30 | HotelPlanner

HotelPlanner
2022 sales: $350 million
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Employees: 115 full-time, 10 part-time

205 Datura St., 10th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: (561) 597-0023
Website

Executives

CO-FOUNDER/CEO: Tim Hentschel
CO-FOUNDER/CEO: John Prince
COO: Bruce Rosenberg
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER/HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS: Philip Ballard
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER: Neil Valentine
PRESIDENT, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: Bas Lemmens
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER: Leticia Piloto-Rodriguez
CFO: Joe Groglio

Company facts

* Privately held company.

* Tim Hentschel and John Prince are co-owners.

* Online booking platform serves all travelers and business segments, including individual leisure travelers and corporate travelers; books leisure groups, business meetings and events.

* Works with 8,000 independent contractors.

* Sales: 85% leisure, 10% business, 5% other.

* Owns VenueExplorer.com, EventConnect.com, Meetings.com.

2022 Developments

* Launched gig economy-powered remote call center.

* Launched first loyalty program.

* CEO moved to London to grow business worldwide.

* Hired chief strategy officer.

Looking ahead

* Developing and integrating AI, machine learning, including ChatGPT technology.

* Growing its remote call center operation worldwide.

* Acquiring companies to accelerate growth and profitability.

* Increasing repeat customer reservations via loyalty program.

* Forecasting continued strong results for Q3 and Q4, delivering a record year for the company's growth despite economic headwinds.

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