Nowadays vs HeyHaddock

Nowadays is an event management platform built for corporate teams that need to plan offsites, retreats, and company gatherings without hiring a full-time planner. It covers venue sourcing, registration, budgeting, vendor coordination, and day-of logistics in one place.

The platform uses AI to contact venues by email and phone, collect availability, negotiate rates, and surface the best options. Nowadays is IATA-certified and books events at volume, which unlocks preferred hotel rates and concessions that teams typically cannot get on their own.

It fits startups planning their first retreat, people teams running quarterly offsites, executive assistants sourcing venues, and enterprise teams managing events across multiple cities. Clients include Google, Airbnb, Stripe, Notion, and HubSpot.

HeyHaddock was an AI-first travel app built to make trip planning faster, more personal, and easier to share with friends. Users could shape itineraries around their own tastes, invite friends to collaborate, and get recommendations for local cafes, restaurants, and things to do in a new city.

The product leaned on an AI layer that generated events and travel insights based on your preferences. That meant suggestions beyond generic tourist lists, like a specific coffee shop or a lesser-known viewpoint that matched how you like to explore.

HeyHaddock shut down on September 1, 2025. The team reported more than 6,000 trips planned through the app before closing the service. The site now serves as a shutdown notice with contact details for former users.