Julie Newcombe, Marketing Coordinator with Amakhala, tells us - in this next item in our series on Fair Trade in Tourism in South Africa - what makes the Bush Lodge on Amakhala FTTSA compliant.
Bush Lodge & Reed Valley Inn
- We source and train up local staff in the trade to help develop their personal goals and give them the opportunity in a career in the hospitality industry.
- All staff have training twice a month to ensure that the staff continue to grow as employees. 60% the staff working at Reed Valley are 5th generation to work on this property.
- The Lodge was built on wooden stilts to reduce the carbon foot print.
- All our products, including cleaning chemicals and guest amenities are eco-friendly and bio-degradable.
- All of our waste products between the two lodges are recycled.
- All of our suppliers are from the local community and we support small enterprises.
Woodbury Lodge
- We have a purchasing policy of using small local suppliers as much as possible.
- We source as many staff as possible from our farms and surrounding community and train/promote them into the hospitality sector using our lodge.
- We recycle all waste products.
- The lodge was built in such a way to minimize disturbance of natural vegetation.
Addo Accommodation
For safari lodge-style accommodation in the heart of the Eastern Cape''s elephant country at Addo Elephant Park, have a look at the Bush Lodge at Amakhala webpage on our site, and contact Portfolio to make a booking.
