Meet the Enchanting Travels Team

With aspirations of bringing alive the joy of customized travel and building a truly inspiring place to work, Parik founded Enchanting Travels with Alex, in 2004. He has a finance degree from Ohio State University, USA, and MBA from INSEAD, France and Singapore. As CEO, he leads Enchanting Travels from the front, defining our goals and directing the vision.

Before joining INSEAD, where he completed his MBA with distinction and met future business partner Parik Laxminarayan, Alex worked as a project leader in marketing and sales at the Monitor Group. His aim in founding Enchanting Travels was to make rich culture and heritage accessible to travelers in a hassle free and enchanting way.

Working at the Monitor Group for over eight years, Florian gained a wealth of experience in a range of emerging markets and spent three years working on strategy projects in Africa. During this time, he discovered his true passion of exploring and helping others experience hidden facets of our world while making a positive impact through travel.

A seasoned marketing executive with over 20 years of experience, Melanie brings brand building and digital expertise to Enchanting Travels. Previously, she led marketing at the luxury hospitality brand, Inspirato, and spent many years within advertising agencies like Ogilvy leading digital marketing initiatives. She is passionate about storytelling and architecting marketing strategies that move markets and inspire engagement.

Having spent years within the travel and tourism industry in the UK, James brings his deep knowledge, strong leadership skills and transformational mindset to the team. He has been part of the Travelopia community for over eight years, and believes that traveling and immersing oneself in diverse places and cultures is one of the most enriching experiences in life.

Originally from Germany, Karin is a passionate traveler who has lived in the USA, Mexico and China. She has over a decade of diverse experience in international product management and marketing in the consumer goods industry, in businesses like S.Oliver and L’Oréal. At Enchanting Travels, she enjoys combining her passion for travel with her professional career.

Griselda graduated from Barcelona University with a Bachelor´s in German Language & Literature, and she has since lived in several countries across Europe, Asia, and South America teaching German and Spanish. Her love for travel and new experiences brought her to Enchanting Travels, where she manages the Trip Execution team.

As a People Director with a generalist HR background, Hannah has led diverse teams across HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, and Learning & Development. She is passionate about recognizing and unlocking the potential in people — and using that potential to continuously raise the bar on individual, team, and business performance.

After graduating from UPenn’s Wharton School, Devika worked and lived in New York, Buenos Aires, and Chiang Mai before joining Enchanting Travels, where she has won many hats over the years. Now based out of Guatemala, she enjoys sharing her passion for travel with guests and helping us build and perfect technology to support their dream vacations.

Shruthi has a BCom degree from McGill University and an MBA in Finance and Operations Management from Schulich School of Business – York University, UK. She has spent more than a decade working in Canada and the UK. She brings her in-depth experience in financial planning, financial analysis and strategic control to her role as Financial Director.