On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Karen Urosevich, founder of Well Placed Travel, about her recent stays at Saseka Tented Camp in South Africa's Greater Kruger and Matetsi Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, where her trip ended with a surprise proposal on the banks of the Zambezi River.

Urosevich explains how her now-fiance secretly worked with their travel partner and Matetsi to plan the big moment, and why those same experts talked him out of proposing during a helicopter ride over Victoria Falls. She also weighs in on Saseka, including her candid take on why three nights of twice-daily game drives is plenty for most clients. And lastly, she shares what the trip taught her about advising safari clients, from when VIP airport greeters aren’t always worth it to why it pays to ask how tall clients are before booking regional flights.

Currently in its fourth season, The Last Resort is a monthly hospitality-focused podcast brought to you by Travel Weekly. In each episode, travel advisors share their first impressions of the last resort they visited.

The 10th episode of the fourth season will be posted the last week of October.

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Karen Urosevich

Saseka Tented Camp

Matetsi Victoria Falls

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On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Leah Smith Fulenwider, COO of Coastline Travel Group, about her recent stay at Siari Riviera Nayarit, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Mexico.

Smith Fulenwider talks about what it means to stay at a Ritz-Carlton Reserve property and why Siari's mountaintop setting and design are perfect for seclusion and privacy. She shares details on the resort’s four miles of swimmable beach, the Mexican-inspired influences featured across each of its restaurant concepts and the “treehouse” feel of Siari’s guestrooms, which are surrounded by lush jungle. She also weighs in on the resort's ideal clientele, current Mexico travel demand and why she describes the Reserve concept as “understated luxury.”

Currently in its fourth season, The Last Resort is a monthly hospitality-focused podcast brought to you by Travel Weekly. In each episode, travel advisors share their first impressions of the last resort they visited.

The 9th episode of the fourth season will be posted the last week of September.

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Leah Smith Fulenwider

Siari Riviera Nayarit, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

Riviera Nayarit's newest gems: Nauka and Siari (Travel Weekly)

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On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Amanda Veldman Doyle, owner of AVD Global, about her recent stay at the Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.

Veldman Doyle talks about what sets the adults-only Grand Velas Boutique property apart from its larger, family-friendly sister resort, the Grand Velas Los Cabos, next door. She shares details on the property's more intimate, residential feel and serene adults-only pool scene, as well as standout culinary favorites like Loto Robata Grill's Japanese-Mexican fusion menu. She also weighs in on the resort's wellness programming, the case for an all-inclusive stay versus a traditional European plan property in Cabo, and why she believes that "if you are a luxury hotel junkie and you have not been to Cabo, you are really missing out."

Currently in its fourth season, The Last Resort is a monthly hospitality-focused podcast brought to you by Travel Weekly. In each episode, travel advisors share their first impressions of the last resort they visited.

The 8th episode of the fourth season will be posted the last week of August.

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Amanda Veldman Doyle

Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos

A different side of Mexico in Los Cabos (Travel Weekly)

Dispatch, Mexico: Self-care in Los Cabos (Travel Weekly)

Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos: For mature audiences only (Travel Weekly)

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