Hosted by people who actually play.
Dink Vacations was started by a small group of friends who got tired of the gap between the pickleball trips they wanted and the ones they could find. Resort sites buried their courts in the fine print. Generic travel agents thought "pickleball" meant "tennis." The existing pickleball-travel sites were marketplaces for whoever paid to be listed.
So we built the thing we wanted instead — a curated short list of partner trips we'd send our own families on, and a few hand-built Originals each year that we run ourselves.
Founder
Alessandro Banzer
Started Dink Vacations because the trip he wanted to take didn't exist. Hosts every Originals dinner.
Director of Travel
Pedro
Licensed travel advisor and pickleball coach at one of the country's largest country clubs. Has organized pickleball trips for members for years. Coaches every Originals clinic.
Co-advisor
Suu
Pickleball-side curation — matchmaking by skill, level-appropriate clinic design, and the part of every trip that actually makes you a better player.
How we book
Dink Vacations is a curation and concierge brand. Bookings are handled through our affiliated travel agency, which holds the relevant Seller of Travel registrations, IATA accreditation, and professional liability insurance. That's what lets us offer consortia-rate pricing at premium resorts and a single point of contact from inquiry to airport pickup.