About Small Guide Travel
Small Guide Travel is a licensed travel agency and a member of the Travel Compensation Fund.
The company is based online and has offices in Brisbane, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. We specialise in creating holidays in Vanuatu and the South Pacific destinations of Fiji, New Caledonia, Cook Islands and Samoa - because that’s what we know - we provide local knowledge and personal service that no other travel agency can and, because we are based online can assist travellers from Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK and Europe.
We are small, friendly and professional.
Ian Heydon has been writing for radio, television and print for over 20 years. He first fell in love with the tropics when he holidayed in Fiji in the early 90’s. This break led to subsequent trips to Fiji and to Vanuatu, where the tropics seduced him even more and he settled in Vanuatu from 1999 to 2002. It’s why and how the Small Guide web sites happened.
Ian has written/produced travel web sites including the original Getaway site (Nine Network) and was Executive Producer for Travel Online While living in Vanuatu, Ian returned to Australia regularly to see the country through the eyes of a visitor, which resulted in the guidebook and web site The Small Guide to A Big Country. Ian has now settled in South East Queensland. For more than you probably want to know about Ian - IanHeydon.com
Jenny Cowles has worked in the travel industry since 1994 with international, domestic and regional airlines within Australia and more recently Internet travel companies. Having held positions in sales, marketing, finance, and airfare pricing systems, she joined Travel Online as a Wholesale Product Manager where she met her business partner Ian. In looking forward to the future, she decided to put all her knowledge and experience to good use, and is now an integral part of Small Guide Travel.
Jen’s love of the Tropics came about through frequent visits to Vanuatu and other South Pacific Islands for work and pleasure. She loves the relaxed lifestyle, friendly people, and beautiful landscapes, she also considers it her second home.
Laura Gant joined Small Guide Travel in early 2004. With a comprehensive background in organising travel, she took to her new role like a canoe to a tropical lagoon. Laura has travelled extensively throughout Europe and Australia and has visited Vanuatu and the Cook Islands for both work and holidays.
Paul Turner joins the Small Guide team in Auckland offering personal service and local knowledge to travellers wanting to explore the wonderful tropical paradise of Vanuatu. Paul is an avid diver, a keen fisherman, and always enjoys a fine meal in a beautiful waterfront setting. Paul has travelled extensively throughout the world, and looks forward to sharing his love of the Pacific with you.
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