Sunday, January 23, 2011

tOES seeks consultant to partner with us to publish 2nd Ed of Responsible Suppliers Guide for Travel and Tourism in Ontario

Request for Proposals ~ Development of a 2nd Edition of the Responsible Suppliers Guide for Travel and Tourism in Ontario

Requirement: The Ontario Eco-tourism Society is seeking proposals from consultants to provide professional services to create a 2nd edition of the Responsible Suppliers guide for Travel and Tourism in Ontario, both on line and in print versions.

Deadline for submissions: 4 pm on Friday, Feb. 4th, 2011.
Period of Contract: Feb. 24th-Sept.30th, 2011

Project Summary: The successful candidate will work to prepare and produce printed and online guides in 2011, using the standards of inclusion developed for the first Edition and with improved results / returns in terms of networking and funding/advertising exchanges. For detail, please refer to our news page from which complete RFP and Terms of Reference are attached.

For an online copy of our 1st Edition of this resource, see our resources page:

Thursday, January 13, 2011

tOES Starts the New Year with fresh ideas on our board and with our members' packages

The Ontario Ecotourism Society is celebrating the new year with fresh ideas and energy on our board of directors. To learn more about new board members, roles and the outcomes of our December 2010 Annual General Meeting, check out our news webpage.

Our professional members, a diverse group of ecotourism operators based in Ontario are also offering a great variety of refreshing ways to get out and enjoy this winter. From cross-country skiing weekends and snowshoe and dogsledding adventures to yoga retreats, their ecotours deliver vacations that are good for both travellers and the earth and waters. Here's a sampling of what January holds, please see our events page or members' listing for more recomended winter ecotours and events in Ontario.

Walk into Winter Hike, Sat. Jan 2nd or weekend experience Jan-March, Haliburton ~ by Yours Outdoors

The Ultimate Winter Experience ! ~ kicksledding, tube tobogganing, sauna....~ 15% off accommodation & experience packages until Jan 23rd at Nature's Harmony, Mattawa