What Lanes & Planes does

Lanes & Planes GmbH is a Munich-based SaaS company founded in 2017 that provides an end-to-end Travelmanagement-as-a-Service platform for European mid-market and enterprise customers. The platform consolidates the full business-travel lifecycle — pre-trip booking, in-trip support, and post-trip expense and accounting automation — into a single system that combines booking, policy enforcement, receipt management, and ERP/HR system integration.

The product is built on a proprietary booking engine with direct API/NDC connections to major European travel suppliers, including Lufthansa Group carriers (Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, Air Dolomiti, Discover), Air France-KLM, Deutsche Bahn (bahn.business), Sixt (exclusive rates), Booking.com (Genius Business), Airbnb (as a registered travel agency), and major low-cost carriers and rail operators. The company operates a single-creditor invoicing model that pays suppliers upfront and issues one consolidated invoice to the customer. The Pocket Pilot mobile application extends the platform with offline ticket access, real-time delay alerts, OCR receipt scanning, and in-app support. Native integrations span ERP/accounting (DATEV, SAP, Navision, Diamant, Sage, Proalpha, Vera), HR (Personio), and identity/SSO (Microsoft Active Directory, Google Workspace). Infrastructure is TÜV-certified under ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 with servers hosted in Germany and full GDPR compliance.

The revenue model blends annual subscription fees (priced on annual travel volume and selected service packages, with a €30,000 minimum volume threshold), transaction-based fees on bookings, and premium support tiers (24/7 telephone support, concierge service, premium service). Go-to-market is hybrid — enterprise field sales for large accounts, inside sales for inbound demo requests, and product-led growth through self-service demos, savings calculators, and content (whitepapers, guides). The company serves over 1,500 customers across Europe with approximately 250 employees, and is led by founder and CEO Veit Blumschein. The company raised a $35M Series B led by Smash Capital in October 2023 and a double-digit million euro growth debt facility from BBVA Spark in late 2025.

Name

Lanes & Planes

Legal name

Lanes & Planes GmbH

Website

https://www.lanes-planes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lanes & Planes is a Munich-based SaaS company providing an end-to-end business travel and expense management platform for European mid-market and enterprise customers. It consolidates booking, supplier inventory access, policy compliance, and ERP/accounting integration into a single system serving 1,500+ companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Travel Management Software

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Travel & Expense Booking Platforms (BPAMAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Program Technology Enablement & Integration (OBT/TMC/GDS) (THACAHAK), Corporate Air Ticketing Agencies (SME/Enterprise Accounts) (THAKALAB), Ground Transportation & Transfers Coordination (HSACAKAD), Flight Booking & Airfare Management (HSACAKAB)

Keywords

• Business travel management
• Travel expense software
• Corporate booking platform
• Travel management SaaS
• ERP travel integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Lanes & Planes operates as a Travelmanagement-as-a-Service provider, charging subscription fees for access to their end-to-end business travel and expense management platform. Pricing is based on annual travel volume and selected service packages, with a minimum threshold of €30,000 annual travel volume required for the solution to be cost-effective.
2. Transaction-based Services: Revenue generated through transaction fees on bookings processed through the platform, including flights, hotels, trains, rental cars, and other travel services. The company acts as a single creditor, consolidating all travel expenses into unified invoices.
3. Premium Support Services: Additional revenue from premium support tiers including 24/7 telephone support, dedicated account management, and premium service packages beyond the standard offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Lanes & Planes provides a cloud-based Travelmanagement-as-a-Service SaaS platform that handles the full business travel lifecycle for companies: pre-trip booking (flights, hotels, trains, rental cars, Airbnb), in-trip support via mobile app and 24/7 phone assistance, and post-trip automated expense reporting with native ERP/accounting system integrations. The company acts as a single creditor, consolidating all travel bookings into unified invoices, and provides automated VAT refunding and Deutsche Bahn delay compensation processing.

