Janive Pena, founder of Janiive Connects

Hello, I'm Janive

About Janiive Connects

Janiive Connects started the way most good things do — with people asking me for help. I have always been the one who plans: the group trip, the birthday weekend, the anniversary somewhere warm. I love to travel, I love to explore, and I genuinely love the part everyone else finds exhausting — comparing resorts, tracking down the better rate, mapping out the itinerary hour by hour so nobody has to think about it once they land.

What I kept seeing was people paying more for less. Booking the first thing they found. Missing the group rate, the resort credit, the room category that actually matters. So I turned what I was already doing for free into what I do on purpose: helping families and friends book the getaway they've been talking about for years — at a price that makes sense — and handling every detail from the first idea to the ride home.

Destination weddings, milestone birthdays, group cruises, family reunions, honeymoons and quiet escapes for two. And because I'm also a licensed New York State real estate salesperson with Keller Williams Hudson Valley in New City, I help people find the home they'll celebrate all of it in. Different license, same job: know the market, protect your money, take the stress off your plate.

How I Work

I go first

I plan from experience, not brochures. If I'm sending you somewhere, it's somewhere I've researched to death or walked myself.

Savings, honestly

Luxury doesn't have to mean overpaying. I chase group rates, resort credits, promos and perks you can't see from a booking site.

Personal, always

You get me — one phone number, one person who knows your dates, your family and what you're actually celebrating.

Every detail handled

Flights, rooms, transfers, dinners, excursions and the group members who book late. That's my job, not yours.

Free Resources

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All free. Just tell me your name and email so I can send your copy — then it's yours to keep and share.

House keys, a small model house and a fountain pen on cream linen

Real Estate · Free PDF

The 2026 New York FHA Loan Guide

Everything a first-time buyer in New York needs in one place: the 2026 FHA loan limits for Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Sullivan and NYC, what FHA actually costs, how to stack it with SONYMA down payment assistance, and your first five steps.

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Travel · Free PDF

10 Islands Outside the Hurricane Belt

Planning a destination wedding or a milestone trip on a date you can't move? These ten islands sit outside the main Atlantic hurricane corridor — with the best months to go and how to protect your booking either way.

Golden fireworks over a lit castle on a warm Orlando night

Travel · Free PDF

The Ultimate Walt Disney World Guide — Orlando 2026

Ten pages of real planning: when to go month by month, what each of the four parks is actually for, how ticket pricing works, where to sleep, a seven-night plan that works with real families, and every booking window in order.

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Travel · Free PDF

The Ultimate Universal Orlando Guide — 2026

Three parks, a water park and the newest addition — plus the hotel tier that hands you free line-skipping, when park-to-park tickets are worth it, and a five-night plan that covers all of it without burning out.

Travel · Free PDF

The Caribbean Cruise Guide — Norwegian 2026

What Free at Sea actually includes and what it costs, the exact weeks of the year the same cabin prices lowest, eastern vs western vs southern itineraries, every booking window in order, and how group sailings of eight cabins or more really work.

These guides are general information, not lending, legal, tax or travel-safety advice. Loan limits and program terms change — confirm current figures with your lender. Weather patterns are historical, not predictive.

Let's Talk

One Call. A Lifetime of Moments.

Tell me the occasion, the dates and roughly what you'd like to spend. I'll take it from there.