Viajes Catai

What Viajes Catai does

Viajes Catai S.A. is a privately held Spanish travel agency founded in 1981, headquartered in Madrid, that specializes in organized group tours and large international travel packages sold to Spanish-speaking consumers. The company sells more than 50 distinct packaged itineraries spanning Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, North America, and Oceania — including safaris, exotic-beach trips, river cruises, fly-and-drive, fjords, honeymoon circuits, family trips, train journeys, and round-the-world tours — with per-person pricing ranging from roughly €255 for short city breaks to over €3,860 for longer premium itineraries.

The company operates a hybrid physical-and-digital distribution model: five retail travel-agency offices in Spain's largest cities (Barcelona, Madrid Chamartín, Madrid O'Donnell, Málaga, and Valencia) provide in-person consultation and booking, while the catai.es website supports catalog browsing, online booking, and two proprietary digital tools — TravelPricer (an online trip budgeting and customization tool) and requisitos.catai.es (a portal for visa, vaccination, and entry-requirement information). Revenue is generated through markups on packaged travel services (flights, accommodation, guided tours, transportation, and select meals), with a sales-led GTM driven by Spanish-speaking travel consultants.

The product positioning emphasizes expert in-destination knowledge, Spanish-speaking guides on branded circuits ('Exclusivos Catai'), carefully designed itineraries, and broad geographic reach via long-standing supplier relationships. Viajes Catai serves both consumer (B2C) and other travel agencies via an 'Acceso agencias' B2B portal, and it appears to operate independently without a disclosed parent company, having received a single historical investment from Spanish mid-market private equity firm Corpfin Capital in 2007. No AI, API, or significant technology integrations beyond the proprietary planning tools are disclosed.

Name

Viajes Catai

Legal name

Viajes Catai S.A.

Website

https://catai.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Viajes Catai is a privately held Spanish travel agency, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Madrid, that sells organized group tours and large international travel packages to Spanish-speaking consumers through five physical offices and the catai.es website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organized Travel Packages

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Tour Operators (56152), Travel Agencies (561510), Travel Agencies (56151)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Multi-Country/Regional Circuit Tour Operators (THAKADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Activity & Expedition Packages (Guided Adventure Trips) (THAJABAL), Domestic/In-Country Multi-Day Tour Operators (THAKADAL), Online Booking & Reservation Platforms (B2B/B2C) (THALAMAA)

Keywords

• Organized travel packages
• International tour packages
• River cruises
• Safari tours
• Group travel services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Organized Tour Packages: The company sells complete travel packages including flights, accommodation, guided tours, and transportation to international destinations. Revenue is generated through the markup on packaged travel services, including group tours, cruises, safaris, and specialized travel experiences to destinations across Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas, and Oceania.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Viajes Catai sells organized, multi-day international travel packages (including flights, accommodation, guided tours, transportation, and some meals) to Spanish-speaking consumers, grouped into categories such as safaris, exotic beaches, natural parks, river cruises, glacier trips, fly-and-drive, fjords, private tours, family trips, rail journeys, round-the-world itineraries, honeymoons, and Lapland special departures. Customers can browse, plan, and book trips either online at catai.es or in person at any of the company's five Spanish branch offices.

Product overview

Viajes Catai is a Spanish travel agency specializing in organized group travel and large international trips. The company operates as a comprehensive travel platform offering multiple travel types (Safari, Exotic Beaches, Natural Parks, River Cruises, Fjords, Honeymoon packages, and more) and publishes extensive destination catalogs. The core product consists of package tours organized by geographic regions including Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and special themed itineraries. Supporting tools include TravelPricer (online budget calculator), downloadable catalogs, and a travel requirements information portal. The company maintains physical agency offices in Barcelona, Madrid, and Málaga for customer service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safari organized tours

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Muchoviaje: Spanish online and brick-and-mortar travel agency offering package tours, cruises, and city breaks to Spanish consumers. Comparable in distribution model and target market, with overlapping destination catalog.
• Soltour: Spanish tour operator specializing in long-haul packaged holidays to Caribbean, Asia, and Indian Ocean destinations. Comparable to Catai in product focus on long-haul exotic destinations and Spanish-speaking customer base.
• Viajes El Corte Inglés: Largest Spanish travel agency chain, part of El Corte Inglés group. Directly comparable to Catai as a multi-branch Spanish travel agency selling organized tours and packaged holidays to Spanish consumers, though significantly larger in scale and parent-backed.
• Nautalia Viajes: Mid-sized Spanish travel agency with physical branch network across Spain, offering package tours, cruises, and customized trips. Directly comparable in business model, target customer (Spanish leisure traveler), and channel mix (physical + online).
• Destinia: Madrid-based Spanish OTA serving Spanish-speaking markets with flights, hotels, and package holidays. Comparable in geography (Madrid HQ), customer base, and packaged tour offerings.
• B the travel brand: Spanish tour operator and travel agency (formerly Barceló Viajes) with physical branches and online presence, specializing in package holidays. Comparable in branch-based distribution and Spanish leisure customer focus.
• Atrápalo: Spanish online travel agency selling flights, hotels, packages, and activities to Spanish and Latin American consumers. Comparable in Spanish-speaking customer base and tour package offerings, with a digital-first model.
• Logitravel: Spanish online travel agency focused on package tours, cruises, and customized holidays serving Spanish-speaking markets in Spain and Latin America. Comparable in product mix (organized tours, cruises) and customer base, with stronger digital orientation.

Broad incumbents

• TUI Group: Global travel and tourism incumbent operating tour operator, airline, cruise, and hotel businesses across Europe. Comparable in core tour operator business but vastly larger and with brand presence across multiple geographies.
• eDreams ODIGEO: Largest Spanish-language OTA (parent of eDreams, Govoyages, Opodo, Travellink). Competes with Catai for Spanish outbound travelers but operates as a scaled platform across flights, hotels, and packages, making it a much larger incumbent competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cataitours
• Facebookfacebook.com/tourscatai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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

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