotourism-then-and-now\">\u201cEcotourism Then and Now\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by TIES founder Megan\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Epler\" data-scaytid=\"7\">Epler<\/span>Wood<\/li><li>Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (<span data-scayt_word=\"ESTC\" data-scaytid=\"3\">ESTC<\/span>) held in Portland, Oregon, USA, in partnerships with Travel Portland and Travel Oregon.<\/li><li>Presents the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/20th-anniversary-innovation-leadership-sustainable-tourism\">Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism<\/a>\u00a0Award at the\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"ESTC10\" data-scaytid=\"9\">ESTC10<\/span>.<\/li><li>Co-organizes the first European Ecotourism Conference (<span data-scayt_word=\"EuroEco\" data-scaytid=\"10\">EuroEco<\/span>), held in\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Parnu\" data-scaytid=\"11\">Parnu<\/span>, Estonia.<\/li><li>Becomes a member of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (<span data-scayt_word=\"GSTC\" data-scaytid=\"12\">GSTC<\/span>).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2009<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Launches the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/ecodestinations\"><span data-scayt_word=\"ecoDestinations\" data-scaytid=\"13\"><strong>eco<\/strong>Destinations<\/span><\/a>\u00a0program, with the goal of connecting travelers with inspiring ecotourism initiatives in various destinations around the world.<\/li><li>Launches Your Travel Choice Blog (YourTravelChoice.org), TIES new interactive communication platform to engage, educate and inspire.<\/li><li>Announces partnership with\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Planeterra\" data-scaytid=\"14\">Planeterra<\/span>\u00a0Foundation, TIES\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Voluntourism\" data-scaytid=\"15\">Voluntourism<\/span>\u00a0Partner.<\/li><li>Publishes the first edition of the Travel Green Guide, TIES new annual e-publication serving as a resource guide to responsible travel options.<\/li><li>Announces conference partnership with the Adventure Travel Trade Association.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2008<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Organizes, in partnership with local NGOs, \u201cWashington DC Eco-Tour\u201d, highlighting eco-friendly initiatives and educational opportunities in the greater Washington community.<\/li><li>Hosts a public forum \u201cIndigenous Business Leaders in Ecotourism\u201d in partnership with the Swedish Ecotourism Society.<\/li><li>Announces the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference\u00a0(<span data-scayt_word=\"ESTC\" data-scaytid=\"18\">ESTC<\/span>) as TIES\u2019 annual conference focusing on greening the tourism industry.<\/li><li>Organizes the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference 2008 (<span data-scayt_word=\"ESTC\" data-scaytid=\"20\">ESTC<\/span>08) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.<\/li><li>Announces the first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/ties-lifetime-achievement-award\">Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2007<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Organizes the Global Ecotourism Conference 2007 (Oslo, Norway), the first global gathering of ecotourism professionals after the\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"IYE\" data-scaytid=\"22\">IYE<\/span>.<\/li><li><span data-scayt_word=\"Organizess\" data-scaytid=\"23\">Organizess<\/span>\u00a0the North American Ecotourism Conference 2007 (Madison, Wisconsin), the first bi-national conference focused on ecotourism in North America.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2006<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Launches the Advocacy Campaign \u201cTraveling with Climate in Mind\u201d<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2005<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Supports relief efforts and advocates for sustainable tourism in Indian Ocean countries devastated by tsunami.<\/li><li>Marks\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"15th\" data-scaytid=\"24\">15th<\/span>\u00a0anniversary with second \u201cCelebration of Ecotourism\u201d in Washington, DC.<\/li><li>Sponsors first conference on \u201cEcotourism in the\u00a0U.S.\u201d in Bar Harbor, Maine, together with local Chamber of Commerce.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2004<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Co-hosts the Traveler\u2019s Philanthropy conference at Stanford University in California, USA.<\/li><li>Holds first Annual General Meeting open to all members in Washington, DC.<\/li><li>Begins multi-year research on tourism certification as part of Rainforest Alliance-led project focusing on\u00a0five Latin American countries.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2003<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Participates in World Ecotourism Summit in Quebec City, Canada, organizing NGOs and indigenous groups, and offering training workshops.<\/li><li>Publishes\u00a0<em>International\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Ecolodge\" data-scaytid=\"25\">Ecolodge<\/span>\u00a0Guidelines<\/em>.<\/li><li>Conducts study on social and environmental footprint of nature-based lodges around the world.<\/li><li>Launches distance learning courses and Sustainable Tourism Certification with the George Washington University.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2002<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><p>Holds additional\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"IYE\" data-scaytid=\"26\">IYE<\/span>\u00a0regional meetings in India, Peru, Thailand, Kenya and Sweden.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2001<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>With the United Nations Environment Program (<span data-scayt_word=\"UNEP\" data-scaytid=\"28\">UNEP<\/span>), holds\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"IYE\" data-scaytid=\"29\">IYE<\/span>regional meetings in Belize and the Seychelles.<\/li><li>Launches new online magazine, Ecotourism Observer. and publishes Ecotourism: Principles, Practices and Policies for Sustainability.<\/li><li>Joins Rainforest Alliance\u2019s initiative to assess feasibility of creating accreditation system for sustainable tourism and ecotourism certification.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">2000<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Kicks off first consumer education campaign, \u201cYour Travel Choice Can Make a Difference.