# Thuso Kabelo

Thuso Kabelo is a remote worker on Himalayas, Safari Designer at My African Safari, based in Botswana.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@thusokabelo

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I am a passionate, creative and result-driven female. My values include honesty, respect and resilience.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | Botswana |
| Authorized to work in | Botswana |
| Job categories | Safari Designer, Travel Operations Specialist, Airline Reservation Agent, Tour Manager, Marketing Assistant, Senior Guest Relations Manager, Product Development, Designer, Design, Event Coordinator |
| Skills | Excel, Itinerary Design, ResRequest, Reserving, Account Reconciliation, Marketing, Graphic Design, Customer Service, Event Planning, Cash Handling, Reporting, Expo |
| LinkedIn | https://https://www.linkedin.com/in/thuso-kabelo-4a2aa2252 |

## What I'm looking for

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I seek a role in a growth-focused tourism or safari company where I design itineraries, manage reservations, lead marketing, and grow partnerships while mentoring colleagues.
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## About

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I am a passionate female with over 2 years’ experience in the tourism industry, management, sales and retail.

I have progressed from frontline hospitality roles to trainee management and specialised travel roles, where I introduced successful events and marketing initiatives that increased sales and secured catering and expo contracts. I am proficient with ResRequest and Amadeus and comfortable training colleagues on booking systems.

My background includes cashiering, bartending and lodge management, where I handled accounts, stock control and daily reporting while improving operational efficiencies. I combine strong customer service, communication and leadership skills with practical marketing and graphic design abilities.

I seek to contribute to a result and development-driven, bringing creativity, operational discipline and a client-focused approach to design memorable customer satsfaction and grow business partnerships.
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## Experience

### Safari Designer (current)

My African Safari. Jan 2025 - Present

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Designs and quotes creative itineraries, manages ResRequest reservations, negotiates supplier rates, handles 24-hour emergency support and raises client invoices to ensure flawless trip delivery.
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Skills: Itinerary-Design, ResRequest, Invoicing, Client-Relations

### Travel Consultant

Africa Lora Travel. Sep 2024 - Nov 2024

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Quoted and booked international flights and accommodation, marketed travel packages and organized local tours while managing cash drawer and client relationships.
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Skills: Sales, Customer-Service, Cash-Handling

### Travel Consultant

YEBO Travel & Tours. Mar 2024 - Aug 2024

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Planned and sold custom travel packages, liaised with suppliers, booked accommodation via global systems, organized local tours and implemented a client feedback marketing strategy.
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Skills: Itinerary-Design, Marketing, Cash-Handling

### Bartender / Mixologist

Kingsarawiwa Bar & Pub. Nov 2022 - Jul 2023

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Designed bar menu and curated cocktail events while managing social media, bookkeeping and daily sales reports to drive revenue and reduce operational costs.
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Skills: Cocktail-Development, Menu-Design, Curated-Events, Social-Media-Management, Bookkeeping, Stock-Control, Sales-Reporting

### Trainee Manager

Letlhakeng Park-Route Apartments. Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

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Led lodge operations including bookings, content creation, catering for events up to 150 guests and producing regular financial and booking reports to improve service delivery.
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Skills: Operations-Management, Content-Creation, Reporting, Cash-Handling, Team-Leadership

### Trainee Assistant Manager

Letlhakeng Park-Route Apartments. Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

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Managed bookings, supervised staff and introduced cocktail events and packages that increased sales by over 50%, while handling reporting, procurement and bank deposits.
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Skills: Staff-Supervision, Event-Planning, Social-Media, Procurement, Customer-Service, Excel

### Cashier

Cassie Rams Bottle Store. Dec 2018 - Mar 2019

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Operated POS, opened and closed the store, conducted stock counts and balanced books each shift to ensure accurate sales and inventory control.
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Skills: Point-of-Sale, Cash-Handling, Stock-Management, Customer-Service, Sales-Reporting, Retail-Operations

## Education

### University of Derby

Bachelor of Arts (Hons), International Tourism Management. 2019 - 2022. Grade: First Class Honours

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Completed a BA (Hons) in International Tourism Management and graduated with First Class Honours.
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### Naledi Senior Secondary School

High School Certificate, Secondary Education. 2017 - 2018. Grade: 39 points (A in Art, B in English)

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Completed secondary education with 39 points, including an A in Art and a B in English.
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## Tech stack

- Expo
- Gmail
- Microsoft Excel

To contact Thuso, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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