Founder

Haven Thorn

Founder

"WEEKENDR was built for a man who already knows how to travel. Who books the right suite, finds the local bar that isn't in the guide, and moves through the world with a certain ease. What we offer is not a tour. It's an introduction."

For 16 years, my husband and I have lived by a simple mantra: play together, stay together. We love exploring new cities side by side, saying yes to adventure, and inviting the right guy into our orbit for a weekend. But every trip, the same thing kept happening — precious vacation time disappeared into scrolling instead of living. As an Airbnb alum obsessed with how travel can make people feel like they belong anywhere, I couldn't stop thinking there had to be a better way. WEEKENDR was born out of wanting that time back.

Michael Arnold

Head of Membership

"A way to host, be hosted, and build a network of men who trade weekends, cities, and stories."

I've always been the happy solo WEEKENDR. I've lived in Italy, collected friendships across continents, and built a life that orbits around beautiful places, good food, and great company. Home now is the Hudson Valley, in a loft above a vintage speakeasy. Nothing lights me up more than welcoming men into my world here. I'm also a traveling WEEKENDR at heart — I love landing in a new city with the right connections already in place, knowing there's a man waiting who wants to show me his version of home.

Head of Membership

CTO

Hugh Behroozy

CTO

"We've been each other's plus-one for over a decade. What I want now is a table for four friends — somewhere in Italy, with men who travel like we do."

My partner and I have been together for over ten years — closed, grounded, Vancouver-based, and quietly obsessed with Italy. We've learned how to travel the way we want to live: slowly, well, with enough margin in the itinerary to follow a good recommendation down a side street. What we've never quite cracked is the other half of the equation — finding our people in destination. Not a scene, not an app, not a tour. Just a table somewhere in Rome with another couple who moves through the world the same way. That gap is exactly why WEEKENDR made sense to me. I've spent my career building products that feel inevitable in hindsight. This is one of them.

We fly a lot. We've had great weekends and forgettable ones. The difference was almost always whether we knew someone there — someone who actually gave a damn about showing us around.

WEEKENDR is the app we wished existed. Application-only. Voice notes first. Built for the weekend you're flying into.

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