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Vick Fichtner
Travel Entrepreneur & Founder, Wander Woofs
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About me

Travel entrepreneur and founder of Experience Wanderlust Boutique Travel Services and Wander Woofs Tourist Dog Sitting. I design bespoke, high-end itineraries across Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and Greece, and create solutions for one of travel’s most overlooked challenges: what do you do with the dog when museums don’t allow dogs?

Experience Wanderlust focuses on curated, Mediterranean lifestyle journeys – wine & gastronomy, design hotels, wellness, heritage trips, and β€œaccessible luxury” for discerning travelers who care about stories as much as sunsets.

Wander Woofs, is the first pet-inclusive tourism service that offers trusted local dog-sitting right by major Spanish landmarks, so travelers can visit cultural sites while their dogs are safely nearby with trained carers, supporting ethical jobs and animal-friendly travel. In 2025, Wander Woofs was shortlisted among the top 25 ventures worldwide in the Social Entrepreneurs in Tourism (SET) Competition, selected from nearly 200 projects across 66 countries, a program supported and featured by Travel Massive and other leading partners.

Born in Brazil, with Italian roots and long-time Barcelona base, I move comfortably between cultures and languages. I speak English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian, and I split my time between building travel products, photographing places, and championing more inclusive, responsible tourism for humans and their furry co-travelers.

Why did you join the community?

To connect with other founders, DMCs, and creators who are building the future of responsible, experience-driven and pet-inclusive tourism – and to find partners for Experience Wanderlust and Wander Woofs, especially for Mediterranean and urban travel projects.

What is your favorite travel destination?

Italy – especially when I can blend architecture, wine, and slow travel. I’m there several times a year, designing itineraries and scouting experiences for Experience Wanderlust.

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Vietnam, Japan, and Egypt are high on my current travel bucket list!

What was your first travel job?

Travel & architectural photographer for vacation rentals and travel brands – that’s how I learned to see destinations through both a guest’s and a host’s eyes, which later inspired me to launch Experience Wanderlust and Wander Woofs.

What do you want to learn more about?

How to scale impact-driven travel startups – from funding and partnerships to tech – and how to better reach travelers who care about responsible, pet-inclusive and culturally immersive tourism.

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Curiosity. Connection. Transformation.

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