Travel Designer Group

What Travel Designer Group does

Travel Designer Group (TDG) is a privately held B2B travel distribution and technology company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. The group operates a platform-plus-modules architecture spanning seven sub-brands: RezLive.com (core B2B global reservation system connecting travel agents to 500,000+ hotels, 45,000+ sightseeing attractions, transfers, rail, cruise, car rental, and travel insurance), RezTez (high-performance hotel API for OTAs and travel tech companies), RezHub (DMC distribution platform with 42,000+ active buyers), Affiliate.Travel (B2B2C affiliate platform), and three inbound/outbound DMC brands (Designer Packages, Designer Indya, Designer Voyages). The company serves a customer base of 52,000+ travel partners across 180+ countries, supported by 22+ offices and a network of General Sales Agents in markets such as Indonesia, Canada, Australia, Ghana, and Kenya.

The business model is primarily transaction-based: RezLive.com and RezTez earn commissions on hotel and ancillary bookings routed through the platform, while DMC brands (Designer Indya, Designer Voyages) generate professional services revenue on inbound ground handling and RezHub charges DMCs for distribution access to RezLive's buyer network. Go-to-market combines direct field sales, channel partnerships (GSAs), event-driven engagement at major travel trade shows (WTM, ATM, SATTE, ITB), and proprietary roadshows in tier-2/3 Indian cities and emerging markets. Pricing is quote-based and commission-driven rather than subscription-based, with pay-as-you-go settlement terms. Founder Jaal Shah serves as Group Managing Director with Kalpesh Shah as Chairman; the company has not disclosed external institutional investment, indicating organic, bootstrapped expansion across 25+ years of operation. Recent strategic emphasis has shifted toward product breadth (Flights beta, Cruise, AI-powered Smart Match) and geographic expansion into USA, Canada, and UK.

The technology stack centers on the RezLive.com platform with real-time inventory across 500,000+ hotels in 180+ countries, multi-currency and multi-language support, and an AI-powered Smart Match feature launched in April 2025. RezTez provides sub-second XML/JSON API response times for tech partners, while RezHub offers an Extranet interface for DMC inventory and rate management. The platform has accumulated 67+ industry awards including consecutive World Travel Tech Awards for Asia's and India's Best B2B Travel Provider (2023-2025) and World's Leading B2B Travel Provider (2018), alongside IATA accreditation and memberships in TAAI, TAFI, OTOAI, PATA, and Dubai Chamber of Commerce.

Name

Travel Designer Group

Legal name

Travel Designer India Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://traveldesignergroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Travel Designer Group is a privately held B2B travel distribution company founded in 1999, operating RezLive.com and six sub-brands to connect 52,000+ travel agents, DMCs, and OTAs across 180+ countries with 500,000+ hotels and ancillary travel inventory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Travel Distribution Technology

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale Distribution Platforms & Switches (B2B Booking Engines/Marketplaces) (THAKAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Destination & Itinerary Management (DMC-Led Experiences, Excursions, VIP Access) (THAHANAE)

Keywords

• B2B travel distribution
• Hotel reservation platform
• Travel API integration
• Destination management services
• Travel affiliate platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahmedabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Reservation Platform Commissions: RezLive.com generates revenue through commissions on hotel bookings, sightseeing, transfers, and other travel services booked by travel agents through the platform. Travel agents access the platform to book global inventory and pay commissions on completed transactions.
2. Affiliate.Travel Commissions: B2B2C affiliate platform enabling travel agents and sub-affiliates to earn commissions on bookings made through their affiliate links. Partners earn commission on every confirmed booking.
3. Designer Indya - Inbound DMC Services: Premium inbound travel services for India, Nepal, and Bhutan, providing curated itineraries, luxury hospitality, and ground handling for international B2B travel partners.
4. Designer Voyages - UAE Inbound Services: Destination Management Company services for UAE, offering tailored itineraries, transfers, excursions, and sightseeing across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah.
5. Designer Packages - Outbound Tour Packages: Curated outbound travel packages across 22+ destinations for travel agents, providing ready-to-sell itineraries with competitive pricing.
6. RezTez API - Technology Licensing: High-performance hotel API distribution to OTAs, DMCs, consolidators, and travel tech companies. Revenue from API integration and usage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Travel Designer Group operates a B2B travel technology and distribution ecosystem that aggregates global hotel inventory (500,000+ properties), sightseeing (45,000+ attractions), transfers, rail, cruise, car rental, and travel insurance, and resells access to travel agents, tour operators, DMCs, and OTAs through its RezLive.com reservation system and RezTez API. The group complements this technology with inbound destination management services for India/Nepal/Bhutan (Designer Indya) and UAE (Designer Voyages), curated outbound tour packages (Designer Packages), and an affiliate platform (Affiliate.Travel) and DMC distribution hub (RezHub) to broaden reach to 52,000+ travel partners across 180+ countries.

