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Made by travelers.
Built for travelers.
Founded by lifelong friends with deep Caribbean roots, we're bridging the gap between paradise and possibility — for every traveler.
A legacy of Dushi vibez
PalapaVibez grew out of a lifelong friendship and a deep love of the Caribbean — its turquoise water, its vibrant culture, its “dushi” way of life. We run the company from the US, but that island spirit shapes everything we build: travel is more than a luxury, it's a life-changing experience.
We built PalapaVibez with one clear mission: to make travel accessible to everyone. All ages. All backgrounds. All budgets.
The opportunity to explore the world shouldn't be limited by income, geography, or circumstance. Travel expands perspective, reduces stress, strengthens relationships, and inspires ambition.
Where our story begins
Curaçao — its turquoise water, colourful streets, and “dushi” pace of life. The island that shaped how we think about travel, and every trip we help you take.
Travel should be part of everyday life — not something postponed “someday.”
500+ airlines connected2M+ hotels worldwide$0 hidden fees, ever24/7 human support
We're building the future of travel
Our platform simplifies booking today while we work toward something bigger: dramatically lower travel costs, faster booking, and a rewards ecosystem that pays travelers back. More than a booking site — the future of travel.
Universal access
Removing the barriers of income and geography. If you have the ambition to see the world, we want to build the bridge.
A global network
Expanding strategic partnerships to lower costs and speed up booking across every continent — 500+ airlines and 2M+ hotels, and growing.
Rewards, reimagined
An ecosystem that gives back to the traveler — making every trip a stepping stone to the next adventure.
Grow with us
This is only the beginning. Follow our journey to see how we're expanding, innovating, and working to make travel more affordable and accessible for everyone.
“We want people to travel more.”
For investors
Travel's missing super app. We're building it.
Our booking platform is live today. The app is what comes next — built by two lifelong friends with real Caribbean roots.
A quick look, not the full pitch.
Travel is still painfully broken.
Everything is scattered
Almost every booking feature lives on a different app.
Refunds are a fight
Cancelling and getting your own money back is a pain.
Fear of the unknown
Safety worries make new places feel like a risk.
Planning is a gamble
A trip somewhere new is still more than a 50% coin flip.
Rewards that aren't
Loyalty programs that never feel like they give back.
Prices that punish
Booking a trip shouldn't feel like taking out a mortgage.
~80%
of the world has never even been on a plane. Our mission is to bring the number of people who never travel closer to 50%.
Meanwhile, the giants sell travel by renting customers from Google instead of fixing any of it.
Live today
The booking platform is real and running.
500+
airlines searchable
2M+
hotels worldwide
$0
hidden fees on 75%+ of bookings
Weekly
content on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube
Hotels are booked and paid on our own platform. Flights run through a live search engine today. The next step is direct airline relationships, so refunds are handled on our side — at a target speed of under two minutes.
Bootstrapped by two founders. No outside capital raised yet.
One app for the whole journey.
Get paid to post
Points, rewards and monetization, with status tiers that build trust and credibility.
Tour guide stores
Guides open in-app shops, run ads, partner with creators, and earn ratings.
Book and chat, securely
Booking, chat, payment and refunds all protected inside the app.
A travel-trained AI
Being trained to help you plan, book, cancel, and navigate at your destination.
Every tool in your pocket
Insurance, eSIM, emergency payments, and real human support when you want it.
In development now. The live booking platform funds the build.
Two founders. One live product.
Surag Cuevas
Co-Founder & CEO
- Born and raised in Curaçao, currently lives in the United States.
- 5+ years in the tourism industry — hospitality, guest experience, operations, and events — with 10 years in the Curaçao Marines.
- Team leadership, operations & process improvement, performance management, data-driven decisions, customer experience. AI & CompTIA A+ certified.
- Builds the weekly content engine himself: video, photo, and B2B marketing.
Gendrik Victoria
Co-Founder & Engineering
- Born and raised in Curaçao, currently living in the Netherlands.
- Built the entire platform himself: site, flight search, payments, servers.
- Full ownership of the stack — frontend, backend, database, hosting.
- Live integrations with real flight and booking systems, not a demo.
- Runs his own servers, domain, and deployment pipeline.
Lifelong friends. Both are fluent in Papiamento, English, Dutch, and Spanish.
“The technical co-founder who already built what most OTA startups would need funding to build.”
Let's talk.
This was the quick look, not the full picture. If the thesis resonates, we'd love to share the rest: the product, the roadmap, and where it's all headed.
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Built by travelers, for travelers.