This month, Travel Butlers has been cracking open the bubbly to celebrate 10 years in the safari business. Now recognised as a leading African travel expert, it was awarded the prestigious SATOA best tour operator of the year award in both 2012 and 2013.
UNITED KINGDOM – This month, Travel Butlers has been cracking open the bubbly to celebrate 10 years in the safari business. A decade ago, this bespoke safari holiday specialist opened its virtual doors to sell unique, personalised wildlife adventures across Southern and East Africa.
Now recognised as a leading African travel expert, it was awarded the prestigious SATOA best tour operator of the year award in both 2012 and 2013. In celebration of this landmark anniversary, the company is offering an amazing one-off special offer to make incredible safari holidays accessible to all.
This week, Managing Director Paul Campbell spoke about the personal and professional journey that he and his wife Tracey have had with Travel Butlers. “Eleven years ago, we set off on a career break adventure that turned our lives upside down. We were all set to travel the world and we spent several months in South America, but as soon as we arrived in South Africa, we were hooked.”
Before long, they had decided to build a company that could bring the best wildlife experiences of Southern Africa to the UK market. As Paul explains, “We knew that we wanted to be true leaders in our field, so we spent a year travelling throughout Southern Africa to discover the perfect locations and safari holidays to offer our customers. We even trained as professional safari guides, sleeping in a basic tent in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve for a month, and tracking animals on foot for hours each day. As you can probably tell, we don’t do things by halves!”
After setting up their website from Cape Town, Paul and Tracey sold their first trip to South Africa in November 2003. Since then, they have moved back to the UK and Travel Butlers has grown and expanded to cover the whole of Southern Africa as well as Kenya, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. The couple still travel at every opportunity to keep their expert safari knowledge current for their customers.
Paul and Tracey are both hugely grateful to their customers, without whom Travel Butlers wouldn’t be possible. So, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, they have come up with a special offer. Right now, Travel Butlers is offering wildlife lovers the chance to pay a spacial prize deposit to secure their safari holiday to South Africa or Namibia in 2014. The offer is valid for all new bookings confirmed between 12 November and 31 December 2013.
This deposit per person will secure the safari lodge, hotel bookings and transfers or hire car rental in South Africa or Namibia. The balance for the holiday will be due 8 weeks before travel. If customers wish to book international flights with Travel Butlers, these will need to be paid for in full at the time of booking. On top of all this, there is no surcharge for card payments of any kind.
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.
She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
