Travel & Tourism Awards 2024 | 27 Providing unrivalled retreats to many of Africa’s bucket list safari destinations, as well as the Indian Ocean islands, Live Life African Safari Getaways (Live Life Safaris) offers its clients customised safari itineraries, as well as presenting other such experiences that are all designed to craft a well-rounded African visitor experience. Working predominantly wholesale and with travel advisor clients across the US, the expectations of all travellers are sought to be wholly understood, with a holistic travel experience being offered as a result that spans everything from planning through to execution. Founder/CEO Clint Saint tells us more. Best Boutique African Safari Tour Operator - USA as he strives to find only the best people that can demonstrably aid in the business adhering to its own high standards. This is not the only issue facing the business at present, and across the entire industry, the recent demand for post-pandemic travel has been through the roof, which has led to suppliers dramatically increasing their prices so as to claw back some of their losses during lockdowns and travel restrictions and also cover increased operational costs. However, a current plateau means that prices are still in a sort of limbo, with many people finding travel today to be extremely costly. As a provider that focuses on the luxury and the reasonably priced alike, Live Life Safaris is doing its very best to utilise its personal approach to craft an amazing, all-encompassing African travel experience on any reasonable budget. A steadfast commitment that is set to continue into 2024 and beyond, the company this year aims to further its reach in the travel advisor community, creating value-added relationships with clients that are defined by this overarching sense of the personal. Clint tells us, “Africa should not be experienced through a ‘cookie cutter’ set price and departure style of travel, it deserves the professional approach of a travel advisor and the tour operator they partner with.” Although this travel advisory style of business is the most common undertaking by Live Life Safaris, it will never turn away direct consumer bookings, and urges anybody who may be interested to contact the team directly or have your travel advisor do so on your behalf. In closing, Clint states, “no matter how it is experienced, a trip to Africa is always a significant investment and deserves someone taking the time to explain how you can get the best possible value for the money you are willing to invest.” Thus, through Live Life African Safari Getaways, authentic Africa is offered the way that it is meant to be seen, by a company who strive to be the very best in the business. Contact: Clint Saint Company: Live Life African Safari Getaways Web Address: https://www.livelifesafaris.com/ ased exclusively around providing clients with authentic African exploration experiences, Live Life Safaris tailors to both luxury travel seekers and those who favour a modest getaway. Clint explains, “we have realised that ‘authentic’ means different things to different people, and so identifying this with each individual traveller has become very important from the beginning of the itinerary planning process.” Also high on the priorities list for this business is making certain that the prospective visiting region benefits from this tourism in the form of both wildlife conservation efforts and strengthening local communities, and this is why the only suppliers used by this team are those that favour this like-minded approach. When it comes to pursuing luxury across its services, Live Life Safaris prides identifying and adhering to the needs of clients each and every time. Leveraging the unique knowledge that this team have amassed regarding all things Africa; they are confident in their unique ability to provide a bespoke itinerary that is sure to represent some of the best that this continent has to offer. As Clint tells us, “if due diligence is done from the start of the sales and planning process, and then communicated through to the operations team, we are able to provide a level of superior quality”, with this sure to result in a client’s overall satisfaction. Just as Clint eludes to above, all of this is only possible thanks to the dedicated and committed team that Live Life Safaris has at its disposal. Clint refers to his staff as the “vital organs” of the business, going on to explain, “we have a small team and each of them have proved that they can be absolutely trusted in their specific role. My approach in managing each of them is to observe and not ‘micro-manage’, and they trust me to step in if needed.” Equally important of course is recruiting new people, and this one of the biggest challenges Clint faces across his CEO duties, B
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