Catrin Taylor
Schmitzer & James Travel Associates
Manuka, ACT
Travel Advisor
Specialties
Adventure
All-Inclusive Holiday
Family Holiday
Premium Airfare
River Cruise
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If you’re wondering where to wander to next, Catrin Taylor will soon have you on your way. An experienced travel professional with over 10 years in the industry, Catrin’s exceptional destination knowledge and attention to detail is highly valued by her happy clients.
Catrin’s own travels have seen her explore Western Australia, the United Kingdom and Western Europe, as well as parts of the USA and Canada, at length. While her various adventures were packed with highlights, Catrin counts watching the sun wake up over the Grand Canyon and witnessing the Northern Lights doing their colourful dance in the sky over Iceland as some of the most unforgettable experiences she’s enjoyed to date. But when it comes to travelling with her kids, her top pick is Crete, where there’s sun, sea, sand and ice-cream on tap.
As a devoted and detail-orientated traveller who has been responsible for organising her own family’s travel since high school, Catrin understands exactly what makes travel great and prides herself on being able to select the right places and experiences for your holiday, filling in all the details to make it easy for you, no matter what style of holiday you’re looking for or where you want to go.
Catrin has travelled a great deal with her two children since they were babies, and that personal experience has given her a solid understanding of exactly what a travelling family requires. So much so, that she will ask the questions you didn’t know you needed to consider when planning your family holiday. And for those looking for a little more independence while they travel, Catrin can piece together a travel itinerary that’s unique to you and doesn’t follow the typical ‘tourist routes’.
“I love taking your ideas and developing them into a holiday, so you can enjoy the journey without having to do the hard work beforehand,” she says.
Describing her role as a Travel Advisor as “turning people’s dreams into reality, Catrin is waiting to make yours come true.
EXPERIENCE
12 Years
COUNTRIES VISITED
19 Countries
Get to know me
What is the most amazing experience you have created for a client?
The family holiday that jam-packed so many incredible experiences for a first European visit, from Estonia to Rome via Salzburg and Venice; a high school graduation trip spending Christmas in Disney World and New Year's on a Caribbean cruise; and a trek through Patagonian lodges coupled with an Antarctica cruise.
What is your number one travel tip?
Put the camera down and look around you at the smaller things that make up the place you are visiting - the hidden coffee shop away from the town square or the recommendations from locals.
What are your favourite destinations and why?
The astonishing landscapes and swirling Northern Lights of Iceland, the gorgeous coastline of the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, and the endless rolling hills and little villages of the UK are all places that will touch your soul and live on in your heart with experiences that are once-in-a-lifetime.
How do you go above and beyond for your clients?
It's so important to take the time to really understand every client's interests and preferences to enable selection of the absolute best fit of accommodation and activities for every trip. I pride myself on being able to get into people's heads to give them the best experience possible.



OUR OFFICE
Schmitzer & James Travel Associates
Schmitzer & James Travel Associates is set on the gorgeously green Bougainville Street in Manuka, ACT. With bespoke luxury travel planning ingrained in our way of life, we ensure that every hand-picked journey is equally special and seamless. With seven decades of industry expertise across our team of six advisors, we're truly as passionate about your travel plans as you are.
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Vanessa Schmitzer
Schmitzer & James Travel Associates
Manuka, ACT
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Adventure
Business Travel
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Catrin Taylor
Schmitzer & James Travel Associates
Manuka, ACT
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Adventure
All-Inclusive Holiday
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Justin Petrass
Schmitzer & James Travel Associates
Manuka, ACT
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Adventure
Business Travel
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Melanie Harlow
Schmitzer & James Travel Associates
Manuka, ACT
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Business Travel
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