Travel Africa

WHO DOES WHAT?

1 Planning and booking

TRAVEL AGENTS

Traditional bricks-and-mortar travel agents, like you'll find on your high street, will happily book you a place on a fixed-date, group safari operated by a general or specialist tour operator with whom they have a commission agreement. Your contract will normally be with the operator, not the agent.

ONLINE TRAVEL AGENT

The giant online travel agents (OTAs) that dominate the global travel industry are ill-suited to booking a safari. They offer huge exposure to lodge and safari camp owners in exchange for very high commission levels. While they can be convenient for booking

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