Yaycay started on a holiday that nearly broke the person who planned it.
We are parents who build software. This is the tool we needed and could not find.
Founder photo (real, with consent)
The Yaycay founders on a family holiday, candid and real, not stock
Founder photo (real, with consent). A candid, warm photo of the founding family on an actual holiday, not posed stock. Identifiable adult faces are allowed here with written consent; keep any minor faces angled away or cropped. Warm cream/sand grade to match the brand. This is the realness check before a parent pays.
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The trip that started it
Founder photo (real, with consent)
A parent outside a restaurant on holiday translating an ingredients list on a phone while the family waits
Founder photo or documentary (real, with consent). The founding scene: a parent standing outside a restaurant abroad, reading an ingredients list on a phone while the family waits nearby. The 'I am on holiday and I am working' moment that started Yaycay. No minor faces.
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In {year}, {Founder name} planned a {destination} trip for {family details: partner, kids and ages, the allergy if applicable}. The planning took {N} weeks of evenings. The trip itself was good, mostly. But somewhere around day four, standing outside a restaurant translating an ingredients list on a phone while everyone waited, came the thought every planning parent has had: I am working. I am on holiday, and I am working. The spreadsheet came home with three pages of "next time" notes. Yaycay is those notes, built properly.
The people behind it
A small team. You will probably get an email from one of us.
Founder photo (real, with consent)
Portrait of a Yaycay team member, Founder
Founder photo (real, with consent). A warm, natural headshot of a real team member, consistent light and crop across all team cards. Identifiable adult face with consent. This is the E-E-A-T proof: real people who have lived the problem.
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{Name}
Founder
{Two kids, one shellfish allergy, one laminated itinerary she is not proud of.}
Founder photo (real, with consent)
Portrait of a Yaycay team member, {Role}
Founder photo (real, with consent). A warm, natural headshot of a real team member, consistent light and crop across all team cards. Identifiable adult face with consent. This is the E-E-A-T proof: real people who have lived the problem.
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{Name}
{Role}
{One real line: kids and ages, the allergy they manage, the destination they over-plan.}
Founder photo (real, with consent)
Portrait of a Yaycay team member, {Role}
Founder photo (real, with consent). A warm, natural headshot of a real team member, consistent light and crop across all team cards. Identifiable adult face with consent. This is the E-E-A-T proof: real people who have lived the problem.
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{Name}
{Role}
{One real line: kids and ages, the allergy they manage, the destination they over-plan.}
How we decide things
The kids are the spine of the plan, not a setting.
We would rather lose a sale than overstate what we can verify, especially about allergies.
One holiday, one price; we will not invent a subscription to please a spreadsheet.
The during-trip and the after matter as much as the plan, because that is where the memories actually happen.
The best introduction is a day we plan for you.
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