Membership
Why Become a Member of AIEST?
Join AIEST, the world’s longest-established international association in the field of tourism, and become part of a truly global academic community with a proud tradition of excellence. Our Annual AIEST Conference is the flagship activity of the association. Our members benefit from a reduced conference fee.
It offers a unique opportunity for in-person exchange with fellow members, presentation of your research and constructive feedback, networking, methodological discussions, and the development of partnerships for collaborative research projects.
What truly sets AIEST apart is its exceptionally friendly and supportive atmosphere. Members are open, approachable, and genuinely willing to help each other, including early-career members, creating an inspiring environment where ideas, cooperation, and professional friendships naturally grow. Become part of AIEST and connect tradition, academic quality, and a welcoming international network!
Individuals
Regular Member
Persons may be admitted as regular members if they produce satisfactory evidence that, within the field of tourism, and hospitality they:
- are engaged in teaching or research at a scientific level and interested in disseminating knowledge into practice, or
- endeavour, in practice, to apply scientific methods or to translate the findings of scientific research, or
- are specifically involved in the promotion of tourism research, education and practices
Early Career Member
Persons may be admitted as Early Career Members if they are a scientific expert at an early stage of their academic or professional career (see Regular Member). Early Career membership expires after a maximum of five years and entitles the holders to become regular members without any formal application.
Member Emeritus/a
AIEST members can apply for a Member Emeritus/a Membership the year after their retirement begins and under the following conditions:
- they have been a regular member for at least 6 years;
- they are at least 60 years old;
Organisations
Associate Member
An organization may be admitted as an associate member if it is an organisation or institution which is interested in or committed to the objectives of AIEST. Each associate member, or body, is entitled to send participants to the Association's annual conference, provided that their representation does not exceed a maximum of three delegates.
Kindred Association Member (territorial or sectorial organisations)
An organization may be admitted as a Kindred Association Member with consultative voice, if it is an organisation or institution whose members are potentially interested in or committed to the objectives of AIEST. Each Kindred Association Member is entitled to send participants from its highest representative body (e.g., board of directors or similar) to the Association's annual conference at AIEST rate, provided that their representation does not exceed a maximum of three delegates. Each member, individual or institution, of a Kindred Association Member is entitled to a preferential regular membership fee, providing that membership is granted in the first place.
Membership is granted by the Board of Directors of the Association. Membership expires:
- on resignation, which must be notified in writing to the President, with a minimum of three months' notice to expire at the end of a calendar year. The subscription for the year, in which the resignation is tendered, is due in full.
- on death (for individual members).
- on exclusion from membership, which in case of an individual and an associate member may be made by the Board of Directors.