Travel Agency in Uk

What Travel Agency in Uk does

Woking Travel Centre is a privately held UK travel agency founded in 2005, operating from a single headquarters at 39 Monument Road, Woking, Surrey under the legal entity Mohammed Azam Trading as Woking Travel Centre. The company sells flights, hotel accommodation, holiday packages, and airport transfers to individual travellers, corporate clients, groups, and leisure holidaymakers across the UK, with a brand emphasis on the London and Surrey catchment. It holds ATOL licence 76867 from the UK Civil Aviation Authority and is IATA-accredited, providing statutory financial protection on package holidays and access to global airline inventory.

The operating model combines a self-serve website (wokingtravelcentre.co.uk) with an online flight search engine, hotel search, holiday package builder, and transfer booking, alongside high-touch channels including a UK telephone booking line, email inquiry handling, and a walk-in Woking office. Marketing is concentrated in owned digital channels — the website's SEO-driven destination content (including Dubai and other destination guides), Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube — supplemented by direct phone/email bookings. Revenue is generated entirely on a transaction-fee/commission basis: per-booking commission from IATA-partner airlines on flights, commissions on hotel reservations (with exclusive property partner deals), margins on bundled holiday packages combining flights, hotels, transfers, and activities, and commissions on partner-provided airport transfers and car hire.

The portfolio signals distinctive depth in long-haul diaspora and religious-travel demand — the website carries extensive route pages across the Middle East (including Umrah destinations such as Makkah, Jeddah, and Riyadh), South Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka), and African cities — suggesting a customer base anchored in diaspora communities and Umrah pilgrims. The firm competes against online travel agencies and direct airline channels using a hybrid differentiated service model: personalised itinerary planning, ATOL-backed trust, multilingual community reach, and 24/7 support. No AI/ML capabilities are evidenced.

Name

Travel Agency in Uk

Legal name

Mohammed Azam Trading as Woking Travel Centre

Website

https://wokingtravelcentre.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Woking Travel Centre is a privately held UK travel agency founded in 2005 in Woking, Surrey, booking flights, hotels, holiday packages, and airport transfers for individual, corporate, and group travellers across the UK via its website, phone, email, and walk-in office channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

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PRIMARYTHAKABAH

Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices)

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Traditional/Retail Travel Agencies

SECONDARYHSACAKAC

Lodging Booking & Accommodation Management

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Travel & Itinerary Concierge Services

SECONDARYHSACAKAD

Ground Transportation & Transfers Coordination

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Travel & Itinerary Concierge Services

SECONDARYHSACAKAF

Tours, Activities & Experiences Booking

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Travel & Itinerary Concierge Services

SECONDARYBPAMAIAB

Air Travel Booking Platforms (Flights)

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Travel, Mobility & Booking Platforms

Keywords

• Travel booking services
• Flight reservations
• Holiday packages
• Hotel accommodations
• Airport transfers

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flight Bookings: Commission-based revenue from booking flights with major international airlines, offering competitive fares through IATA accreditation and industry partnerships
2. Hotel Bookings: Commission from hotel reservations worldwide, with exclusive deals and partnerships with various hotel properties
3. Holiday Packages: Bundled travel packages including flights, hotels, and transfers with all-inclusive pricing, generating revenue through package margins
4. Airport Transfers: Arrangement of airport transfers and car hire services with partner providers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Woking Travel Centre is a UK travel agency that books flights, hotels, holiday packages, and airport transfers on behalf of customers through its website, telephone, email, and walk-in office. It operates under ATOL licence 76867 and IATA accreditation, aggregating airline and hotel inventory to deliver personalised, financially protected travel arrangements to UK consumers.

Product overview

Woking Travel Centre is a traditional travel agency operating primarily online since 2005, offering a unified travel booking platform that combines four core services: Flight Bookings (search and booking of flights to global destinations), Hotels (accommodation reservations with personalised recommendations), Holidays (customisable packages combining flights, hotels, transfers, and activities), and Transfers (airport transportation and car hire). The company operates from Woking, Surrey and serves customers throughout the UK, providing all services both online through their website and via telephone customer support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Civil Aviation Authority (ATOL)coreOthersATOL (Air Travel Organisers' Licence) protection provided by the Civil Aviation Authority under licence 76867. This provides full financial protection for all package holidays and flight bookings, ensuring customers are financially safeguarded against travel disruptions.
• IATA (International Air Transport Association)coreOthersIATA accreditation enabling access to flights from major international airlines and professional booking standards. This accreditation allows the company to offer diverse flight options and industry-recognised service levels.
• Airline PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnerships with major international airlines enabling booking of flights to worldwide destinations including Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia, South America, USA, Canada, and Mexico. Specific airline names not disclosed.
• Hotel PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive deals and partnerships with hotels worldwide, ranging from budget-friendly to luxury properties, enabling personalised hotel recommendations and competitive pricing for clients.
• Airport Transfer Service ProviderssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnerships with car hire and transfer service providers to facilitate airport transfers for travellers, ensuring reliable and safe transportation options.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TUI UK: TUI is the largest integrated tour operator and retail travel brand in the UK, offering flights, hotels, packages, and transfers through owned inventory plus agency distribution. Directly comparable to Woking Travel Centre on the package-holiday and assisted-booking dimensions, but at vastly larger scale and with owned airline/hotel assets.
• Booking.com: Global OTA dominating accommodation and increasingly flights and ground services; competes for the same UK customer wallet but at vastly larger scale and primarily self-serve. Comparable on hotel and ancillary booking mechanics.
• Expedia Group: Global OTA conglomerate offering flights, hotels, packages, and activities through brands like Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. Represents the principal online competitive substitute for Woking Travel Centre's bundled package and individual component offerings.
• Skyscanner: Global flight meta-search and travel marketplace redirecting users to airlines and OTAs; competes directly for the flight-booking step of the customer journey that Woking Travel Centre's search engine currently serves.

Direct peers

• Hays Travel: UK's largest independent retail travel agency chain, operating a multi-channel model combining high-street shops, call centres, and online booking — same customer segments (UK leisure, corporate, groups), same ATOL-protected package positioning, and same commission-based revenue structure as Woking Travel Centre.
• Trailfinders: UK-based private travel agency specialising in long-haul, complex, and tailor-made itineraries with strong consultant-led service and global route coverage. Most directly comparable privately-held UK agency to Woking Travel Centre in terms of high-touch model and international reach.
• Lastminute.com: European online travel agency selling flights, hotels, and dynamic packages to leisure travellers, with strong UK customer base. Comparable on the package-deal positioning and the reliance on third-party airline/hotel inventory, though operating primarily digital.
• Netflights: UK-based online travel agency focused on long-haul flight bookings, holidays, and tailormade trips, with similar ATOL protection and direct airline partnerships. Closest comparable in terms of size, geography, and long-haul/diaspora corridor focus.
• Holiday Extras: UK-based travel ancillaries specialist offering airport transfers, parking, lounges, and hotels bundled with flight bookings. Directly comparable on the transfer and ancillary services line that is one of Woking Travel Centre's four core products.
• Travel Republic: UK online travel agency selling packaged holidays, flights, and hotels with strong presence in beach and city-break segments. Comparable mid-sized UK competitor serving similar leisure traveller segments with a bundled-product model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@wokingtravelcentre
• Facebookfacebook.com/WokingTravel
• Instagraminstagram.com/woking_travel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/woking-travel-centre-ltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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