Rural Andean Recycling Centre in Chugchilan, EcuadorOur Team assists tourism projects in the context of our "Ecological Tourism for All" philosophy, remotely online but also locally thanks to our 1,100+ strong global professional network. We work with small, family, employee-owned and community-based tourism accommodation, ecotour operators, municipalities and destinations. We can assist with a wide range of Sustainable Tourism topics including Marketing, Branding, Policy, Strategy, Ecolodge Realty, Ecolodge Feasibility Studies and Green Certification. Please contact us today.
Relevant Highlights:
- June-July 2023: Evaluators of candidate cities for the European Capital of Smart Tourism Award 2024 and European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2024 competition.
- March 2023: Ecoclub.com appointed Media Partner of the GSTC2023 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference, Antalya, Turkiye 9-12 May, 2023.
- November 2022: Ecoclub.com appointed Media Partner of the GSTC2022 Global Sustainable Tourism Conference, Sevilla, Spain 12-15 December, 2022.
- November 2022: We conduct online training of Greek Travel Agents in the context of the EU-funded SUSTOUR project, organized by Travelife, with the support of HATTA.
- September 2022: Ecoclub.com becomes an Associate Partner of the "EuroCluster Rural Tourism" a project, funded by the EU COSME program. This two year project aims to help micro and nano SMEs in the tourism sector through the structure of a "Eurocluster".
- September 2022: Contributed chapter on Greece in "Sustainability Leadership in Tourism"
Kaefer, F. (2022). Antonis Petropoulos on the State of Ecotourism in Greece. In: Sustainability Leadership in Tourism. Future of Business and Finance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05314-6_16 - May 2022: In association with the Institute of Creativity Research & Development of the Region of Thermos, we coordinate the launch of a conservation network in Lake Trichonida, Greece, and a cleanup of the Lake.
- April 2022: Mentor for ecotourism businesses in Tunisia in the context of the Tourism Recovery Programme of the German Development Agency, implemented by Enpact and TUI Care Foundation.
- November 2021: Mentor for two ecotourism businesses in Egypt in the context of the Tourism Recovery Programme of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), implemented by Enpact in partnership with TUI Care.
- November 2021: We present "Sustainable Tourism in Practice - Key Challenges" to the 2nd Year Students of the "Sustainable Tourism" Course of the Universidade Lusófona, Portugal, taught by Dr Fiona Bakas.
- November 2021: We present Ecoclub at the inaugural online event of the Portuguese Ecotourism Association.
- September 2021: Media Partner of the World of Travel Trade and Taste (WTTT) EXPO (Miami Beach Convention Center Florida, 5-7 May 2022)
- August 2021: Ecoclub becomes an Associated Partner of the EU Eco-Tandem Programme, aimed at stimulating cross-border cooperation.
- July 2021: We co-organise a cleanup of Louros beach in Messolonghi Lagoon Protected Area, in western Greece, and co-authors a short Guide on Citizens participation in Protected Area Management, part of a Greek Ecotourism Society project.
- February 2021: Project Contract with Green Evolution for the Global Sustainable Tourism Council's Destination Assessment of the City of Athens.
- January 2021: Media Partner of the Eco Hotel Investment Summit (27-28 January 2021, Online)
- February 2021: First Ecoclub Green Destinations Event
- July 2020: Media Partner of the Eco Hotel Summit, (July 27-31, 2020, Online)
- May 2020: We talk about Green Tourism Adaptation at the 'Economy & Environment in the Post-pandemic era" event organised by the Greek Greens.
- May 2020: Desia Ecotourism Bed and Breakfast becomes the 25th Ecoclub Ecolodge™ following the successful completion of our Audit process.
- March 2020: Our Co-Director is elected Vice President of the Greek Ecotourism Society
- July 2019: We launch Villa Ioanna Drossia (Chalkida, Greece) as a short-term rental.
- August - December 2019: Media Partner of the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2019 (4-7 December 2019, Azores, Portugal)
- January 2019: Partner of the Project Management in Sustainable Development Training offered by TrainingAid
- August - December 2018: Media Partner of the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2018 (7-10 December 2018, Kasane, Botswana)
- May 2018: Our Co-Director conducts training in the context of the ERASMUS+ project study tour, "EARTH – Empowering young people in Eco & Agro Rural Tourism to Help local development”, in Athens, Greece.
- December 2017: Media Partner of the Campaign against Forest Destruction in Sweden
- September 2017: Media Partner of the GSTC Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2017, Aysen, Patagonia, Chile, Sep 6-9, 2017.
