WHO IS KIRSTY AND CO
KIRSTY MITCHELL
FOUNDER | LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR
MALDIVES SPECIALIST
Kirsty calls Sydney's Northern Beaches home — and when she's not there, you'll probably find her somewhere equally beautiful.
She's spent her career doing one thing really well: finding great places and matching them to the right people. Places that hold up once you're actually standing in them, not just when you're picturing them from afar.
She works across luxury travel in all its forms — beach escapes, city stays with real style, long-haul adventures, surf trips, powder chasing ski escapes and the occasional off-grid gem most people haven't heard of yet. Whatever the trip, she'll shape it around you. Your style. Your pace. Your kind of perfect.
Ask her about hotels and you'll probably get more than you bargained for. She's a little obsessed with the ones that get it right — great design, thoughtful details and that feeling when you walk in and everything just works. Finding those places, staying in them and knowing exactly who they'll suit is genuinely one of her favourite parts of the job.
And then there's the Maldives — her happy place. After years of island-hopping, she knows the magic is in the difference. Which villa catches the better sunset, where the house reef is actually worth diving, which islands feel wonderfully tucked away and which have a little more going on — she knows the details that make all the difference. It's the kind of knowledge that comes from having stood on the jetty yourself. Clients often come to her overwhelmed by the options and leave with a trip that feels made for them. Because it is.
At the end of the day, great travel rarely comes down to star ratings. It's the warmth of the welcome. The way everything just works without you thinking about it. The small, unexpected touches that make a trip feel considered rather than simply booked.
Working with Kirsty feels a little like texting a very well-travelled friend — someone who knows what will suit you, where you should go, and exactly who to call to make it happen.
STUART WILLIAMSON
RESIDENT SURF GURU
A self confessed ‘Travel Experiencer’, AKA Professional Tourist, Stuart’s background in architecture and design gives him a keen understanding of refined luxury and an appreciation for the finer detail in the hotel space.
Stuart’s main focus within the Kirsty and Co Travel family is building relationships with our trade partners, not only on the islands but around the world.
As our resident surf guru, he can be regularly found surfing the breaks in the Maldives. With knowledge of the different breaks throughout the atolls, he can steer you in the right direction for which waves are the best for your ability level - natural or goofy!
‘Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown’.
- Anthony Bourdain

