Sustainable Travel International

Founded in 2002, Sustainable Travel International (STI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, dedicated to providing education and outreach services that help travelers, travel providers and destinations support environmental conservation and protect cultural heritage while promoting cross-cultural understanding and economic development.

STI’s current priorities include:
  • Provide capacity development through education and training to travelers, the travel trade, and local stakeholders and assist them in making positive contributions to environmental conservation and socio-cultural sustainability.
  • Develop, adopt, and promote sustainable tourism standards and industry best practices through the Sustainable Tourism Eco-Certification Program™ (STEP) and other initiatives that are aligned with the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria.
  • Support the establishment of local travelers’ philanthropy projects and investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestry-related carbon offset projects that offer co-benefits and help to mitigate unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Empower destinations to use tourism and related market-based solutions to support sustainable development and generate tangible, measurable results that affect change.

Sustainable Travel International
US - Costa Rica - UK - Malaysia - Taiwan - Brazil
EMAIL:  info@sustainabletravel.com
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Brian Mullis, CEO
The founder and CEO, Brian Mullis, is “an internationally recognized expert in sustainable tourism development and destination stewardship”. He is also a solid, great person and a good friend. Mardi met him some years ago when he was in Australia consulting. Brian is excited about Guinea and the possibilities there; he says he lives for those rare opportunities to go into undeveloped places and develop economies through great Ecotourism. STI will help EcoGuinea by providing a project manager, go over all the proposals and basically oversee our projects in a professional and effective way. 

Ecotourism will dovetail beautifully with our projects. For example, more and more people (such as students and retired people) are flocking to work on these sorts of Eco-developments these days—and paying for the privilege.