StudyTravel

Name

StudyTravel

Legal name

StudyTravel

Website

https://studytravel.network

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Study Travel B2B Networking

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Study Abroad Program Operators (THAKAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

University & College Study Tours (THAKAGAC), Research & Lab-Based Short-Term Programs (Undergraduate/Graduate) (EDAIAIAF)

Keywords

• B2B networking platform
• Study travel agencies
• Education conferences
• Industry publication
• Professional networking

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conference and Event Bookings: Revenue generated from booking business conferences and events, including Alphe Conferences (2-day face-to-face in 11 destinations) and Alphitos (half-day boutique online events)
2. Advertising: Online and print advertising opportunities in StudyTravel Magazine and on the platform

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

StudyTravel is a B2B networking platform for schools and study travel agencies serving international students, enabling members to connect with industry colleagues, book face-to-face and virtual conferences, and access industry news through StudyTravel Magazine. The company also produces peer-voted awards programs (Star Awards, Secondary School Awards) and provides a Meeting Manager tool to organize conference meetings.

Product overview

StudyTravel offers a unified B2B platform comprising the core StudyTravel Network portal alongside complementary products and services. The main platform enables connection between schools and study travel agencies, while StudyTravel Magazine provides industry publication content. Event services include Alphe Conferences (in-person, 11 destinations), Alphe Online (virtual conferences), and Alphitos (short boutique online events). Awards programs include Star Awards and Secondary School Awards. The Meeting Manager tool enables users to manage conference meetings. With over 30 years of experience, the platform serves agents, educators, service providers, and association officers in the international study travel sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alphe Conferences: 2-day face-to-face conferences in 11 global destinations
• Alphe Online
• Alphitos
• Star Awards
• Secondary School Awards
• Meeting Manager
• StudyTravel Magazine

Products and services

• StudyTravel Network
• StudyTravel Magazine Print and digital publication providing industry news, trends, and intelligence for study travel agents. Positioned as the only publication written especially for this audience.
• Alphe Conferences 2-day face-to-face conferences held in 11 global destinations, bringing together study travel agents and educators for in-person networking and collaboration.
• Alphe Online Online conference format providing an accessible virtual alternative to in-person Alphe Conferences, enabling participants to stay connected remotely.
• Alphitos Half-day, boutique online events designed to keep professionals connected through concise virtual networking sessions.
• Star Awards Peer-voted awards program celebrating outstanding service in the study travel industry, recognizing excellence through peer-nominated recognition.
• Secondary School Awards Peer-voted awards specifically for the secondary education sector within the study travel industry, recognizing excellence in study travel services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,112+ network members actively using the platform

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ICEF: ICEF is a B2B platform and conference series dedicated to international education and study travel, connecting educators, agents, and service providers through global events — directly comparable to StudyTravel's networking and Alphe Conferences model.
• WYSE Travel Confederation: WYSE is the global industry association for youth and student travel, organizing conferences and representing operators in study travel — overlapping directly with StudyTravel's school-and-agent community and conference business.

Emerging players

• ApplyBoard: ApplyBoard is a digital platform that connects international students with education programs and recruitment agents — emerging as a tech-first intermediary in the same study abroad value chain StudyTravel serves through its B2B network.
• Studyportals: Studyportals operates study choice platforms used by prospective international students to compare programs abroad, providing a digital alternative path to the agent-led discovery that StudyTravel's network facilitates.
• Educations.com: Educations.com is an online marketplace where schools and language programs list offerings for international students — overlapping with StudyTravel's role in connecting educators with the agent channel.

Broad incumbents

• Quacquarelli Symonds (QS): QS operates global higher education events, rankings, and analytics and runs conferences serving international student recruitment — a broader incumbent in adjacent B2B education networking space.
• IDP Education: IDP is a major international student placement company operating IELTS, recruitment events, and digital platforms, serving the same global study abroad ecosystem that StudyTravel's B2B network addresses.
• EF Education First: EF Education First is one of the world's largest language travel and study abroad operators, a key educator-type member in StudyTravel's network and a broad incumbent in the same study travel sector.
• Kaplan International Languages: Kaplan operates language schools globally and is a major destination provider within the study travel agent channel that StudyTravel intermediates, making it a comparable incumbent educator.
• British Council: The British Council promotes English language study in the UK and runs its own study travel agent networking events, representing a publicly-funded incumbent in the same study travel ecosystem as StudyTravel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StudyTravelLtd
• Facebookfacebook.com/StudyTravelLimited
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studytravel-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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