Our Story

Kayo Services^® & Consulting, LLC

Travel · Mobility · Innovation · Strategic Advisory

Kayo Services^® & Consulting, LLC is a New York-based boutique travel, tourism, and strategic advisory firm dedicated to advancing luxury travel, destination development, and meaningful international partnerships.

Travel has the power to create economic opportunity, preserve culture, strengthen communities, and inspire global understanding.

We serve discerning travelers, tourism organizations, destination management companies, hotels, governments, and strategic partners seeking personalized experiences and long-term collaboration — building relationships that connect destinations with new markets while promoting sustainable tourism and authentic cultural engagement.

Our Mission

To create transformative travel experiences while building sustainable partnerships that strengthen tourism economies, promote responsible travel, and connect Africa with the global marketplace.

Our Vision

To become one of the world's most respected boutique travel and strategic advisory firms — recognized for advancing tourism innovation, fostering international partnerships, and helping destinations thrive through responsible growth.

Our Core Values

Six principles that guide every journey

Excellence

Delivering exceptional service with attention to every detail.

Integrity

Operating with honesty, transparency, and accountability.

Partnership

Building long-term relationships founded on trust and mutual success.

Innovation

Leveraging technology to improve traveler experiences and destination accessibility.

Sustainability

Supporting tourism that benefits local communities, protects natural resources, and preserves cultural heritage.

Cultural Respect

Celebrating diversity through authentic travel experiences that honor local traditions and people.

Our Services

What we do

Luxury Travel Advisory

Curated travel experiences designed around each client's interests, goals, and lifestyle.

Bespoke Itinerary Design

Personalized journeys throughout Africa and beyond, combining luxury, authenticity, and seamless logistics.

Destination Representation

Helping destinations, tourism boards, and travel suppliers expand their visibility and market presence in North America.

Tourism Strategy

Advising tourism stakeholders on market positioning, partnership development, visitor engagement, and strategic growth.

Global Mobility Consulting

Supporting travelers through destination guidance, arrival planning, and practical travel solutions.

Concierge Services

Providing personalized support before, during, and after every journey.

Areas of Expertise

Where we go deep

Luxury African SafarisCultural & Heritage TravelFamily TravelMulti-Country African ItinerariesBusiness DelegationsMedical & Wellness TourismTourism MarketingDestination PromotionStrategic PartnershipsInternational Business DevelopmentExecutive Travel PlanningTravel Technology Innovation

ArrivalOS^®

Innovation for the modern traveler

ArrivalOS^® is Kayo Services' proprietary travel mobility platform designed to simplify international arrivals. It empowers travelers with destination-specific information, transportation guidance, safety recommendations, local resources, and practical insights that help them arrive with confidence — combining hospitality with technology to enhance the global travel experience.

The Team

Meet The Team

A small studio, intentionally. Every Kayo journey is shaped by the two people below — from the first conversation to the last transfer home.

01 · Operations & Design

Benita

Chief Operating Officer · Lead Travel Designer · Africa Specialist

Benita is the operational heart of Kayo Services & Consulting and the lead designer behind every itinerary that leaves our studio. As Chief Operating Officer, she sets the standard for how a luxury concierge practice should run: quietly, precisely, and in service of a single traveler at a time.

Her authority on Africa is earned. She founded and led a non-profit dedicated to combatting malaria across the continent — work that took her from ministerial offices in capital cities to remote villages most travelers will never see. Those relationships now shape what our clients experience: private conservancies, family-run estates, and guides whose names open doors that money alone cannot.

Benita's poise on the world stage is no accident. In 1985 she represented her country at Miss Universe, finishing as 2nd runner-up — an early chapter in a life lived across cultures. She speaks six languages fluently, and her clients hear it in the way she negotiates a last-minute change in Florence, briefs a Maasai guide in Maa, or coaxes a private viewing from a Parisian gallerist after hours.

02 · Vision & Leadership

Adilise Kayonga

Founder · Chief Executive Officer

Adilise Kayonga is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kayo Services & Consulting. She built the firm to bring a more considered, deeply personal standard to luxury travel — one where every itinerary is treated as a private commission, never a package.

As CEO, Adilise sets the firm's vision, cultivates its partnerships across Africa and Europe, and protects the standard of care that distinguishes a Kayo journey. Her leadership gives the studio its identity: discreet, decisive, and quietly ambitious on behalf of every client.