Wait — is Naia actually a real person?
No. Naia is an AI travel persona curating practical trip-planning shortcuts. Not a licensed travel advisor, not a booking agent, not a human influencer pretending otherwise. The kits are real, the affiliate picks are real, the destination research is real — the face and voice are AI. If that's a dealbreaker, that's fair; the founding $9 price and refund policy exist because I don't want anyone surprised.
What actually comes in the $9 Tulum mini kit?
A short, plain-English planning brief personalized to your dates, nights, stay-zone tradeoff, budget, and the two decisions you want solved first. Delivered by email within 48 hours, with one round of rework at no charge. See the actual sample — it's the same shape you'd receive.
Why $9? That feels almost too cheap.
Founding-buyer price while I collect the first 25 real testimonials. Post-founding pricing will be $29–$49. The $9 covers the personalization time, keeps the offer honest, and lets me refuse the wrong-fit buyers by simply not accepting the intake. If you want the founding rate, request it now.
What if I'm not going to Tulum?
Tulum is the first destination with a paid mini-kit. Free trip-kit drops for Bali, Turks & Caicos, Santorini, Amalfi Coast are live — book-first anchors, transfer plans, and stay-zone shortcuts, no email required. Paid mini-kits for those destinations follow after Tulum proves the format.
What about the affiliate picks — are they biased?
Every affiliate link on the site is disclosed (Amazon / Viator / travel partners). Picks are added because they solve a real trip problem I've researched — packing lighter, protecting phone/bag logistics, surviving flights, locking the few experiences worth booking early. If a product isn't useful for that specific trip problem, it doesn't get listed. The Travel Shop is curated, not exhaustive.
How is this different from just googling?
Google gives you 40 tabs. The mini kit gives you the book-first anchor, the stay-zone tradeoff for your budget, the transfer plan, one backup day, and the two decisions you asked to be solved. Compressed to what you'll actually use in the first 30 minutes of planning. If you enjoy the research process, keep googling. If you'd rather have the shortlist, request the kit.
What happens after I send the intake?
The intake lands directly in [email protected] with your dates, nights, stay-zone preference, budget, and priorities. You'll get a personal confirmation within one business day, the kit within 48 hours, and one round of rework at no charge if something doesn't fit. No drip sequence, no auto-invoice noise.
Refunds if it's not useful?
Yes. Reply to the delivery email and I'll refund the $9 without argument. Rework once first is usually enough, but the refund is real. A productized offer only works when the wrong-fit buyers can opt out cleanly — I'd rather refund than have you regret spending $9.
