Your VCBT-N membership will open new doors
Membership Benefits
for
Communities
- Receive trainings & capacity building workshops
- Participate in regional and national exchange programs
- Connect to other communities and CBT groups
- Get access to donors and project developers
- Get support on dealing with national & international operators
- Benefit from central marketing efforts to attract more visitors
- Increase potential for value-added non-CBT project development
- Quality control & certification: improved service skills, increased service quality
Developers
- Access to the VCBT-N knowledge database and direct exchange with other developers
- Access to the CBT donor community
- Access to model communities & best practice sharing
- Access to national and international experts on management & development of community tourism models
- Support for identifying new projects
- Increased impact of advocacy work
Government & Authorities
- Increased transparency of CBT market
- Higher degree of sustainability and positive impact of CBT programs
- Improved livelihood & poverty alleviation projects
- Positive impact tourism, especially in regions that usually do not benefit from tourism
- Improved collaboration with other government agencies
- Potential to run CBT in combination with climate change and other impact programs
- Professional support network and access to experts
Operators
- Increased transparency of CBT market
- Higher tourist awareness of this niche segment
- Joint marketing efforts initiated by the VCBT-N
- Referrals on a B2B level
- Professional counterpart for problem mitigation and solution
- Implementation of reliable quality standards
Other Organizations & Individuals
- Involvement in an impact ecosystem
- Networking and learning opportunities
- Transfer from best practices from CBT to other impact fields
- Ideal base to enter the CBT space
- Contributing to CBT via consulting, volunteering or donations