Destinations Of The World Travel And Tourism

Name

Destinations Of The World Travel And Tourism

Legal name

WebBeds FZ-LLC

Website

https://dotw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Destinations Of The World Travel And Tourism operates the WebBeds B2B travel trade marketplace, connecting travel agencies and tour operators globally with 500,000+ hotels across 39,000+ locations. The Dubai-based entity is a subsidiary of WebJet Limited.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Trade Accommodation Marketplace

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

SME/Regional Corporate Travel Agencies (THAKACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Identity, Profiles & Traveler Data Management (SSO, Preferences, GDPR) (THALAGAL)

Keywords

• B2B travel marketplace
• Hotel booking platform
• Travel trade accommodations
• Global hotel distribution
• Travel agency booking system

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Travel Trade Marketplace Commission: Operates as a B2B digital marketplace connecting travel trade professionals (agencies, tour operators) with hotel suppliers. Revenue is generated through transaction commissions on bookings made through the platform. The marketplace is exclusive to the travel trade, suggesting a commission-based model where the platform takes a percentage of booking value.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Destinations Of The World Travel And Tourism (DOTW) operates WebBeds, a B2B digital marketplace that connects travel trade professionals (travel agencies, tour operators, OTAs) with hotel suppliers globally. The platform provides exclusive access to 500,000+ hotels across 39,000+ locations worldwide, with a dedicated booking interface for buyers and a separate Supplier Extranet for hotel partners to manage inventory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WebBeds Booking Site

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• Hotelbeds: Hotelbeds is the world's largest B2B bedbank, distributing hotel inventory exclusively to the travel trade — the same niche WebBeds occupies. Both operate commission-based accommodation marketplaces connecting hotels with tour operators, agencies, and OTAs at global scale, competing for the same suppliers and trade buyers.
• TravelgateX: TravelgateX operates a B2B hotel distribution marketplace connecting hotels and travel sellers with API-based connectivity, directly mirroring WebBeds' supplier extranet and trade buyer portal model. Both compete for the same hotel supply and trade distribution relationships with technology-led marketplace economics.
• HRS Group: HRS is a B2B hotel distribution and payment platform focused on corporate travel programs and the travel trade, with global hotel inventory and content normalization similar to WebBeds. Both firms act as intermediaries aggregating hotel content for non-consumer buyers, with comparable technology integration and commission economics.
• Amex Global Business Travel (Amex GBT): Amex GBT is a major corporate TMC providing managed corporate travel services including hotel booking to large enterprise clients. It overlaps with WebBeds at the corporate/B2B hotel booking layer and competes for the same travel buyer relationships and supplier contracts in the corporate travel segment.

Broad incumbents

• Booking Holdings: Booking Holdings owns Booking.com and other consumer-facing OTAs but increasingly operates B2B connectivity (Booking.com for Business, wholesale partner programs). As a much larger incumbent with massive hotel inventory, its B2B initiatives compete with WebBeds for trade distribution, particularly with larger OTAs using its platform.
• Trip.com Group: Trip.com Group operates leading consumer OTAs (Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, MakeMyTrip) that increasingly serve B2B travel trade partners through reseller/wholesale programs. As a major global OTA with strong APAC coverage, it competes with WebBeds for both trade buyers and hotel supplier relationships.
• Expedia Group: Expedia Group operates a portfolio of consumer OTAs (Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo) along with B2B partner solutions (Expedia Partner Solutions) that distribute hotel inventory to airlines, OTAs, and loyalty programs. Its broader portfolio competes with WebBeds across both consumer-facing and trade distribution channels.
• TUI Group: TUI Group operates a vertically integrated travel conglomerate including tour operator brands (TUI Musement), hotel chains, and distribution/cruise businesses that overlap with WebBeds' travel trade accommodation distribution. As a large incumbent, TUI competes for the same customer relationships and supplier contracts in key European source markets.
• Sabre Corporation: Sabre is a major travel GDS and technology provider distributing hotel, air, and ancillary content to travel agencies and OTAs. While focused on GDS-enabled travel distribution, its lodging content aggregation and travel agency technology stack overlap with WebBeds' B2B travel trade distribution role.

Emerging players

• TourRadar: TourRadar operates a B2B-enabled tour marketplace connecting tour operators with travel agents and consumers, with adjacent but overlapping supplier relationships to WebBeds' tour-operator buyers. While narrower in scope (multi-day tours rather than accommodation), it intersects with WebBeds in serving the tour-operator segment of the travel trade with marketplace economics.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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