\u201d<\/li><li>Attends \u201cEcotourism and Sustainable Tourism Certification Workshop\u201d at\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Mohonk\" data-scaytid=\"31\">Mohonk<\/span>\u00a0Mountain House, New York and signs seminal \u201c<span data-scayt_word=\"Mohonk\" data-scaytid=\"32\">Mohonk<\/span>Agreement.\u201d<\/li><li>Publishes The Business of\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Ecolodges\" data-scaytid=\"34\">Ecolodges<\/span>, based on international survey of financial data from\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"ecolodges\" data-scaytid=\"36\">ecolodges<\/span>.<\/li><li>Changes name to The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) in preparation for International Year of Ecotourism (<span data-scayt_word=\"IYE\" data-scaytid=\"35\">IYE<\/span>); moves its office from North Bennington to Burlington, Vermont.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1999<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Publishes Marine Ecotourism Guidelines.<\/li><li>Holds ecotourism training workshop at the World Ecotourism Conference in\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Sabah\" data-scaytid=\"38\">Sabah<\/span>, Malaysia.<\/li><li>Works with the\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Programme\" data-scaytid=\"39\">Programme<\/span>\u00a0for Belize to analyze revenue generating strategies for conserving coral reefs.<\/li><li>Produces Cultural Survival Quarterly issue entitled \u201cProtecting Indigenous Culture and Land through Ecotourism.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1998<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Holds regional workshop, \u201cPlanning and Developing an Ecotourism Destination,\u201d in\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Quintana\" data-scaytid=\"40\">Quintana<\/span>\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Roo\" data-scaytid=\"41\">Roo<\/span>, Mexico.<\/li><li>Co-hosts ecotourism training workshop for tour operators in Tahiti.<\/li><li>Conducts \u201cMarine Ecotourism Stakeholder\u201d meetings in the Caribbean and Mexico.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1997<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Co-hosts first regional forum, \u201cEcotourism and Community Participation,\u201d in Quito, Ecuador.<\/li><li>Together with Kenya Wildlife Service and Ecotourism Society of Kenya, sponsors regional conference, \u201cEcotourism at the Crossroads: Charting the Way Forward,\u201d in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1996<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Holds first \u201cMarine Ecotourism Workshop\u201d in Hawaii.<\/li><li>Co-publishes Tourism, Ecotourism and Protected Areas, with the World Conservation Union (<span data-scayt_word=\"IUCN\" data-scaytid=\"43\">IUCN<\/span>).<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1995<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Launches Ecotourism News Service and Ecotourism Society Research Service; issues first fact sheets and information packets.<\/li><li>Publishes The\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Ecolodge\" data-scaytid=\"42\">Ecolodge<\/span>\u00a0Sourcebook for Planners and Developers.<\/li><li>Holds forum in Costa Rica with participants from over 30 countries to define international\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"ecolodge\" data-scaytid=\"45\">ecolodge<\/span>\u00a0standards.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1994<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Sponsors first \u201cInternational\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Ecolodge\" data-scaytid=\"46\">Ecolodge<\/span>\u00a0Forum and Field Seminar on\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Ecolodge\" data-scaytid=\"47\">Ecolodge<\/span>\u00a0Design\u201d at\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Maho\" data-scaytid=\"50\">Maho<\/span>\u00a0Bay Camps, St. John,\u00a0U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/li><li>Holds the first \u201cInternational Ecotourism Partners\u201d meeting in Virgin Islands to foster national and regional ecotourism associations.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1993<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Publishes its first book, Ecotourism: A Guide for Planners and Manager and popular pamphlet Ecotourism Guidelines for Nature Tour Operators.<\/li><li>Working with member tour operators, helps win higher park entrance fees for foreign visitors to Costa Rica\u2019s National Parks.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1992<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Advocates for sound ecotourism practices at World Parks and Protected Areas Congress in Caracas, Venezuela and First World Congress on Tourism and the Environment in Belize.<\/li><li>Produces first set of comprehensive guidelines for ecotourism operators based on international surveys and focus groups.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-inverted\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1991<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>Board establishes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/our-mission\/\">TIES mission<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecotourism.org\/what-is-ecotourism\/\">definition of ecotourism<\/a>.<\/li><li>Works with Charles Darwin Foundation to find solutions to uncontrolled tourism growth in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.<\/li><li>Offers \u201cEcotourism Management Seminar\u201d with the George Washington University in Washington, DC.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"timeline-right\"> \n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-circ\"><\/div>\n\t\t <div class=\"timeline-panel\">\n\t\t   <div class=\"tl-heading\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"tl-content\">\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"be-title\">1990<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"be-content\"><ul><li>TIES launched by a team organized by Megan\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Epler\" data-scaytid=\"51\">Epler<\/span>\u00a0Wood at a conference in Florida in 1989 as the world\u2019s first international non-profit dedicated to ecotourism as a tool for conservation and sustainable development.<\/li><li><span data-scayt_word=\"Epler\" data-scaytid=\"52\">Epler<\/span>\u00a0Wood recruits the first board of directors and Chairman, David Western in 1990. Western and\u00a0<span data-scayt_word=\"Epler\" data-scaytid=\"55\">Epler<\/span>\u00a0Wood raise the first grants for the Society.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t \n      <\/ul>\n\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Story Ecotourism refers to responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment, benefits local communities, and includes education 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