• If you understand Tourism not only as a way to see the world but also as a way to change it
• if you believe that another world is possible and you broadly share our philosophy and aims
• if you wish to find a meaningful job, alternative career opportunities or to conduct academic research with a purpose
• if you wish to effectively promote your small hotel, ecotours, eco-services and eco-products through an alternative, cooperative network
• if you wish to receive expert advice on ecotourism-related issues and network on a global scale
• if you are fed up with soulless, corporate social networks and dry, conservative, travel associations

join ECOCLUB.com - International Ecotourism Club, a mutual aid network of practitioners, academics and others involved or interested in Ecological & Socially Just Tourism established in 1999, with Members worldwide.

Find opportunities, answers and solutions, network on a global scale and participate in a progressive movement for change through and within Tourism!

Professional Membership is currently offered at the rate of Euros 40 for 1 Year, or Euros 60 for three years (save 50%). 

You may also join by writing an academic-style article.

Important Note: If you are a returning member, you may reactivate your membership automatically by logging in and then following the online instructions.
If you do not remember your login details, please contact us 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

A. Networking & Promotion

1. Network: Unlimited, user-friendly networking with other verified Members worldwide [Preview]
2. Public Profile: Your own public profile and wall [Example]
3. Chat: Access to our Live Chat Centre to interact live with other Members (Text, Audio & Video!)
4. Promotion: A listing for your Blog / Website in one page of our Country Directory [Example] and in our Eco Directory [Our Editorial Policy]
5. Logo: A personalised Professional Member Logo for your website (with your first name, surname, country, year)
6. Blog: Your own attractive and user-friendly Blog [Example] receiving centre-stage attention. 
7. Albums: Upload your photos and publish one or more Photo Albums [Example]
8. Member News: Submit your news for inclusion in our "News from our Members" Section
9. Groups: Ability to form groups with other members based on common interests or location.

B. Specialist Information & Opportunities

1. Careers: Access to our Ecotourism Jobs, Internships & Consultancies Database [Preview] 
2. Upload your Resume in our public Job-seekers Forum for prospective employers to see and contact you
3. Real Estate: Access to our Ecotourism Real Estate Database [Preview]
4. Library: Access, on-request, to a growing collection of ecotourism-related e-papers held at our Ecotourism Library
5. IT: Access to our "e-Paradise" Forum where we review the best e-tools.
6. Events: Access to our worldwide ecotourism-related events listings
7. Philosophy & Practice: Participate in our Philosophy & Practice Forum and discuss developments in Ecological & Socially Just Tourism & Living

C. Expert Advice

        Receive expert advice* by the ECOCLUB.com Team through the ECOCLUB.com Helpdesk on many aspects of ecological & socially just tourism including: 

1. Assistance with bibliography & research 
2. Ecotourism project evaluation 
3. Ecotourism business-plan & site evaluation 
4. Greening your operation 
5. Ecolodge sale & purchase 
6. CV evaluation & improvement
7. Career orientation
8. Providing or checking References
9. Web presence
10. Web promotion
11. Logo & advertisement design 
12. Press release writing & distribution
13. Green Events 
14. Greece-related queries ...and more.

*included with every paid subscription are up to 2 hours of consultancy work and written replies delivered by email. Depending on your requirements additional fees may apply.

NB. We are not able to assist with queries that are not related to or go against the principles of ecological & socially just tourism.

 D. Third Party Benefits

• Third Party benefits, travel & event discounts and other seasonal & special offers as these become available.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP RATES:

Professional Membership is currently offered to all who agree with our philosophy & aims at the rate of Euros 40 for 1 Year, or Euros 60 for three years (save 50%). Alternatively, you may also join by writing an article.

HOW TO JOIN (procedure explained in detail -- please read before registering!):

1. Please click on the "Join Now" button below and complete the Professional Membership form.
2. You will be then taken to the payment options page, where you must choose either the 3 Year Package or the 1 Year Package (unless you are joining by writing an article, in which case you need to specify this in the last field of the Membership form)
3. After you choose a package you will be taken to PayPal (the leading online payment providers worldwide) to make your payment securely, we will not see your credit card details.
4. Once your payment is received through PayPal, we will manually activate your Professional Membership and you will receive a welcome message from us with details on how to make the most of your Membership.

