Montagu Country Hotel in the Western Cape, is now Fair Trade Tourism certified.
The hotel has invested in energy-saving initiatives such as solar, low-energy lighting, compost-making with biodegradable waste, and water-saving initiatives.
"We are very active in our local community, providing soup for the village soup kitchen, working closely with our hospice and local Rotary branch, which both use the hotel for meetings," says the hotel's GM, PJ Basson.
The hotel also supports various schools, charities and churches and hires staff from the surrounding community and villages.
"Fair Trade Tourism is delighted to welcome Montagu Country Hotel to its growing collection of certified businesses," said Fair Trade Tourism MD, Nivashnee Naidoo. "The hotel affords tourists travelling in this beautiful region of the Western Cape the opportunity to travel responsibly and make a difference in the lives of the communities it supports and is involved with, helping to make Fair Trade Tourism the mark of credibility in the sustainable, responsible tourism arena."
