News & Updates

To implement the standards there is a need to work with professionals During two days (30th and 31s august 2017) a training was organised...

On 29th September 2017, the chiang Mai elephant camp owner association host a presentation of the standards This meeting was the first of...

Congratulations to Mr Nicolas Dubrocard, Founding Member of ACES for featuring on Thursday’s France 2 news program 20h, March 4 2020....

A thought-provoking piece by Skift: Is there any point in the Association of British Travel Agents making strict elephant tourism...

Dr Ingrid Suter from ACES was pleased to be a contributor to the Skift deep dive research piece – highlighting the complexities and...

ACES Director, Nicolas Dubrocard, was recently interviewed by Sustainability Leaders Project. He shared insights about elephant tourism,...

Here’s a throwback to when Nicolas Dubrocard, ACES Director, met with EXO Travel to share knowledge about elephant tourism.EXO Travel...

Last week in Bangkok, we met with Asian Captive Elephant Working Group and the Tourism Authority of Thailand to discuss elephant tourism....

Some of the work we do at ACES involves advocacy and sparking conversation about elephant standards. Here are some photos from when our...

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Asian Elephant Specialist Group has published Dr Ingrid Suter’s piece, “In...

ACES recently became a member of the Pacific Asia Travel Association! 🌐🎉We look forward to building new connections across the...

It's been a very successful week for ACES at the WTM London, 4-6 November 2019. Mr Peter Kulmapijit and Dr Ingrid Suter showcased ACES to...

The human-elephant relationship has been established for thousands of years. Elephants are as ubiquitous in southeast Asian cultures as...

The guiding principles of responsible tourism have shed light on many exploitative aspects of the tourism industry. From human...

Seeing an elephant in southeast Asia is one of life’s greatest pleasures. But a major concern with elephant camps is not knowing what...

Thai captive elephant and tourism industry professionals met with Thai Senator Mr Weerasack Kowsurat at Bangkok on 31st July 2019. The...

Western cultures have a serious problem with Asian elephant tourism. Within many circles there is a continued outcry to stop all elephant...

Thai elephant experts respond to an attack of the elephant tourism industry in the New Zealand Herald. Read the full article from Chiang...

Dr Ingrid Suter's latest blog piece explores the need to create positive industry change, rather than banning or boycotting elephant...