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  • Week Days: 09.00 to 18.00 Sunday: Closed

About us

About Nastadeem

Nastadeem is the sustainable tourism training, consulting, and coaching arm of EcoHotels.

We are dedicated to advancing the adoption of sustainable tourism practices across the travel sector in the Arab World. We offer comprehensive training, coaching and consulting services to guide tourism organizations and stakeholders in implementing best practices.

Nastadeem is the exclusive training partner for the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) in the Arab World, offering the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Program courses in both Arabic and English. Our mission is to empower tourism stakeholders, including hotels, tour operators, destinations/DMOs/government agencies, and communities, to embrace sustainable practices that not only preserve natural and cultural heritage but also foster economic development and community benefit.

EcoHotels is dedicated to providing escapes embedded in local culture, filled with new experiences, and delivered with a passion for impeccable service. Our properties are operated with minimal environmental impact, while giving back to local communities and investing in pivotal conservation projects in the region. Our flagship property is the pioneering Feynan Ecolodge, winner of over 40 international awards and accolades.

EcoHotels also consults on the development and operations of ecolodges and small hotels.

echofy Nastadeem Trainers

Meet our GSTC Certified
Trainers

Nabil Tarazi

Lina Al-Khaled

Rawan Atallah

Nabil Tarazi

Nabil Tarazi is a computer engineer who, after 17 years in the technology sector, left his Vice President role at Matrox Electronic Systems in 2006 and spent a year backpacking in Australia and Asia. There he found his calling: adventure and ecotourism. He founded EcoHotels in Jordan in May 2009, and entered into partnership with the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature to manage and operate the only ecolodge in Jordan, Feynan Ecolodge. Under Nabil’s management, Feynan was converted from a lodge to a pioneering world class ecotourism destination, in the process achieving over 40 international awards and accolades, including being selected by National Geographic Traveler as one of the best 25 ecolodges in the world, and being the overall winner of WTM’s 2019 World Responsible Tourism Awards.

EcoHotels’ ethos rests firmly in Nabil’s belief that profits should be sought in line with benefit to the environment and the local communities that inhabit the areas where EcoHotels operates. At Feynan Ecolodge, that ethos revolves around 5 pillars: Giving guests unique and authentic experiences, benefiting the local community, supporting conservation, running the lodge with minimal environmental impact, and providing education and interpretation to visitors and the visited. At Feynan, over 100 families from the local community benefit directly from the lodge.

In 2023, Nabil setup Nastadeem, and partnered with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) to be the exclusive trainers in the Arab World for the GSTC Sustainable Tourism Training Course and the Sustainable Hospitality Course. Nastadeem translated the GSTC Criteria into Arabic, and now conducts the trainings in both English and Arabic.

Nabil consults on sustainability and ecolodge/boutique hotel development and operation. He is a founding board member of the Global Ecotourism Network, and currently the organization’s treasurer.

Lina Al-Khaled

A passionate, multilingual, tourism professional, advisor, trainer, facilitator, presenter, speaker, board member and scholar with 25 years of working experience with public and private sectors, donor projects and NGOs. Member of the Jordan Economic Modernization Vision 2033 – Tourism Group, led by the Jordan Royal Hashemite Court since early 2022.

Throughout her career, Lina worked with MICE groups, advised tourism businesses on sustainable development and marketing, worked with government on strategic planning, tourism and investment promotion and marketing, with recent focus on sustainable and adventure tourism. She also worked on proposal writing, project planning and management, research, training, facilitation, and grant management. Her diverse experience was a key success factor in her role as Executive Director of Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) between 2015-2019. Recently Lina joined GSTC as trainer and embarked on coaching for “Travelife” certification to help spread sustainability practices in Jordan and the region.

She is also a founding member in a cross tourism and environmental initiative led by 10 Jordanian women called “Himmeh w Lammeh” – working for a cleaner and greener Jordan.

Rawan Atallah

With over 20 years of dedicated experience in the tourism sector, Rawan Atallah stands as a leading expert in sustainable tourism development, renowned for her comprehensive knowledge and remarkable contributions. Her journey encompasses a multifaceted career as a Consultant, Researcher, Trainer, Mentor, and project manager of transformative tourism projects.

With a rich track record of over 18 years in Tourism Destination Development and Tourism SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) development, Rawan has lent her expertise to numerous projects that have set new standards for excellence. She has spearheaded initiatives involving facilitating public-private partnerships, mobilizing and developing local communities, and the execution of impactful needs assessments and capacity-building programs.

Having collaborated with various development agencies and government entities over two decades, Rawan has actively contributed to key industry research and assessments across diverse facets of the tourism landscape, which included participation in studies encompassing tourism labor dynamics, adventure tourism, industry competitiveness, agri-tourism, artisanal industries, experiential tourism, and innovative tourism product development.