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Ecoclub Ecolodge™ recognised as one of five ecolabels that indicate hotels meet sustainability and responsibility criteria, in "Are we there yet? Travelling more responsibly with your children" by Rachel Dodds and Richard Butler.
Recognised as one of 18 best practices worldwide in the American Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute's "Guide to Best Practices in Tourism and Destination Management, Vol 2. ", written by Professor Rich Harrilll, Director, Institute for Tourism Research, University of South Carolina,
Winners of Travelmole's Responsible Tourism Website Award
Members of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council since 2015
Listed in "The Good Website Guide", written by Graham Edmonds, HarperCollins Publishers.
Recommended as a "sustainable tourism platform" in the Training Manual on the Creation and Promotion of Sustainable Tourism Products prepared by AGEG for the RESTART MED! project.
Recommended in "Guidelines for Marketing Community Based Tourism Products" - "contact them [Ecoclub] for direct marketing to consumers"
"I am an admirer of the important work that you have been doing with Ecoclub. You are providing a great service to ecotourists and ecolodge fans, and thus also contributing to sustainable development and the conservation of the world's natural and cultural heritage. My sincere congratulations!!"
Héctor Ceballos-Lascurain, Architect & Tourism Consultant, credited as the first to coin the term and definition of 'Ecotourism', Director General, PICE
"I have been a Member of Ecoclub for a year now and find it be a very good trade association for people working in the sustainable tourism industry. Your efforts to share information on what is going on around the world in this quickly changing field are very much appreciated."
Carol Patterson, Tourism Consultant, Author of the definitive ecotourism textbook "The Business of Ecotourism",
"No doubt the publicity we received through Ecoclub (for the ESTC 2008 conference) was an important factor in making it such a well-attended event. Thank you very much for your generous support"
Ayako Ezaki, Now Director of TrainingAid, then Director of Communications, The International Ecotourism Society (TIES)
"Thank you for starting Ecoclub, it is amazing, and starting me on my way to my dreams with Ecoteer!"
Dan Quilter, Founder, Ecoteer.com
"Congratulations for this excellent work you do through Ecoclub. It is based on solid views and ideas!"
Eleni Svoronou, WWF Greece,
"Congratulations on 10 years of Ecoclub!...From my perspective, it's an absolute pleasure dealing with such a professionally run, passionate, innovative and informative organisation."
Jane Crouch, Responsible Travel Manager, Intrepid Travel, Australia
"SLEF was founded in 1998 and those days Ecoclub was the only source we got information on ecotourism that helped a lot to develop our organization. I really appreciate the great contribution made by Ecoclub in supporting ecotourism fraternity in the world. Your able guidance and dedication mattered the most in bringing the Ecoclub what we see today."
Palitha Gurusinghe, Founder & President, Sri Lanka Ecotourism Foundation
"I have pleasure in sharing with you our success in Ranweli Holiday Village, being selected as a Highly Commended Project (Runners up) in the Environmental Experience Category of the British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2003. I take this opportunity to thank you for your assistance without which our success would not have been possible."
Chandra de Silva, The Late Founder & Director Ranweli Holiday Village & President, Ecotourism Society of Sri Lanka.
"I am really a big fan of Ecoclub and find this platform very useful"
Vera Mikos, Project Coordinator, Healthy Seas
"We continue to be inspired by those that straddle the academic/practitioner divide, for example, Antonis Petropoulos (Ecoclub) and Ron Mader (Planeta), making sure that the message gets 'out there'."
Carl Cater, Brian Garrod and Tiffany Low eds, Encyclopaedia of Sustainable Tourism (CABI, September 2015)
"Thank you so much for taking the time to go through the site with a fine tooth comb. I really do appreciate the effort you have made and I will be working my way through all your comments and amending the site as I go."
Rob Hirons, Proprietor, The Lodge at Big Falls, Belize
"You guys are awesome and I thank Google in helping me to find your website. Keep up the good job you do..."
D. Wilcox, Aspiring Ecolodge Owner, Hawaii
"Ecoclub has inspired me to create more than just a bed and breakfast for tourists in upstate New York. With the guidelines that I have learned through your organization, we have created a Bed and Breakfast that works with our lifestyle, has an emphasis on ecology and is interwoven with the local culture. The result is a more meaningful experience for me and my son, for each guest and for the local community. Our little home-based business has a much higher purpose. We are hoping that our efforts help to preserve not only our 5-acre farm but this very vulnerable County."
Mary Koch, Owner, Thyme in the Country
"Ecoclub, based in Greece, links to the Web sites of eco-lodges, hotels and resorts in more than 80 countries. It also offers useful eco-travel news and advice."
Washington Post, "How to Find a Hotel That's Truly Fit for The Eco-Friendly"
"The partnership with Ecoclub has significantly enhanced the Adventures in Travel Expo particularly from a visitor-attraction perspective, contributing at an international level by its recognition as a leader in the movement for better tourism and for environmental, social and economic justice. ecoclub involvement has allowed the Expo to reach a greater global audience..."
Adventures in Travel Expo - Sydney, 13 September 2006
"Thank you for all the efforts you make. We are proud to be part of Ecoclub."
Kurt Schmack, La Laguna del Lagarto Lodge, Costa Rica
" Without initiatives like Ecoclub life was more difficult for most lodges since most of them are remote whereby daily access to the outside world is a comfort many people take for granted !"
Jacques van Egeraat, Amazonat Jungle Lodge, Brazil
"We are very glad to be members of such important, exclusive and supporting club. Eco Hotel Uxlabil-Atitlán has been growing through the long way with all your support and interest"
Francisco Sandoval, Ecohotel Uxlabil-Atitlan, Guatemala
"A big "Thank you" for the support of Bintang Bolong Lodge through Ecoclub. We had (and still have) a very successful season, which considerably exceeded our expectations. This is mainly due to the promotion and the increasing awareness level in the internet. Ecoclub made a very big contribution to our success. Thanks again"
Sebastian Reinelt, Proprietor, Bintang Bolong Lodge, The Gambia
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