ROBERTSON TRAVEL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Certified Travel Agent
- Owner
Heather Schuyler is a native to the Santa Barbara area, born and raised in the beach-side town of Carpinteria. She attended the University of Southern California, graduating with her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with plans of becoming a physical therapist. Two backpacking trips, through Europe and Africa, and a few twists and turns of life later, the travel industry beckoned. In 2003, armed only with her backpacking experience and a passion for traveling the world, Heather joined the ranks of Robertson International Travel Consultants. Under the mentorship of Brian Robertson, she was taught the travel business from the ground up. In November of 2013, in recognition of her ten year anniversary with the agency, Heather was named Managing Partner and in August of 2017 took over ownership of Robertson Travel.
In the sixteen years since starting her career in the travel industry, and just twenty-one years after her own international traveling began, Heather has touched 6 continents and over 35 countries. Her experience of travel styles ranges from backpacking and hostels to luxury cruises and 5-star hotels. Heather is drawn to destinations of stunning natural beauty (Alaska, Patagonia and the South Pacific) and culture (India, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia). Her love of active, adventure and eco-travel has taken her biking across New Zealand, heli-hiking in the Canadian Rockies, and sailing aboard expedition ships through Costa Rica, the Galapagos and the Peruvian Amazon. She has been on safari in both East and South Africa, and set out into Northern Canada on a Polar Bear Expedition. She has explored holiday markets along the Danube river, meandered through the English Countryside, yachted through the Greek Isles and most recently spent her honeymoon in Fiji.
Heather's strengths lie in her absolute attention to detail, her passion for travel, and her desire to create memorable experiences for her clients. She, along with the Robertson Team, continue to work closely together to provide the very best in service and expertise in travel planning for their clients.
From a young age growing up in land-locked Ohio, Jessica had the urge to explore the outside world. Upon graduation from UC Santa Barbara, she organized a year-long trip around the world and it became quickly evident that she was destined to be a travel planner.
A luxury travel consultant for the past 14 years, Jessica continues to expand her reach every day through relationships with her many counterparts and resources across the globe. She specializes in custom international land and sea itineraries of any complexity.
Her own travels uniquely add to her experience… it's the comfort that gives many clients peace of mind. She has embarked on such adventures as hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, been on safari in Africa, swam the Great Barrier Reef, cruised the Galapagos Islands, and hot air ballooned over the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. Her travels have taken her to 6 continents, including the countries of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Tahiti, Fiji, Costa Rica, St. Lucia, Grenadines, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Israel, Turkey, and a large handful of European Countries.
A Santa Barbara resident now for 19 years, Jessica is grateful to share a wonderful life "in paradise" with her husband and two children.