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