Important Notes 1. Please make sure that you spell your email correctly, so that we can communicate with you. 2. When your Membership payment is received, your Membership should be manually activated. Later, usually on the same day, you will also receive a welcome email from us. (If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, please also check in your Spam folder.) 3. Our current business hours are 8:00 - 16:00  UTC/GMT, Monday to Friday.  Editorial Policy: Although we totally reject censorship at the society level, by nature of being an online publication & network with a specific philosophy and aims we have to be selective and list accommodation facilities, services and products which we consider compatible and related to our philosophy. We do not list incompatible tourism facilities and services such as all-inclusive, condo hotels, golf, luxury resorts, resorts & cruise ships owned by multinational chains, hunting & sports-fishing related holidays. We also do not list websites promoting religion, violence, adult services and any websites which are totally unrelated to our focus. Professional Membership does not constitute a paid listing service or advertising and does not guarantee a listing. The listing text is written by ourselves, based on information provided in your blog/website and aims to be objective and factual rather than an advertisement. ECOCLUB.com reserves the right to amend / edit all listing elements at any time. Listings generally include one link, a photo (80 x 60 pixels, 5 KB max), a four word title and a 40 word description. In the Member News section we publish news from our Members which we consider relevant and compatible with the aims of our network. Normally we publish up to 1 news item per Member per month. Members are encouraged to assist us maintain a high content quality. They should refrain from posting offensive or illegal material or material that directly contradicts our philosophy and general aims, engage in excessive soliciting or advertising of 3rd party products or services (not offered directly by their own organisation), or in any form of spamming or flooding, including message and post spamming. We reserve the right to edit the subject and content of all posts, articles and comments, and suspend or ban Members who in our view act in a disruptive manner.

Professional Membership Terms & Conditions (1) "Professional Membership" (hereafter 'Membership') is a subscription service offered by ECOCLUB S.A. (hereafter 'We', 'us') to INDIVIDUALS (hereafter 'Members', 'You') who agree with our philosophy and general aims as defined at http://ecoclub.com/about/philosophy. (2) Membership Costs and Benefits and our Editorial policy are as stated on this page (http://ecoclub.com/join/professional). (3) Members should always act in a way that enhances the unity and strength of ECOCLUB.com and the quality of online content offered at ECOCLUB.com and be ready to assist other Members according to their abilities. They should also refrain from harassing other Members, post offensive, illegal and copyrighted material or material that directly goes against our philosophy and general aims, engage in excessive soliciting or in any form of spamming including message and post spamming and the posting of an excessive number of links to 3rd party websites. We reserve the right to edit the subject and content of all posts, articles and comments,  or to delete  these if editing is impractical, so as to meet the above requirements, and to warn, suspend or ban Members who in our view act in a disruptive manner. (4) Members should not compete with ECOCLUB.com by operating identical websites and offering identical services. (5) Members agree to indemnify us against any consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their being a Member. (6) We make no guarantees as to the quality, non-interruption, availability, performance or benefits of this service. All our services are subject to availability. (7) We do not guarantee any potential or speculated business profits or benefits attached to you being a Member. (8) Membership is granted to you as an individual and is not transferable. You should not share your Membership password otherwise your Membership will be immediately terminated, you will be banned from future use and legal action may be pursued. (9) Information that appears on the ECOCLUB.com website and email communications and in any Member sections such as the Projects, Jobs and Real Estate Databases is provided for your own personal and direct use only and it should not be resold in any way, re-transmitted, reproduced, broadcast or copied online or in any other form, without written permission. Violators will be instantly and permanently banned from Membership, while legal action may also be pursued. (10) By becoming a Member you agree to receive regular email communications from ECOCLUB.com You may opt-out of these at any time. (11) You agree not to hold us responsible in relation to any damages caused by offering or failing to offer a Membership Benefit. (12) You are free to resign from your Membership at any time by sending an email notice to ECOCLUB S.A. In this case, no refund of the Membership fee will be made. (13) The provision of fraudulent information by you in your application form will lead to immediate termination of your Membership, with no refund. (14) We may also suspend or terminate your Membership for any reason and at any time. (15) In case the website ECOCLUB.com ceases operations, no refund will be due. (16) Upon expiry or termination of your Membership, you will immediately remove and destroy all information and promotional material that identifies you as a Member of ECOCLUB. (17) You agree to indemnify ECOCLUB S.A. against all claims made in relation to you and/or your Company. The payment of such indemnity shall not prevent us from seeking any and all damages suffered by us as a result of your illegal behaviour or breach of contract. (18) In the case of termination initiated by us we will refund your Membership fee minus 1/12th for every used month of your 1 Year Membership and minus 1/36th for every used month of your 3 Year Membership. Refund can only be made via PayPal. (19) However, your failure to meet any of these terms and conditions, or your engagement in illegal acts  will lead to the immediate termination of your Membership, with no refund. (20) These terms and benefits can be updated and/or amended at any time without notice by posting at this webpage. It is your responsibility to periodically check this page for changes. (21) Any dispute arising from this Agreement will be referred to the Law Courts of Athens, Greece, according to the Greek Laws.