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If
you wish to promote your eco-friendly business, find a meaningful job,
research or invest in ecotourism, or travel with a cause, join us at
ECOCLUB, the International Ecotourism Club, a global cooperative
network with Members in over 80 countries. Find new opportunities,
answers and solutions to your problems and support small community
& environmental projects around the world!
Special:
3 Year Professional Membership now costs just Euros 50!
(convert into:
USD,
GBP,
AUD,
CAD)
(just Euros 16.6 per year!)
or get a free 1 Year Professional
Membership, by writing an article! Find
out More!
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS!
A. Promotion & Networking
- Country Directory Listing: We create a listing* for your
blog / website which includes one link, a photo (80 x 60
pixels, 5 KB max) and a description (maximum 40
words) in one
page of our Country Directory in the "Professional Members' Websites" section [Example] [Listing Policy]
- Inclusion in our Professional Directory:
Your website link and Organisation name included in our
Professional Directory,
with a 40-word
profile and Logo (Logo dimensions 80 x 60 pixels, up to 5 KB, Link
opens in new window)
- Network: Unlimited networking with other
verified Members in over 80 countries, for travel, business, research
and more! Access to Member Profiles - Build your Own Profile!
- Chat: Access to our Live Chat Centre to interact
live with other Members (Text, Audio & Video!)
- Press Releases: Ability
to post up to 12 press releases per year (max. one
every month) in our public
Ecotourism
Headlines (Online Forum & RSS)
B. Unique Resources & Opportunities
- Careers: Access to our Ecotourism Jobs Database [Preview]
- Business Opportunities: Access to our Ecotourism
Business Resources [Preview]
- Real Estate: Access to our Ecotourism Real Estate
Database [Preview]
- Country Forums: Ability to participate in country
ecotourism policy forums.
- Library: Online access, on-request, to a growing
collection of ecotourism-related e-papers held at our Ecotourism Library
C. Support & Advice
- Mutual On-line Support: Get answers on
Ecotourism-related issues at our Member Support & Networking Forum
by other Members and ECOCLUB staff.
- Resume Evaluation: Have your CV optimised by the
ECOCLUB Team and maximise your ecotourism career chances
- Post your Resume: upload your CV in our public
Job-seekers Forum for prospective employers to see!
D. Micro Grants
- Eligibility for funding for your
community & environmental projects through the Annual ECOCLUB.com
Ecotourism Awards, only open to ECOCLUB Members!
E. Other
- Publish your own public Blog (1
MB) [Example]
- Publish a public Photo Album (1
MB) [Example]
- Get a Professional Member Logo
for your website showing that you are an ECOCLUB Member!
- Special Member Offers
[see current offers]
Special:
3 Year Professional Membership now costs just Euros
50! (convert into:
USD,
GBP,
AUD,
CAD)
(just Euros 16.6 per year!)
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Your Membership means a lot !
10% of Membership Fees are directly
allocated to
the annual ECOCLUB.com
Ecotourism Awards, that help implement small community projects
undertaken by other Members. The three winning project proposals are
chosen by democratic Member vote in June of each year. All Members are
welcome to submit projects.
Your Membership covers the costs associated with
maintaining our various online resources and our monthly e-magazine, an
independent voice in the Ecotourism movement.
Your Membership enables ECOCLUB to work for change in tourism
according to our philosophy.
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Important
Notes
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1. Please make sure that you
spell your email correctly,
so that we can communicate with you.
2. Your Membership will be
activated when your payment has cleared.
3. When your Membership is
activated, you will receive a welcome email from us with your access
details. This email will be sent to the email from which payment was
made, unless you instruct us otherwise. (Please also check in your Spam
folder.)
4. Our normal business hours are
6:30 am to 4:30 pm GMT, Monday to Friday.
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Our Listing Policy - Last update 24 March 2009
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In our Member Directory, we list
products and services that meet at least one of our five Ecotourism criteria, and which are
compatible with the ECOCLUB Philosophy.
We do not wish to list all-inclusive, condo hotels, golf & luxury
resorts or resorts owned by multinationals or advertise the following
services / items: political,
religious, weapons, hunting (including gamefishing), adult, illegal substances, illegal
services and websites that violate copyright laws, or engage in
defamation and libel. The listing is written by ourselves, based on
information provided in your blog/website and aims to be objective and
factual rather than an advertisement. ECOCLUB reserves the right to
amend / edit all listing elements at any time. In certain instances,
ECOCLUB S.A. may decide not to advertise competitive products and
services. If we refuse or terminate a listing for any reason, a full
refund will be made through PayPal.
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Professional Membership
Terms & Agreement: (1)
"Professional Membership" (hereafter Membership) is a subscription
service offered by our company ECOCLUB S.A. to individuals (hereafter
Members) who have a bona fide interest in Ecotourism, agree with the ECOCLUB Philosophy and make efforts to
implement it. (2). Membership Costs and Benefits are as stated on http://www.ecoclub.com/join5.html
(3). Members should always act in a way that enhances the unity and
strength of ECOCLUB and be ready to assist other Members. (4).
Members agree to indemnify ECOCLUB S.A. against any consequence
resulting directly or indirectly from your being a Member. (5). We
make no guarantees as to the quality, non-interruption,
availability, performance or benefits of this service. All our
services are subject to availability. (6). We do not guarantee any potential or
speculated business profits or benefits attached to you being a Member.
(7). 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. (8). 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. (9). By becoming a Member you agree to receive
email communications from ECOCLUB. (10). You agree not to hold us
responsible in relation to any damages caused by failure of
participating providers to honour a "Membership Benefit" commitment, as
stated at
http://www.ecoclub.com/supporterben.html (11). You are free
to resign from your Membership at any time by sending an email notice
to ECOCLUB S.A. No refund will be made. (12). The provision of
fraudulent information by you in your application form will lead to
immediate termination of your Membership, with no refund. (13). Failure
to meet any of these terms and conditions may lead to the immediate
termination of your Membership, with no refund. (14). We may terminate
your Membership for any reason and at any time. In this case we will
refund 1/12th of your Membership Fee for every unused month of your
Membership. Refund can only be made by PayPal. (15). 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. (16). You agree to indemnify ECOCLUB S.A. against all
claims made in relation to you 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. (17). These terms and benefits can be updated and/or amended
at any time without notification by posting at this webpage. (18). Any
dispute arising from this Agreement will be referred to the Law Courts
of Athens, Greece, according to the Greek Laws.
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