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Jess Carman

Lovely to meet you

What I love most about my job is helping others make their travel dreams a reality! It may sound cheesy, but it really is true! 

I started out back in 2002 & have enjoyed travels through South East Asia, the Pacific, Australia, USA, the UK & Europe!

After having my son just before our first Covid lockdown in 2020, I took a bit of a hiatus but came back to House of Travel in a support roll for the lovely Petra in April 2024.

Once a travel agent, always a travel agent! 

Petra and I work together to weave these dreams for our lovely customers, and I look forward to helping you with yours too!


Jess 



My favourite holiday memories

Creating better holidays 

Whatever your travel dreams, I will work with you to create the best holiday possible. The holidays I specialise in include:

  • Hiking Walking
  • Coach Touring
  • Ocean Cruising
  • River Cruising
  • Family Travel
  • Luxury Travel
  • Road Trips
  • Solo Travel
  • Train Journeys

My travel passions

Australia- I absolutely adore Australia having lived there for so long, but South Australia holds a special place in my heart! Good food, great wine, the gateway to the outback and so much to see and do!

London-London is such a vibrant city! Big, bold, busy and brilliant! SO easy to get around, so many adventures to be had, fantastic shopping. I love that it is so familiar because of things like Monopoly but also knowing there is so much more to it than what we see on the surface!

Guided Holidays/Coach Touring- the BEST way to get around a lot of destinations in a limited amount of time! Do as little or as much with the group as you want. You can treat it as transport and accommodation if you like or make friends for life with some of your fellow travelers.

Ireland-Ireland is such a beautiful country, the scenery and the people! A little like NZ but ever so slightly quirkier. The people are really what make it the place it is, the history, the hearty food and some great Craic!

Some of the destinations I have explored

ASIA: Bali, Indonesia | Malaysia/Borneo | Singapore | Thailand | Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos
AUSTRALIA: Adelaide, South Australia | Brisbane, Queensland | Gold Coast, Queensland | Melbourne, Victoria | Perth/Kimberley, Western Australia | Sunshine Coast, Queensland | Sydney, New South Wales
NORTH AMERICA: USA
SOUTH PACIFIC: Fiji | New Caledonia | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | Tahiti | Vanuatu 
UK/EUROPE: Germany | Ireland | England | France | Italy | Netherlands | Scotland | Switzerland | Wales


What my customers have to say

My travel stories

Postcard from Europe

My first time to Europe was on a Cosmos Tour!

Postcard from My Favourite Islands

I was lucky enough to have my honeymoon in Rarotonga and Aitutaki!

Postcard from South Australia

Adelaide & South Australia have to be one of my favourite places - ever! I was lucky enough to travel with South Australia Tourism several times as well we personal trips.

Awards & qualifications

  • New Zealand Certificate in Tourism Level 3
  • New Zealand Certificate in Travel Level 4
  • Cruise Line International Association
  • Blue Lagoon Cruises Specialist
  • Aussie Specialist
  • Fiji Specialist
  • South Australia Specialist