- August 2017: Our Director serves as a Judge in the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST) "Local Traditions" Photo Contest
- November 2016: Media Partner of the VI InterEcoForum, Marbella, Spain, March 23-25, 2017
- September 2016: Media Partner of the 2016 Global Sustainable Tourism Council Europe Regional Meeting, Athens, November 23-24, 2016
- August 2015: Media Partner of the 2015 Wild Asia Responsible Tourism Awards
- December 2014: Media Partner of the IIPT World Symposium, Johannesburg, February 16-19, 2015
- November 2012: Industry Partner of The Philadelphia Inquirer Travel Show (26-27 January 2013) and of The Boston Globe Travel Show (8-10 February 2013)
- June 2012: Industry Partner of the OneWorld Travel Mart San Francisco, 27-30 June 2012
- July 2011: Donated Euros 3,000 to cover equipment costs in the Doctors of the World Polyclinic ("Polyiatreio") in downtown Athens. The clinic provides free healthcare to immigrants, uninsured workers and the underprivileged, all of whom were facing added difficulties due to the economic crisis in Greece.
- March 2011: Media Sponsor of 3rd International Travelers' Philanthropy Conference, Costa Rica, 20-23 July 2011.
- June - October 2010: Funded Project: "Visitors Resource Centre for Ecotourism" in Jamuna Village, Ilam District, Nepal.
- June - December 2010: Funded Project: “Birdwatching as a strategy for conservation of the community”, Colombia.
- June - December 2010: Funded Project: Building a 'Ruka' Traditional Food court - Chile
- July 2009 - April 2010: Funded Project: Creating a Community Tourism Cooperative - Honduras. "For a long time, the local community of Buenos Aires has handled tourism activities inside the Cusuco National Park in a disorganized way so a local tourism cooperative is proposed as a step forward."
- July - November 2009: Funded Project: "From Wild to Web - Guyana". "Ecotourism-linked wildlife monitoring activities by the village Wildlife Club will be enhanced by a dedicated laptop and cameras. Village youth will learn to digitally document field projects, to make web pages, and upload them online"
- July - October 2009: Funded Project: Water Filters in Chichubamba Community - Peru "Improving the health of the people of Chichubamba South by giving them access to clean drinking water, by providing ceramic water filters and education in their use and maintenance".
- August 2008: Media Partner of the Ecotourism & Sustainable Tourism Conference to be held in Vancouver, Canada, October 27-29, 2008
- July 2008 - June 2009: Funded 5 projects as follows: Ecuador: Sustainable Ethnic Rescue Centre for Mindo, Canada: Toolkit for Greening Canada's Events, Ecuador: Native-Tree Nursery Using Plastic Garbage, Ecuador: Banishing Disposable Plastic from an Ecolodge, Pakistan: Raising Environmental Awareness in Kalash area visitors
- July 2008: Our Director makes a presentation at the European Greens / EFA high-level Conference on
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at the European Parliament in Brussels. - July 2008: First two lodges, in Dominica & Belize accepted and certified as Ecoclub Ecolodges.
- July 2007: Media Partner of the North American Ecotourism Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 26-28 Sep. 2007.
- June 2007 - January 2008: Funded the Creation of a microenterprise to collect and recycle discarded plastic bags by turning them into a range of useful products in Cambodia.
- June 2007 - January 2008: Funded the Creation of a pig farm in an Ecuadorian Ecolodge to help reduce poaching in the community.
- June 2007: Part-funded a semi-completed Project which aimed to turn some Gorilla Poachers into Farmers in Rwanda.
- April 2007: Media Partner of the 4th IIPT African Conference, Kampala, Uganda, May 20-25, 2007
- March 2007: Supporting Media for the Lao Ecotourism Forum "Bridging the Mekong Region" 26-29 July 2007
- November 2006: Media Partner of the Global Ecotourism Conference, to take place in Oslo, Norway in May 2007.
- June - August 2006: Funded Tree Planting on 64 acres of adopted land at Tenegang in Sukau, Sabah, Malaysia.
- June - August 2006: Funded the Rescue of Fishermen's Small Boats in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
- June - August 2006: Funded the Building of a Rural Andean Recycling Centre in Chugchilan, Ecuador.
- December 2005: Official Partner of WWF International's PowerSwitch Campaign
- July 2005: Endorsing Organization of the World Tourism Directory
- July 2005: Supporting Organisation of the IIPT 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism.
- July 2005 - February 2005: Funded the Installation of a hydraulic ramp pump at the organic farm of a Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Dominica.
- July - November 2005: Funded the Creation of an organic agriculture association in the village of Galibeedu, near Madikeri in Karnataka state, India.
- July 2004: Funded the Creation of an organic vegetable plot and greenhouse in school premises in Sri Lanka
- January 2003: Co-Sponsor of the IATOS 2003 World Congress, Business Marketing and Global Strategies Conference Tracks, Chicago, Feb 19-23, 2003.