Product overview

Lanes & Planes is a Munich-based SaaS company offering Travelmanagement-as-a-Service — a unified end-to-end platform for business travel and expense management. The core product is the Lanes & Planes Platform, which integrates booking, expense reporting, policy compliance, and accounting into a single system. The portfolio includes the Lanes & Planes Mobile App (Pocket Pilot) for traveler convenience, and optional premium services including 24/7 Telephone Support, Concierge Service, and Premium Service tiers. The Electronic Refunding Service provides automated VAT recovery and rail passenger rights enforcement. The company delivers over 100 features including access to Europe's largest B2B travel inventory (1M+ hotels across 70+ portals), direct integrations with major airlines (Lufthansa Group NDC, EasyJet, Ryanair), rail providers (Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB, SBB, Eurostar), car rental (Sixt, Hertz, Europcar), and Airbnb. The platform supports German, English, Spanish, and French languages, and integrates natively with ERP/accounting systems (DATEV, SAP, Navision, Diamant, Sage) and HR platforms (Personio, Microsoft Active Directory).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lanes & Planes Platform (Travelmanagement-as-a-Service) End-to-end SaaS platform covering the entire business travel lifecycle — pre-trip booking, in-trip support, and post-trip automated expense management with policy compliance and ERP/accounting integration. Targeted at mid-market and enterprise companies with annual travel volume of €30,000 or more.
• Lanes & Planes Mobile App (Pocket Pilot) Mobile application for iOS and Android serving as a digital travel companion for business travelers, providing real-time flight status, digital ticket storage, offline access to travel documents, receipt scanning via OCR, and in-app customer support access.
• 24/7 Telephone Support Premium support service providing round-the-clock access to German-speaking TÜV-certified travel experts for booking changes, travel emergencies, and in-trip assistance. Available as an add-on to standard service.
• Concierge Service Personal assistance service for complex travel arrangements including group travel, multi-city routing (fork flights), luxury ground transportation, and special requests. Available at no additional cost to all customers.
• Premium Service Tier Enhanced premium support tier offering dedicated phone line, person-bound service, and guaranteed response times for customers requiring priority support beyond the standard offering.
• Electronic Refunding Service Automated VAT refund service for foreign business travel expenses covering transport, meals, and accommodations, combined with automated Deutsche Bahn delay compensation claims processing that handles 89% of typically unclaimed passenger rights.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% savings on direct and indirect travel costs (10-15% from inventory/transparency, 5-10% from optimization, 8-10% from process costs, 3-4% from VAT recovery)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration45 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lufthansa GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationDirect API connections to Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels, Air Dolomiti, and Discover Airlines enabling real-time pricing, availability, and booking without GDS/DCC fees.
• Air France-KLMcoreTechnology or IntegrationDirect API integration with Air France and KLM including access to all fare families and continuous pricing without GDS/DCC fees.
• Deutsche BahncoreTechnology or IntegrationDirect API connection to Deutsche Bahn including access to B2C fares, business rates (bahn.business), seat selection, regional tickets, and discounted fares.
• SixtcoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive Sixt partnership providing non-public rates including unlimited kilometers, free cancellation/rewording, full insurance coverage, additional drivers, and all local taxes.
• Booking.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccess to Genius Business rates exclusive to Lanes & Planes customers, plus access to over 1 million hotels across 70+ booking portals.
• AirbnbcoreTechnology or IntegrationLanes & Planes is a registered Airbnb travel agency, enabling direct booking, invoicing, and payment processing for Airbnb properties.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Navan (TripActions): Navan is a US-headquartered corporate travel and expense management SaaS platform combining booking, card, and expense reporting in one product. It directly competes with Lanes & Planes in the unified T&E software category, particularly as Navan expands into Europe.
• Booking.com for Business: Booking.com for Business is the B2B arm of Booking.com offering accommodation-focused corporate booking with negotiated rates and traveler management tools. It overlaps with Lanes & Planes on hotel-side booking, though Lanes & Planes extends further into air/rail and integrated expense.
• TravelPerk: TravelPerk is a Barcelona-based SaaS platform offering end-to-end business travel booking and expense management for SMB and mid-market European companies. It is the closest direct competitor to Lanes & Planes, targeting similar customer profiles with integrated inventory, policy controls, and TMC services.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Concur: SAP Concur is the dominant global incumbent in corporate travel and expense management software, serving enterprises of all sizes with Concur Travel, Expense, and Invoice. It is the largest competitor Lanes & Planes encounters as it moves upmarket into enterprise accounts.
• American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT): Amex GBT is one of the world's largest corporate travel management companies (TMCs), combining serviced travel fulfillment with the Neo technology platform. It competes broadly with Lanes & Planes for mid-market and enterprise corporate travel mandates, especially in Europe.
• Egencia (Expedia Group): Egencia is Expedia Group's corporate travel brand offering corporate booking tool, traveler services, and reporting for mid-market and enterprise customers. It competes head-to-head with Lanes & Planes for European corporate accounts.
• BCD Travel: BCD Travel is a top-tier global TMC serving large multinational clients with managed corporate travel programs and proprietary technology. It is a traditional incumbent Lanes & Planes competes against in enterprise segment pursuits.

Emerging players

• Spotnana: Spotnana is a cloud-native travel-as-a-service platform offering a modern booking, servicing, and expense infrastructure targeting large enterprises and TMCs. It is an emerging challenger pursuing the same platform-replacement thesis as Lanes & Planes.
• Rydoo: Rydoo is a European expense management and travel booking SaaS platform with strong presence in mid-market across EMEA. It overlaps with Lanes & Planes on the expense-management side of the unified T&E stack.
• TravelBank: TravelBank is a US-based all-in-one corporate travel, expense, and card platform focused on SMBs. Although smaller and US-centric, it competes in the unified T&E software category Lanes & Planes occupies, with potential overlap as it expands internationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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