As a strategic PR partner to Mantis, Spotlight does not feel like an external PR agency but a natural extension of our team. They articulate our conservation‑led philosophy with clarity and integrity, ensuring stories are told with credibility and restraint.
– Craig Erasmus, CEO Mantis Collection
Spotlight began working with the group in 2021, three years after its partnership with Accor, as international growth extends beyond Africa. The strategy is to translate a deeply rooted conservation philosophy for new audiences — from safari traditionalists to Middle Eastern eco-luxury travellers — while protecting the authenticity that defines the brand. Alongside global consumer and trade outreach, the remit has expanded to include digital strategy, partnerships and Middle East launches.
Restoration projects, community programmes and founder legacy are brought to the fore alongside the guest experience, reframing sustainability as lived practice rather than positioning statement. Storylines draw on wildlife conservation, desert ecology, river exploration and rewilding success stories, ensuring each opening and property is understood as part of an environmental mission rather than a standalone lodge.
Across wildlife, sustainability and adventure media, Spotlight brings the brand into conversation with journalists, broadcasters and industry commentators — from long-form travel writers to conservation correspondents and luxury trade specialists. Founder access and expert spokespeople sit at the centre of outreach, placing the group within wider conversations about the future of travel, conservation finance and community-led tourism.
Long-range global programmes align Mantis’s growth strategy with its conservation credentials — pacing coverage around new-market entry, rewilding milestones, reserve expansion and cross-border partnerships rather than traditional lodge openings alone.
Leadership profiling is placed across business, sustainability and geopolitics titles, while founder-led commentary and NGO collaborations position the group within debates around conservation finance, community-owned tourism and land-restoration models in Africa and the Middle East. The work builds investor confidence, strengthens government-stakeholder relationships and frames each opening as part of a coherent environmental strategy rather than an isolated hospitality project.
Sustainability meets entrepreneurial spirit
– Simone Dressler, Connoisseur Circle
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– Mark Ellwood, Robb Report
Rewilding South Africa’s Eastern Cape—The Man Who Helped Shape A Landscape
– Sarah Kingdom, Forbes
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