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The Vayable Community + Hurricane Sandy

By on October 31, 2025

Hurricane Sandy has affected hundreds of our guides and community members living and traveling to NYC or any other city affected by Sandy. The biggest concern is staying safe, staying warm, and being able to connect with your loved ones to make sure they know you’re ok.

What we’re doing to help:

Free shelter: We are offering FREE ACCOMMODATION at an Airbnb to any Vayable guides or travelers who have booked Vayable experiences in NYC and are without shelter. We’ll pick up the tab for you for three nights if you find yourself without a safe place to stay.

Charge up: For any Vayable guides and travelers in NYC without electricity, we will help you find some through our network in NYC.

24/7 Concierge: From now until November 7, we are offering our concierge services for free to anyone who needs help with travel arrangements, finding accommodation food, electricity or needs help contacting family and friends. Simply email concierge@vayable.com and put “SANDY” in the subject.

How you can help:

Those in NYC:

  1. If you have accommodation to offer, extra warmth, food, transportation or an electrical outlet, please contact us at concierge@vayable.com and we will add you to our helpers list for those in need.
  2. Share your stories: The news media struggles to surface the real stories of what’s happening, leaving those of us outside of NYC ignorant and ill-informed. Please let us know how you are, what’s happened and share you experience with us. Leave a comment here, tweet us @vayable or post to our Facebook Wall to help inform the rest of the world and allow us to support you.

Those outside NYC:

  1. Email us at concierge@vayable.com if you’d like to volunteer to help as a remote concierge to our travelers and guides in NYC who may need help with logistics and travel plans.
  2. If you have any friends or family in NYC who are willing to open up their homes to others in the community, please let us know.

Resources

Make sure to stay informed through these local resources.

  • National Hurricane Center
  • Red Cross
  • New York Hurricane Tracker
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Using Your Vayable Gift Card

By on December 26, 2025

Whether you were basking in a tropical environment by the beach or escaping the cold by drinking some hot cocoa next to a fire, we hope you had a great Christmas and are enjoying your winter holiday! If you were lucky enough to get a Vayable gift card this year, we encourage you to start getting inspired about your adventures in the coming year. Simply start exploring and then click on “book it” when you find something you want!

Enter the code provided in your email, and you’ll be on your way. Not sure what you want to do yet? Don’t worry because you gift card never expires! As always, if you have any questions or want recommendations, please contact us at any time, and we’ll get back to you in a jiffy!

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

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Creating a Vayable Experience

By on September 20, 2025

You love the idea of offering an experience on Vayable but don’t know what to offer or how to offer it. We wrote this to help you craft the perfect experience to share with others. Anyone can list an experience on Vayable, all you need is an interest or knowledge.

Step 1: Come up with an idea

You are already an expert in your own town. Think about what you enjoy doing the most or what you know the most about. Some of the most popular experiences on Vayable fall into one of the below six categories below:

  • What makes your favorite neighborhood special?
  • What are the surprising and interesting stories, people, and places?
Example: Williamsburg Past & Present (New York)
  • Are you active in the gallery scene and know of all the new art exhibitions in town?
  • Are you passionate about street art?
  • Are you a photographer or painter who wants to share your skills with others?
Example: Scout for Street Art (San Francisco)
  • Are you an amateur chef looking to cook for others or teach them how to cook local cuisine?
  • Are you a foodie who knows all the best eating and drinking spots in your city?
Example: Create a Farmer’s Market Feast (San Francisco)
  • Do you know the best trails for hiking or biking?
  • Do you love finding active ways of exploring your hometown?
  • Do you own a sailboat or motorcycle and want to take others to see something spectacular?
Example: Practice Yoga in Hyde Park (London)
  • Do you know the stories behind the people, buildings, and politics in your town?
  • Are you well-versed in how things were and how they came to be?
Example: Montmartre Classic Tour (Paris)
  • Would you love to give private performances to show off your musical talent?
  • Do you know where to find the best gigs?
  • Are you knowledgeable about music history in your town?
Example: Enjoy a Private Piano Concert (New York)

The most important thing is for your experience to be something that you’re passionate about. It’s something that really reflects who you are, what you know, and your relationship with the city you live in.

Step 2: List your experience on Vayable!

Once you have an idea of what you want to offer, the listing it is fast, easy, and free! Simply go to vayable.com/offer and enter the information necessary (location, a short description, etc) and don’t forget to add videos and photos.

Don’t worry, you can always save a draft of your listing and come back to it later! And as always, our friendly editorial team is here to help you make it great. Just email us at support@vayable.com for help.

Step 3: Tell people more about yourself

People want to book your experience because it’s yours. Help them learn more about who you are by adding a smiling profile photo, a short bio, and any other information that would help people get a feel for your personality.

Step 4: Share your experience with the world

Once you’ve submitted your experience and our editorial team approves it to go live, you can share it with the world! Tweet it, share it on Facebook, email it to friends, and even embed it in your blog or website with our widgets.

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