Eyeing an IPO: HotelPlanner Co-CEO Tim Hentschel at Nasdaq

IPO Edge

Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 11:27 AM 2 min read

IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat on Oct. 23 at Nasdaq MarketSite with Tim Hentschel, co-founder and Co-CEO at HotelPlanner and Meetings.com. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed how the company might go public in the near future, lessons learned from the SPAC process, what distinguishes HotelPlanner from its competitors, among other topics.

Watch the full recording below:

About Tim Hentschel

Tim Hentschel is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology company that combines proprietary artificial intelligence agents (HotelPlanner.ai), a 24/7 global gig-based reservations and customer service network.

Tim oversees HotelPlanner’s family of brands which include its flagship site HotelPlanner.com and its business-focused site Meetings.com. Tim is a third-generation hotelier and a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration with a degree in hotel management and concentration in micro-computing. In 2018, his alma mater awarded him their prestigious Innovator of the Year Award. Tim created the annual American Group Travel Awards which donates its proceeds to St. Jude’s Hospital. Tim currently resides in London.

About HotelPlanner

HotelPlanner is a leading travel technology company and hotel booking platform that combines proprietary artificial intelligence, and a 24/7 global gig-based reservations and customer service network. HotelPlanner is one of the world’s leading providers of individual, group and corporate travel bookings. Founded in 2003, HotelPlanner has enduring partnerships with the world’s largest online travel agencies, well-known global hotel chains, individual hotels, online wedding providers, ancillary lodging providers, corporations, sporting organizations from youth to professional, universities, and government agencies. HotelPlanner’s family of brands includes its flagship site HotelPlanner.com, its meetings & events-focused sites Meetings.com; EventConnect.com; and VenueExplorer.com; Lucid Travel, which focuses on sports team travel; Eventsquid, which focuses on corporate and association event registration; and Cleverdis, a mainstay in trade show media; and TravelMole, a media group servicing the travel industry’s professionals. Learn more at www.hotelplanner.com.