IIST seeks to promote and develop a wider knowledge and understanding of sustainable tourism through the provision of:
Forums – to debate and inform
Networks – to link professionals worldwide and aid collaboration
Knowledge transfer – developing an accessible and readily useable knowledge hub
Among our aims are to:
Develop key policies and views on the importance of sustainable tourism management
Encourage networking among members and facilitate access to information about sustainable tourism
Strengthen, coordinate and encourage the adoption and implementation of sustainable tourism policies among members
Devise and encourage standards of knowledge and skill for members as part of their professional development activities
Encourage universities, other higher education institutions and others to research best practice in sustainable tourism management and to disseminate the results of such research to members
Work with other tourism organisations to explore and deliver national and regional events of relevance to sustainable tourism managers