The Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC), an annual conference providing practical solutions to advance sustainability goals for the tourism industry, will be held in Tampa Florida January 25 through January 27, 2016, and will bring together 220 professionals from around the world. The event is organized by The International Ecotourism Society (TIES).
With a strong focus on highlighting and promoting ecotourism’s role in sustainable development, the ESTCNA aims to strengthen the industry’s commitment to sustainable community development efforts in accordance with the UN resolution, “Promotion of Ecotourism for Poverty Eradication and Environment Protection.” With this resolution in mind, the theme for ESTCNA will be The Future We Want: Effecting Positive Change through Ecotourism