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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!
 

 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS!

A. Promotion & Networking

  1. Promotion: 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 20 words) in one page of our Member Directory [Example] [Listing Policy]

  2. 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!

  3. Chat: Access to our Live Chat Centre to interact live with other Members (Text, Audio & Video!)

  4. Ability to post up to 6 press releases per year (max. one every 2 months) in our public
    Ecotourism Headlines (Online Forum & RSS)

B. Unique Resources & Opportunities

  1. Careers: Access to our Ecotourism Jobs Database [Preview]

  2. Business Opportunities: Access to our Ecotourism Business Resources [Preview]

  3. Real Estate: Access to our Ecotourism Real Estate Database [Preview]

  4. Country Forums: Ability to participate in country ecotourism policy forums.

  5. Worldwide Events Calendar: Ability to post ecotourism-related events in our public calendar.

  6. Library: Online access, on-request, to a growing collection of ecotourism-related e-papers held at our Ecotourism Library

C. Support & Advice

  1. Mutual On-line Support: Get answers on Ecotourism-related issues at our Member Support & Networking Forum by other Members and ECOCLUB staff.

  2. Resume Evaluation: Have your CV optimised by the ECOCLUB Team and maximise your ecotourism career chances

  3. Post your Resume: upload your CV in our public Job-seekers Forum for prospective employers to see!

D. Micro Grants

  1. Eligibility for funding for your community & environmental projects through the Annual ECOCLUB.com Ecotourism Awards, only open to ECOCLUB Members!

E. Other

  1. Discounts: Special Discounts only offered to ECOCLUB Members!

  2. Publish your own public Blog (1 MB) [Example]

  3. Publish a public Photo Album (1 MB) [Example]

  4. Get an Individual Member Logo for your website showing that you are an ECOCLUB Member!

Cost: 1 Year Membership costs Euros 40 (convert into: USD, GBP, AUD, CAD)
or
join for Three Years and pay only Euros 80 (1 year free! - 26.6 per year)
or

join for Five Years and pay only Euros 120 (2 years free!)

Your Membership means a lot !

10% of your Membership Fee is 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.

 

Important Notes

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.

 

Our Listing Policy

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 advertise the following services / items: political, religious, weapons, hunting, 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.

 

Individual Membership Terms & Agreement: (1) "Individual 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). Members should not compete with ECOCLUB in offering services to other Members and in particular to our Ecolodge partners, or in any other way, or offer services incompatible with the philosophy of ECOCLUB. (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 bona-fide, for your own personal and direct use only and it should not be resold in any way, re-transmitted, reproduced, broadcast or copied in any 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 email communications from ECOCLUB. (11). 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  (12). 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. (13). The provision of fraudulent information by you in your application form will lead to immediate termination of your Membership, with no refund. (14). Failure to meet any of these terms and conditions may lead to the immediate termination of your Membership, with no refund. (15). 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 (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 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) These terms and benefits can be updated and/or amended at any time without notification by posting at this webpage. (19). 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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