Carolyn Hedley

Carolyn has been in the travel industry for over 20 years and got started after travelling extensively on her "BIG OE". She lived in London for 2 years after completing 6 months travelling through Europe on a Eurail Pass. On her way home she travelled overland through Turkey, Pakistan and India. Now married with 2 children at school, she has had plenty of opportunities to take her kids on stylish family holidays -lucky them!

She has put together a number of wedding packages in Fiji and this is a place in the South Pacific that she loves to take the family to regularly. In 2009 her family stayed at the luxurious resort on Vomo Island in Fiji and has also holidayed on Toberua Island, Treasure Island, Plantation Island and Castaway Island in Fiji as well as visiting many other resorts and hotels. And in November 07, the kids, then aged 10 & 12yrs, cruised on the Pacific Star from Auckland to Hobart with her and her husband Craig – what a fantastic experience for them.She also took the family skiing in Canada in January 2006 – lucky them! She has recently travelled to Fiji, Rarotonga, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Australia, Malaysia, Bali, Africa and Europe.

One of her favourite places is Africa and in April 2009 the family embarked on an African Safari staying in luxurious camps by Wilderness Safaris and also &Beyond Safaris. This was an adventure the whole family loved and can’t wait to return to.

Carolyn has a particular passion for cruising – she has recently returned from a couple of weeks ocean cruising in Europe travelling business class on Thai Airways and as well as the Auckland to Hobart cruise, in 2006 she cruised on Captain Cook cruises in Fiji which was wonderful! She would like nothing better than to help her customers experience cruising - there are so many options beyond ocean cruising, so fear of sea sickness is no reason to avoid this mode of travel!

Carolyn is also lucky enough to be no stranger to travelling business class. In April 07 she travelled to Canada business class on Air NZ premium service. She can certainly vouch for the benefits of travelling business class - you arrive at your destination much more refreshed and ready to go! She has also travelled business class on a number of other airlines so can certainly give personal advice about which will suit you.

Although one of her favourite hobbies is beach holidays, Carolyn appreciates the magical beauty that Canada and similar places have to offer in winter and will be able to discuss the benefits of travel in different seasons for a wide range of destinations – from skiing and tramping to viewing wildlife and relaxing, every season has something different to offer!

If you are someone who likes a bit of adventure or activity on your holidays, Carolyn can help you there too! Her other hobbies include horseriding, tennis and golf, so will be able to suggest some tailor made itineraries that won’t let boredom set in on your holiday!

Carolyn is a mobile travel agent, part of The Travel Brokers network of specialists (a division of Stella Travel Services). So, although she is based in Whenuapai, Auckland, she is able to assist customers throughout NZ at no extra cost because she can communicate remotely via email and telephone. If you live in Auckland, she is happy to travel to your home or a local café or her Auckland City office to meet with you if that suits and you are not bound by office hours that are the only option for meeting retail based travel agents.

Apart from her first hand experience in luxury travel, the reason that her customers keep coming back is because of the personal service and attention to detail that makes booking with her a breeze, taking the stress out of customers having to piece a holiday together themselves. So if you value the old fashioned personal service that you used to get when you could build up a good relationship with a travel agent for all your holiday needs.