VaycayHero (YC W13) — VaycayHero is a marketplace of professionally managed vacation…
VaycayHero takes the hassle out of booking vacation rentals. All rentals are verified, and 100% accurate, and calendars and pricing are automatically updated.
VaycayHero is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2013 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: VaycayHero is a marketplace of professionally managed vacation…. The founder listed is Amitav Chakravartty (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 2, 2012).
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VaycayHero takes the hassle out of booking vacation rentals. All rentals are verified, and 100% accurate, and calendars and pricing are automatically updated. This means, no surprises, ever. Search and book online hassle-free, or chat with a booking concierge if you need help. VaycayHero has vacation rentals in major vacation destinations in the US and Mexico. It built a travel hub platform to distribute the rentals to multiple channels including Vaycayhero.com and powered many marketplaces to provide a hassle-free booking experience.
Amitav Chakravartty
Founder/CTO
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One of 36 companies held here in Consumer › Travel, Leisure and Tourism.
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