Next Vacay - Team

Our mission is to create better global citizens by helping them experience cultures and people different from their own.

About the founder

Naveen Dittakavi is an airfare search savant, passionate about helping everyday people realize their goals of traveling internationally sooner rather than later.

An entrepreneur for over 25 years, he’s been designing software programs since 1996 and holds a patent in data retrieval systems. From early on, he’s been fascinated with creating software products that make people's lives easier.

He knows that it’s too easy to put off international travel until retirement because it seems out of reach. After he and his wife Shaylee found an incredible flight deal in 2014, he turned his passion for travel and his entrepreneurial spirit toward building a system so that others could share in the experience.

Shaylee has been involved in Next Vacay from the very beginning when they were both working from the kitchen table, (or the airport before setting off on their next trip). She was the original deal hunter, customer service rep, and everything in between, supporting wherever she could as they struggled to keep up with the fast growth of the company — which took off faster than they ever imagined! Although Naveen has made Next Vacay his full-time job, Shaylee still holds her full-time position as a Hospitalist physician in Augusta, GA.

Outside of work, the couple is passionate about travel and juggle their busy schedules to make time for domestic and international trips each year. In 2019, they welcomed their son Shiv — Next Vacay’s current CEO (Cutest Executive Officer) — and look forward to introducing him to the great big world out there on future trips! Sadly, in 2018, they lost their firstborn daughter Sonum at 39 weeks, 6 days due to an umbilical cord accident. Sonum has inspired a deeply personal mission to touch the lives of others who have experienced a loss such as this.
Please read more here.

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Our Team

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Alma B.

CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconDaet, Philippines

3 years with Next Vacay

Alma graduated from Technological University of the Philippines with a degree in Nutrition and Food. After working in a BPO company as a customer service representative for 5 years, she stopped and started working from home when she became a mom to her beautiful daughter. When not working, she loves playing volleyball, reading books and watching movies.

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Carolina D.

Dealhunter | Deal Team

location iconSantiago, Dominican Republic

1 year with Next Vacay

Carolina graduated from PUCMM University with a Hospitality Management degree. She is a native Spanish speaker and also fluent in English. Her hobbies are reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

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Cindy A.

CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconBaguio City, Philippines

1 year with Next Vacay

Born and raised in the Philippines, Cindy studied Tourism before shifting course to Human Resource Management. She and her partner of 18 years were blessed with a beautiful baby girl in 2016. She also adopted a friend's child when her friend fell on hard times. As the mother of two children, Cindy truly enjoys being able to work from home. When not working, she loves to spend time with her kids and travel to other provinces, doing road trips around the country with her family.

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Cindy C.

Personnel and Performance Manager | Customer Success Team

location iconWichita Falls, TX, United States

2 years with Next Vacay

Cindy is married with three children, and her whole family loves to travel! They believe that it's never to early to start creating travel memories and so they've been traveling since the children were small. Her favorite vacation was to The Bahamas where she and her husband and were able to spend a few days celebrating their wedding anniversary. When not working, Cindy enjoys volunteering at her childrens' schools, spending time with my family, reading, gardening, and dreaming about their next vacation!

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Haggai W.

Developer | Technical Team

location iconNairobi, Kenya

3 years with Next Vacay

Haggai was born and raised in Makueni, Kenya. He obtained his Computer Science degree from Maseno University before settling in Nairobi (the city under the sun). Haggai is married with a son, and his interests include his church, travel, and watching soccer and movies.

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Jennylyn L.

General Assistant | Customer Success Team

location iconManila, Philippines

1 year with Next Vacay

Jenylynn graduated with a BS Accountancy from University of Perpetual Help - DALTA. There, she was an athlete, participating in Soft Tennis and Track and Field for the Junior Philippine Team until graduating college. Now married and with 1 child, she loves playing mobile or PC games, drawing anime, and cooking during her free time.

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Lyda M.

Senior Dealhunter | Deal Team

location iconAthens, Greece

2 years with Next Vacay

Lyda grew up traveling and is proud to call the world her home. She graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki where she studied Agronomy. However, her love for traveling and exploring new cultures won her over. After nearly 20 years exploring different countries, she decided to put her travel hunting skills to work and joined Next Vacay. Being a traveler herself, she enjoys meeting people who love to talk about traveling and share experiences from their journey. She also enjoys reading, Sunday morning explorations in and around Athens with friends, and long walks by the sea.

