Accommodations - Best Practice Social practices

Best Practice Social practices
Working with local people benefits the community but is also an advantage for guest who can learn about the people and place they are visiting. It's also a good way for your business to bring benefits to the community within which it is placed and create work for local people and share the advantages of responsible tourism.

• Hire local staff – and not just for menial jobs.
  
  Tanzania safari lodge, Saadani Park We are dedicated to the social well being of the local community. To this end we employ a Community Development Officer who assists with any village negotiations and translations.
  
  
  
• Offer fair employment – salary, maternity leave, sick pay, holiday pay, etc.
  
  Accommodation in Maun, Botswana All our staff receive ongoing training and are sent to job specific courses
  
  
  
  
• Use local people for guides.
  
  Kenya beach house accommodation Local guides are used on village trips to enhance the experience and provide an income to the hosts
  
  
  
  
• Contribute to the community – text books for local schools, community computer lab, establishing a local library
  
  Indonesia luxury beach resort We have built and staffed three of our own clinics and support another 4 government clinics in the remotest regions of the island.
  
  
  
  Hinunangan Bay beach hotel, Philippines The local government, NGOs etc. have the use of the satellite internet service in our office, the only available internet for 100 miles.
  
  
  
  
• Use local skills, traditional, artisan – set up workshops so these skills can be taught to others. Encourage guests to buy from local places and people.
  
  Kanha jungle lodge, India We have taught the local people cane weaving and pottery, the results of which are all used in our lodge.
  
  
  
  
• Work in partnership with the local community.
  
  Ecuador eco lodge accommodation We've encouraged community members to take advantage of tourism by opening their own hostels, by giving a no interest loan to start up a horseback riding business.
  
  
  
• Set up a cooperative so that local people own the business too.
  
  Cottages in Western Crete, Arosmari Local people of Vamos have formed a co-operative called Vamos S.A. which was founded to promote eco-tourism and to restore and rebuild the village.
  
  
  
• Educate the community about the need for conservation and the benefits of preserving the local habitat. Encourage guests to visit local communities and get involved.
  
  Komodo Dragon ecolodge in Flores Environmental training programs have been developed with all our stakeholders, namely our staff (through on the job training), our guests (through room files), the local government and community (by out reach).