Product overview

Travel Designer Group operates a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of RezLive.com as the core B2B global reservation system, supplemented by RezTez (high-performance Hotel API for tech partners), Affiliate.Travel (B2B2C affiliate platform), and RezHub (DMC distribution platform). The ecosystem also includes Designer Packages (outbound tour packages), Designer Indya (inbound India/Nepal/Bhutan travel), and Designer Voyages (inbound UAE travel). Together these products serve travel agents, OTAs, DMCs, and wholesalers across 180+ countries with hotels, sightseeing, transfers, rail, cruise, car rentals, and travel insurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RezLive.com: Award-winning B2B global reservation system for hotels, sightseeing, transfers, rail, cruise, car rental, and travel insurance.
• RezTez
• Affiliate.Travel
• Designer Packages
• Designer Indya
• Designer Voyages
• RezHub
• Sangath

Products and services

• RezLive.com Award-winning B2B global reservation system connecting travel agents, tour operators, DMCs, and wholesalers to 500,000+ hotels, 45,000+ sightseeing attractions, transfers in 900+ cities, plus rail, cruise, car rentals, and travel insurance through a single unified interface with real-time availability, multi-currency settlement, and 24/7 multilingual support.
• RezTez High-performance Hotel API platform offering real-time access to 500,000+ hotels across 180+ countries, with sub-second response times, mapped content, 99.9% uptime, and XML/JSON integration for OTAs, DMCs, consolidators, and travel tech companies.
• Affiliate.Travel B2B2C affiliate booking and payment platform enabling travel agents, sub-affiliates, and corporations to earn commissions on every booking through affiliate links, secure payment gateway, and transparent commission tracking.
• Designer Packages Curated collection of outbound travel packages across 22+ destinations with 300+ ready-to-use itineraries designed for travel agents, covering leisure, luxury, and business travel across Europe, Asia, Middle East, and beyond with competitive net rates.
• Designer Indya Premium inbound DMC brand offering personalized travel experiences across India, Nepal, and Bhutan with 1,600+ contracted hotel allocations, curated itineraries, luxury hospitality, and reliable on-ground arrangements for international B2B travel partners.
• Designer Voyages Destination Management Company (DMC) specializing in inbound travel solutions across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and UAE, offering tailored itineraries, reliable sourcing, wide supplier network, and 24/7 partner support for leisure, luxury, and corporate travel.
• RezHub B2B distribution platform empowering DMCs to expand globally through RezLive.com's network of 42,000+ active buyers across 150+ countries, providing Extranet and XML/API interface for inventory and rate management with zero technology investment required.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 52,000+ travel professionals across 180+ countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Eurostar RailminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 November 2025Product education and seasonal promotion campaign with banners, mailers, and WhatsApp pushes to 5,000+ agents. Higher engagement on rail searches during key travel periods.
• Saudi Tourism AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint destination awareness campaigns including 6-city roadshow across India, email and WhatsApp campaigns to 6,000+ agents, and destination lookbooks. Resulted in increased Saudi itinerary searches on RezLive.com and uplift in hotel + activity enquiries.
• International Travel InccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2024General Sales Agent (GSA) partnership for Canadian market, providing travel agents seamless access to 500,000+ hotel rooms, 45,000+ sightseeing options, and 5,000+ transfer services.
• PT PantravelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2024General Sales Agent (GSA) partnership for Indonesian market, expanding RezLive.com's presence in Southeast Asia.
• Fidato HotelsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Marketing partnership with search banners, loader screens, and dedicated mailers promoting key routes and benefits.
• AVIAREPScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2023Strategic partnership naming AVIAREPS as exclusive representative for Australian market, handling sales and marketing for RezLive.com services.
• Hilton WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Direct dynamic distribution agreement allowing Travel Designer Group to distribute Hilton's global hotel inventory through its B2B reservation platform RezLive.com.
• African Origin Travels & Sports TourismminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2017General Sales Agent appointment in Ghana for RezLive.com B2B travel distribution services.
• Continental Travel GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2017General Sales Agent partnership in Kenya for RezLive.com B2B travel distribution.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HotelBeds (HBX Group): HotelBeds is the world's largest B2B bedbank/wholesaler of hotels, transfers, activities, and car rentals to travel agents, tour operators, and OTAs — directly comparable to RezLive.com on the wholesale-distribution core business, with significantly larger global scale.
• WebBeds (Webjet): WebBeds is a major global B2B travel marketplace distributing hotels, flights, transfers, tours, and ancillaries to travel trade buyers — a near-direct competitor to RezLive.com across product mix, geography, and customer segments.
• Hotelston: Hotelston is a B2B hotel distribution platform supplying travel agents and tour operators globally with competitive rates, similar to RezLive.com's positioning as a B2B reservation system.
• TBO Holidays: TBO Holidays is a global B2B travel distribution network headquartered in India connecting travel agents to hotels, sightseeing, transfers, and packages — directly comparable to Travel Designer Group on geography (India base), B2B model, and product breadth.

Regional players

• Riya Travel & Tours: Riya Travel is an Indian-headquartered B2B travel wholesaler serving agents across outbound and inbound travel, with comparable API/platform and DMC operations in the Indian subcontinent market.

Broad incumbents

• Expedia Partner Solutions: Expedia Partner Solutions offers B2B travel APIs (hotels, flights, activities, cars) to OTAs, airlines, and travel tech companies — overlaps with RezTez's API distribution play and with RezLive's buyer network at the global end.
• Booking.com for Travel Agents: Booking.com's travel-agent program and B2B connectivity provides agents with access to a global hotel/apartment inventory — comparable to RezLive.com's agent-facing booking platform, although Booking operates at much larger scale and also serves end consumers.
• Trip.com Group / Ctrip: Trip.com Group operates both consumer OTAs and B2B/TMC services across APAC — overlaps with TDG on API distribution to OTAs and on Asian travel-trade customers, particularly in China and Southeast Asia.
• Hotelbeds Activities / TUI Musement: TUI Musement is a major global B2B activities and experiences distributor — comparable to TDG's 45,000+ sightseeing inventory via RezLive.com and to the DMC activities offered by Designer Indya and Designer Voyages.

Emerging players

• TravHQ / Tavisca: Tavisca is an India-based travel technology platform providing booking engines, APIs, and distribution tools to OTAs, DMCs, and travel businesses — comparable to RezTez and RezLive.com on technology/product positioning in B2B travel-tech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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