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Madeleine Y.

CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconBinangonan, Philippines

2 years with Next Vacay

Aside from travelling, Madz, as we know her, loves to spend time taking care of and playing with her 5 dogs. She also loves cooking, watching anime and playing video games! Her favorite country is Japan and she also loves to go swimming and visit different beaches!

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Mary L.

CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconCagayan de Oro City, Philippines

1 year with Next Vacay

Mary grew up in Cebu, but now lives in CdeO. Her parent's house in Cebu is near the ocean so she's always been a beach bum. She also loves being on mountaintops — it gives her a serene feeling, far away from the city and its buzz. Lately, she's been exploring raising "plantitas" because gardening brings a calming vibe.

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Maryann N.

CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconNairobi, Kenya

1 year with Next Vacay

Maryann is a customer service enthusiast who has worked in the customer service space for 8 years. During her free time she loves planning and going for vacations — the beach being her favorite destination. She is married and has one adorable son.

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Mashon T.

Vice President | Leadership

location iconQuito, Eucador

3 years with Next Vacay

At home in the world, Mashon has been obsessed with travel since she was young — always to be found in the travel section of the library, fascinated with reading about other places and cultures. She took her first flight in 2006 (an international one of course) — to study abroad for a semester in Bilbao, Spain. Since then she's gone on to travel around and live in many other countries. Working at Next Vacay has allowed her to combine her love of travel and entrepreneurship — helping to build a company which positively impacts the lives of many. When not working, she can usually be found reading, working on her Spanish, teaching others how to work online, or planning her next trip.

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Moriah T.

Senior CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconColumbus, OH, United States

3 years with Next Vacay

Moriah graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Psychology and spent several years in the service industry before finally finding her niche among fellow travelers who are just as obsessed with traveling the world as she is. Coming from a small town in Ohio, Moriah has been an avid traveler since childhood, moving on from driving across the country with her family to flying around the world solo, and she’s eager to help others do the same. When not traveling, or even while she’s up in the sky, Moriah enjoys reading and an extensive list of movies and TV shows. As someone who loves to travel, it’s no surprise many of her favorite shows are international/foreign-language programs and showcase some of the many destinations still on her list to visit.

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Petar M.

Dealhunter | Deal Team

location iconHerceg Novi, Montenegro

1 year with Next Vacay

Petar graduated from the Faculty of Organizational Sciences at the University of Belgrade and is now living in his hometown Herceg Novi on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Always acting as an organizer of trips with friends, he found a great home at Next Vacay where he's able to assist so many of our wonderful members with dream trips. When not working, he loves reading articles, books, and watching podcasts about historical themes, and hiking expeditions with friends in nature. He dreams about one day reconstructing the old family house and property in the countryside, designing it to be set into the natural surroundings and energetically self-sustainable.

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Roxee P.

CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconMalaybalay, Philippines

1 year with Next Vacay

Roxee P is a graduate of Development Communication from Bukidnon State University. She has been in the customer service industry since 2007. She has one daughter and spends most of her time taking care of her little one. She enjoys crocheting, traveling, and reading.

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Rupender B.

CSR | Customer Success Team

location iconJaipur, India

3 years with Next Vacay

Rupender graduated from the University of Rajasthan. Living in Jaipur — The Pink City — which is a wonderful destination for tourism, his hobbies include adventuring out to explore new places and find great food. He also enjoys chess and reading, feeling that "The world is full of amazement so I always like to be nourished with knowledge about anything."

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Shannon S.

Dealhunter | Deal Team

location iconChristchurch, New Zealand

1 year with Next Vacay

Shannon hails from a small town in New Zealand but has been travelling and working around the world for the last few years. He's spent the last two summer seasons working in Santorini, Greece. Completely in love with anything to do with the outdoors, he'll drop whatever he's doing to go skiing!

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Yeison G.

Social Media Assistant | Customer Success Team

location iconMedellin, Colombia

2 years with Next Vacay

Yeison was born and raised in Medellín and enjoys meeting people from all over the world who come to visit his beautiful city. Finding work at Next Vacay was a dream come true as it allows him to work from home, avoiding the infamous Medellín traffic! When not working he loves playing soccer (fútbol) with friends, spending time with his family, and meeting new people at language exchange events where he can help them with Spanish and practice his English.