South Africa: "Fair Trade Excellence Award" winners announced

Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA) announced the winners of its first annual Fair Trade Excellence Awards in recognition of the outstanding performance by its members in particular aspects of the FTTSA certification programme. The Awards are based on outcomes of FTTSA site assessments that have been completed since the Indaba 2010.
The four award categories and this year's winners are:

Fair Trade Excellence in the Workplace

• Mercure Hotel, Randburg

Fair Trade Excellence in the Broader Community

• Fairfield Mountain Cottages, Ceres

Fair Trade Excellence in Environmental Stewardship (which resulted in a 3- way tie!)

• Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse, Hermon/Riebeek Kasteel
• Bulungula Lodge, Wild Coast
• Farm 215 Nature Retreat and Fynbos Reserve, Gansbaai

Fair Trade Excellence in Staff Health & Welfare

• Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse, Hermon/Riebeek Kasteel

In addition, 18 members of the FTTSA family of certified businesses were commended for achieving five or more consecutive years of FTTSA certification! These were as follows:

• The Backpack, Cape Town
• Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse, Hermon/Riebeek Kasteel
• Bulungula Lodge, Wild Coast
• Calabash Tours, Port Elizabeth
• Djuma Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands Game Reserve
• Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, Hermanus
• Hog Hollow Country Lodge, The Crags
• Jan Harmsgat Country House, Swellendam
• Klippe Rivier Country House, Swellendam
• Masakala Guest House, Masakala (Southern Drakensberg)
• Motswari Private Game Reserve, Bryanston, Timbavati Reserve
• Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Hazyview
• Shiluvari Lakeside Lodge, Makhado (Louis Trichardt)
• Soekershof Private Mazes and Botanical Gardens, Robertson
• Spier, Stellenbosch
• Stormsriver Adventures, Stormsriver
• Tswalu Kalahari, Kuruman
• Umlani Bushcamp, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve