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FTTSA certification received

Posted by Eleanor Muller on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, In : !Xaus Lodge 
!Xaus Lodge have received the coveted FTTSA certification. FTTSA (Fair Trade in Tourism in Southern Africa) is a quality management system that has assessed the Lodge's performance on the following factors, considered important to Fair Trade:
1. Legal and General Requirements 
2. Labour Standards 
3. Human Resource Practice 
4. Skills Development 
5. Employment Equity 
6. Ownership & Control 
7. Procurement 
8. Community / Social Investment 
9. Cultural Sensitivity 
10. Environmental Management & Conse...
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The economies of distance

Posted by Glynn O'Leary on Thursday, December 2, 2010, In : !Xaus Lodge 

The economies of distance

Glynn O'Leary.JPGThe distance your bed linen treks to be laundered is part and parcel of bushveld logistics says Glynn O’Leary, CEO of Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD), when talking about the peculiarities of a bushveld supply chain.

My heart sinks every time I have to fill in a form. Physical address? Area? Surely these are simple questions for an eco-luxury Game Lodge in a Transfrontier Park?

The answer is a good South Africanism: “Ja-Nee.”

Take !Xaus Lodge (pro...


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Ellen Bok accepts Imvelo Award for !Xaus Lodge on behalf of the staff & community

Posted by Eleanor Muller on Thursday, November 18, 2010, In : !Xaus Lodge 

When she stepped onto the stage at Melrose Arch to accept !Xaus Lodge’s Imvelo Award for Responsible Tourism (Best Practice economic impact category for independent operations), Ellen Bok represented the community owners of this extraordinary success story.

Ellen is head Chef at !Xaus Lodge, which is a private concession in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Jointly owned by the ‡Khomani San and Mier communities, the Lodge is a positive example of what can be achieved in community-based tou...
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Imvelo Awards 2010 Finalist: !Xaus Lodge

Posted by Glynn O'Leary on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, In : !Xaus Lodge 


We are thrilled to report that !Xaus Lodge has been selected as a finalist in the "Best Practice: Economic Impact Category" for the 2010 Imvelo Awards.  Read our submission here.
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Diversity at the ‘Heart’ of the Kalahari - !Xaus Lodge blossoms

Posted by admin on Monday, May 10, 2010, In : !Xaus Lodge 
!Xaus Lodge, the only community-owned lodge in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, has contributed over R4million to the local region and it’s communities in the three years that it’s been in operation. The productive partnership between the ‡Khomani San and Mier communities, who own the lodge, and Transfrontier Parks Destinations, the management operators, has played a central role in this development. ‘The key to this success is a balance between community needs and commercial discipl...
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TFPD markets and operates community-owned lodges in Southern Africa's transfrontier parks. A small group of passionate, practical people, we believe that community-owned tourist destinations can be world-class operations.
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