Fair Trade Tourism
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Tourism
How to source local fair trade goods and products
Most tourism service suppliers want to support locally produced goods and products that ascribe to fair trade principles, but actually…
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Conservation
Cheetah Sanctuary Attains Fair Trade Accreditation
Ashia, a world-class cheetah sanctuary outside Paarl in South Africa’s Western Cape, has this month been awarded Fair Trade Tourism’s…
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Trade News
Fair Trade Tourism MD Resigns
The Fair Trade Tourism Board of Directors today announced that their Managing Director Jane Edge will be leaving Fair Trade…
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Conservation
Major Boost for Responsible Tourism in Conservation
The signing of a historic Cooperative Agreement between Kruger National Park and private reserves, state reserves and communal areas on…
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Trade News
Fair Trade Tourism to Mentor SMMEs
PILANESBERG, South Africa, 18 September 2018 – Fair Trade Tourism has partnered with enterprise development agency EICT to provide training and…
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Trade News
Fair Trade Launches Waste Management Workshops
SOUTH AFRICA, 03 August 2018 – Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) has partnered with PETCO, the PET Plastic Recycling organisation, to launch a…
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Conservation
Fair Trade Tourism Publishes Captive Wildlife Guidelines
SOUTH AFRICA, 23 July 2018 – Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) has published its Captive Wildlife Guidelines, which aim to assist the…
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Trade News
Marine Guide Training School Launched in Gansbaai
Cape Town, South Africa – Fair Trade Tourism certified member, Marine Dynamics has launched an FGASA (Field Guides Association of Southern…
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Niche Tourism
The Importance of Responsible Tourism in Africa
Tourism, wherever it is aimed, brings with it challenges and can have a negative impact on the local area and…
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Trade News
Isibindi Achieves Fair Trade Certification
Isibindi Africa has attained Fair Trade Tourism certification for four of their exclusive lodges in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Isibindi’s lodges…
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Sustainable Tourism News
Wildlife ACT Gains Fair Trade Certification
Wildlife ACT, an award-winning conservation organisation that utilises volunteers to help track and monitor endangered wildlife, has been certified by…
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Sustainable Tourism
Fair Trade Tourism’s Wildlife Petting Policy
Fair Trade Tourism’s certification criteria do not permit any physical interaction between tourists and potentially dangerous wildlife such as lions,…
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Sustainable Tourism
Why Join the Fair Trade Tourism?
In an industry regarded as being critical to economic growth and development and one that offers such potential for the…
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Sustainable Tourism News
Grootbos Reaffirms Fair Trade Principles
The pristine Grootbos Private Nature Reserve overlooking Walker Bay near Hermanus has been recertified by Fair Trade Tourism, demonstrating its…
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Trade News
6 Tips for Responsible Travel
While South Africans are by no means in the same league as other international tourists we can all do our…
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Sustainable Tourism
Join the Fair Trade Move Toward Sustainability
Fair Trade Tourism (FTT) launched a new membership programme in May aimed at tourism businesses that need support for their…
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Sustainable Tourism
Fair Trade Tourism Joins #IYSTD2017 Initiative
Fair Trade Tourism has partnered with TourismTattler.com in supporting Africa’s contribution to the aims and aspirations of the UNWTO 2017…
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Trade News
Fair Trade Volunteering Criteria Launched
Fair Trade Tourism has finalised an extensive review of criteria for tourism businesses with volunteer offerings, which are effective from…
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Trade News
Fair Trade Tourism Joins Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label
The Seychelles’ Ministry of Tourism and Culture will be signing an agreement with the Fair Trade Tourism soon so that…
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