Member Benefits & Categories

General Benefits

  • Access to all areas of our interactive web site
  • Free subscription to the Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism
  • Increase your professional knowledge
  • Opportunity for your students to apply for ISTTE scholarships
  • Attend the conference at reduced rate
  • Voting rights, regardless of membership level
  • Attending the annual conference at reduced fees
  • Academic support network on teaching
  • Academic support network on research
  • International collaboration
  • Exchange and articulation programs
  • Keeping abreast with current trends and issues on travel and tourism education
  • Receiving free publications online (ISTTE Newsletter, Membership Directory
For Institutional membership benefits: See Below

Categories

All fees listed here are normal annual membership fees, not applicable to special annual conference promotional fees
Active Members
ACTIVE – $150.00 USDAn individual who is employed in the capacity of teacher, administrator, researcher by a degree, certificate, or diploma granting educational institution which offers travel and tourism courses.
Associate Members
ASSOCIATE - $175.00 USDAn individual who has an interest in enhancing the quality of travel and tourism education but does not meet the requirements for Active status.
Graduate Members
GRADUATE STUDENT - $95.00 USDAny full-time graduate student. Maximum of four consecutive years. Must not be a full-time educator.
Emeritus
EMERITUS - $75.00 USDAny person who is a retired travel and tourism educator and has been a member of ISTTE for at least three years.

Institutional Membership

Gold Level $400
  • To be listed as a gold sponsor on the annual conference proceedings
  • Free conference registration for up to three members for virtual annual conferences
  • Special member discount for land-based annual conference registration
  • All members from the institution are entitled to an online copy of ISTTE’s official journal: JTTT
  • Free to post job openings on ISTTE’s official website and other social media platforms if applicable.
Platinum Level $600
  • To be listed as a platinum sponsor on the annual conference proceedings
  • Free conference registration for up to six members for virtual annual conferences
  • Special member discount for land-based annual conference registration
  • All members from the institution are entitled to an online copy of ISTTE’s official journal: JTTT
  • Free to post job openings on ISTTE’s official website and other social media platforms if applicable.
  • Entitled to be promoted at one live annual conference event as the sponsor with a promotional speech opportunity

Diamond Level $1000
  • To be listed as a diamond sponsor on the annual conference proceedings
  • Free conference registration for up to fifteen members for virtual annual conferences
  • Special member discount for land-based annual conference registration, including one free conference registration.
  • All members from the institution are entitled to an online copy of ISTTE’s official journal: JTTT
  • Free to post job openings on ISTTE’s official website and other social media platforms if applicable.
  • Entitled to be promoted on one live annual conference event as the sponsor with a promotional speech opportunity
  • Will be listed as the ISTTE’s Partner for hosting the annual conference on all virtual annual conferences as well as land-based conferences
  • For land-based annual conferences, a physical banner will be made for the institution and be placed at the main conference registration site through and during the conference.