<![CDATA[The Safari Operator]]> https://thesafarioperator.com en Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:07:11 GMT hello@thesafarioperator.com (Bavu Vilane) hello@thesafarioperator.com (Bavu Vilane) <![CDATA[What I Learned Leaving Tech and Coming Back to Safari]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/leaving-tech-coming-back-to-safari https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/leaving-tech-coming-back-to-safari Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Safari Is African. Why Doesn't the Industry Always Feel That Way?]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/safari-is-african-ownership-and-identity https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/safari-is-african-ownership-and-identity Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Where Automation Belongs in a Lodge: An Impact-Risk Matrix]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/playbook/where-automation-belongs-in-a-lodge https://thesafarioperator.com/playbook/where-automation-belongs-in-a-lodge Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Audit Your Safari Booking Journey]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/playbook/audit-safari-booking-journey https://thesafarioperator.com/playbook/audit-safari-booking-journey Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[What a Guide Knows That the CRM Does Not — and Vice Versa]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/what-guide-knows-crm-does-not https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/what-guide-knows-crm-does-not Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Automate the Admin. Never Automate the Care.]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/automate-the-admin-never-the-care https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/automate-the-admin-never-the-care Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[If a Lodge Were an Airport, Where Would the Delays Begin?]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/if-lodge-were-airport-delays https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/if-lodge-were-airport-delays Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Personalisation Is Not Adding Champagne to the Same Itinerary]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/personalisation-not-adding-champagne https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/personalisation-not-adding-champagne Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Why Does It Still Take 14 Emails to Book a Safari?]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/why-14-emails-to-book-a-safari https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/why-14-emails-to-book-a-safari Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Guest Preference Hidden in an Old Email]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/guest-preference-hidden-in-old-email https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/guest-preference-hidden-in-old-email Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[What I Notice When I Watch a Reservations Handoff]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/watching-a-reservations-handoff https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/watching-a-reservations-handoff Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[WhatsApp Is Quietly Running the Safari Industry]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/whatsapp-running-safari-industry https://thesafarioperator.com/field-notes/whatsapp-running-safari-industry Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Safari Technology Gap: Why Operations Still Run on Fragmented Tools and Manual Work]]> https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/the-safari-technology-gap https://thesafarioperator.com/ideas/the-safari-technology-gap Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT