Skukuza Hotel Progress (Kruger National Park)

[Richprins]

Good swallow analogy, H.! Good luck tomorrow!

[H. erectus]

Wha, my goodness!!! where to begin,....
On arrival at the meeting place we, the four
of us, found our self's in the parking lot outside
with dozens of cars, the drivers thereof practising
a meeting. There was confusion amongst us as the
venue was booked.

It turned out that a preliminary meet took place and
hence to do with accommodating us. It seemed rather
odd,..Heh he

We were allowed in and promptly mingled with the crowd,
having tea,....Hah,..

[H. erectus]

Once inside and settled, there was a chairman, managing
our onslaught,..too the left a bank of Sanparks representation,
to the right a bank of hired expertise and behind the press, all
in her lonesome,....

[H. erectus]

Hey to all the folks out there your concerns are noted,
may not be specific, yet there!!

[Richprins]

Nice H.!

[Toko]

[H. erectus]

At the end of all, not even one recipient noted
to appreciate all goodwill, yes a sad sad situation!!!!

[Flutterby]

Not too sure of what happened but will wait for clarification.

[Flutterby]

Krugerwildtuin ‘móét hotel kry’

Elise Tempelhoff Maandag 01 Desember 2014 10:19 vm.

’n Hotel sal in Skukuza in die Krugerwildtuin gebou móét word omdat sommige mense van ander kulture nie verblyf in ’n ron­dawel en ’n oop vuur as romanties beskou nie. Hulle verkies dit om in ’n hotel te bly.

Só het Glen Phillips, uitvoerende bestuurder vir toerisme en bemarking van SANParke, Saterdag in Groenkloof in Pretoria gesê toe hy belanghebbendes toegespreek het oor dié bewaringsorganisasie se planne vir die bou van ’n hotel in Skukuza.

Phillips het gesê twee derdes van die wildtuin word deur grondeise bedreig en ’n hotel sal mense wat voorheen nie toegang tot dié reservaat gehad het nie, daarheen trek. Dit sal ook werk skep en gemeenskappe wat die grond eis, voordeel daaruit laat trek. Die meeste van die grondeisers woon op die grens met die wildtuin.

Volgens Phillips het die regering R240 miljoen vir die bou van die hotel aan SANParke bewillig.

Hy het gesê SANParke het 22 natuurreservate waarvan die wildtuin die meeste geld maak. Nét vier van SANParke se reservate kan hulself onderhou en “breek gelyk”.

“Die res kos ons geld,” het Phillips gesê.

SANparke het in die afgelope boekjaar ’n inkomste van R1,4 miljard gehad. Uitgawes het egter R1,7 miljard beloop.

“Ons moet nuwe markte ontgin, daarom is die oprigting van die hotel nodig. As ons dit nié doen nie, sal die einde teen 2022 vir SANParke aanbreek,” het hy gesê.

Luidens die konsultante se voorlopige navorsing sal die hotel, as alles volgens plan verloop, in Junie 2015 oopmaak.

Dit sal 128 kamers en slaapplek vir 256 gaste hê.

Die hotel sal na verwagting in die personeeldorpie by Skukuza opgerig word. Net 48 van die wildtuin se personeel sal daar aanbly. Die res, sowat 80, sal in dorpe buite die wildtuin moet gaan woon.

Phillips het vrese besweer dat SANParke ses hotelle vir die wildtuin beplan. “Ek kan julle verseker dis net twee. Dis die een in Skukuza en die een in Malelane, wat ’n luukse tentkamp sal wees.”

[Flutterby]

Basically:

A hotel must be built in Kruger because some people from different cultures don't find staying in rondavels or sitting around a fire romantic, and would rather stay in a hotel.

This is according Glen Phillips, executive director of tourism and marketing of SANParks, on Saturday in Groenkloof, Pretoria, when he addressed concerns about the conservation organization's plans to build a hotel in Skukuza.

He said two thirds of the park is threatened by land claims, and a hotel would attract people who could not previously visit the park. It would provide work, and communities who have land claims would benefit.

According to Phillips the government has allocated R240 million for the construction of hotels.

SANParks has 22 reserves, and Kruger makes the most money. Only 4 of their parks can sustain themselves and break even, the rest cost money.

In the last year SANParks made a profit of R1.4 billion, and had expenses of R1.7 billion.

According to the consultant's preliminary research the hotel will open in June 2015. It will have 128 rooms and space for 256 guests.

The hotel is expected to be set up in the staff village at Skukuza. Only 48 of the park's staff will remain there. The rest, about 80, will have to live in villages outside the park.

Phillips allayed fears that SANParks plans six hotels for the park. "I assure you it's only two. It's the one in Skukuza and the one in Malelane, which will be a luxury tented camp. "