Founder Story
Built by a travel entrepreneur who understands sales, systems, branding, and growth.
Team Vacay was created by Antonio “Tone” Barnes, founder of Vacay On Layaway and 360 Branding & Marketing.
From hosted agent to platform builder
Tone started in tourism through a host agency model, built Vacay On Layaway, earned travel industry recognition, and began building tools to manage leads, clients, bookings, invoices, payments, agents, and growth.
2008
Entered tourism
Started in the industry through a host agency and learned the model from inside.
Growth
Built tools
Created workflows and systems because the business demanded better organization.
Recognition
Award-winning travel brand
Tone has earned numerous recognitions including Top 50 Jamaica travel specialist honors in 2017 and 2018.
Now
Team Vacay
Travel, branding, sales strategy, tools, and community brought together.