High Point Travel

What High Point Travel does

High Point Travel is a private, family-owned travel management company founded in 1986 and headquartered at 6200 K Avenue, Suite 120, Plano, Texas. The firm plans and books group travel exclusively for the Christian ministry ecosystem, serving churches, mission agencies, Christian schools, and para-church organizations with three core offerings: discounted and humanitarian airfare via long-standing airline relationships, chartered ground transportation via a safety-vetted bus vendor network, and travel insurance facilitated through IMG. Annual throughput is approximately 97,990 travelers across 149 countries, including ~45,000 airfare customers and ~53,000 charter bus passengers covering 561,000 miles.

The technology footprint is operational rather than productized: an internal mission travel database and pricing system, a Wix-hosted marketing site with quote-request forms, and a separate client portal at clientportal.highpointgo.com for post-sale booking, document, and trip management. No public API, mobile app, or third-party integrations beyond referral links to IMG and CIBT are disclosed. Distribution is an inside-sales-led model with Account Representatives executing 30–50 cold calls per day by phone, email, and text, supplemented by referral-driven growth from existing ministry clients and limited conference travel (roughly one week per year).

Commercially, High Point earns transaction-based commission on airfare and bus bookings, an affiliate/referral stream from IMG insurance, and hybrid base-plus-commission economics on its own sales force. Sales Account Representatives can earn into six figures at the top end. The company carries roughly 50+ employees, has no external funding, and reports no completed acquisitions, divestitures, or leadership transitions beyond the named executives Chad Crain (Owner & CEO), Tim Ferguson (President & COO), Adam Stewart (Director of Sales & CDO), and Maggie Palozola (Director of Air Operations).

Name

High Point Travel

Legal name

High Point Travel

Website

https://highpointgo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

High Point Travel is a family-owned, Plano, Texas-based travel agency founded in 1986 that plans and books group airfare, charter buses, and travel insurance exclusively for churches, mission agencies, Christian schools, and para-church organizations, moving roughly 98,000 travelers annually across 149 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Airfare Bookings: Commission-based revenue from booking discounted group and humanitarian airfare for mission trips. The company leverages volume relationships with airlines to secure specialty fares for ministry clients.
2. Charter Bus Services: Revenue from arranging and booking charter buses for camps, conferences, and ministry ground transportation. Company acts as intermediary between clients and bus vendors.
3. Travel Insurance Referrals: Referral revenue from recommending and facilitating travel insurance purchases through IMG for group travelers.
4. Sales Compensation Structure: Sales team compensated via base salary plus commission structure, with potential well into six figures for top performers. Upside tied to successful deal closure and client retention.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

High Point Travel plans and books discounted group and humanitarian airfare, charter bus ground transportation, and travel insurance referrals for churches, mission agencies, Christian schools, and para-church organizations. The company leverages volume purchasing relationships with airlines and bus vendors to secure specialty fares and rates unavailable to general travel agencies or individual travelers.

Product overview

High Point Travel operates as a ministry-focused travel agency offering a unified service portfolio centered on three core offerings: Missions Airfare (discounted and specialty fares for international mission trips and group humanitarian travel), Charter Buses (ground transportation for camps, conferences, and mission opportunities), and Travel Insurance (offered through IMG partnership). The company supplements these with a Client Portal for existing customers to manage their bookings. The business model leverages volume purchasing relationships with airlines and bus vendors to secure discounted rates for ministry clients, combining travel logistics management with spiritual mission alignment. The company has been family-owned since 1986 and serves churches, mission agencies, Christian schools, and para-church organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Missions Airfare

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,000+ people per year fly with High Point for mission trips
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IMG (International Medical Group)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTravel insurance provider partner. High Point refers customers to IMG for travel insurance coverage. Individual travelers and groups can purchase insurance through IMG's platform. For groups of 10+, High Point facilitates group insurance with lower rates per person.
• CIBT VisasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPassport and visa processing service partner. High Point recommends CIBT for visa processing and passport needs but does not advise on visa issues directly. CIBT handles all visa processing services for international travelers.
• Airlines and Air VendorscoreOthersLong-standing relationships with multiple airlines enabling access to discounted group and humanitarian fares specifically for mission travel. Volume-based relationships allow High Point to secure specialty fares unavailable to individual travelers or general travel agencies.
• Charter Bus CompaniescoreOthersNetwork of bus vendors that must meet High Point's safety standards. Company shops multiple vendors in customer areas to find best options. Strong emphasis on safety - only books buses 'we would feel comfortable putting our own kids on.'

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Maranatha Tours: Faith-based tour operator specializing in Christian group travel, mission trips, and church-organized journeys. Most directly comparable to High Point's mission airfare and group travel business.
• Inspiration Cruises & Tours: Christian travel company offering cruises, tours, and group land travel for faith-based audiences. Competes in the same ministry-travel vertical with a similar values-aligned brand.
• GOGO Charters: Online charter bus marketplace aggregating bus vendors across the US, similar in function to High Point's charter bus intermediation business but serving a broader (non-faith) customer base.
• BusBank: Charter bus booking platform that sources and aggregates bus vendors for group ground transportation, directly overlapping with High Point's charter bus offering.
• CharterUP: Tech-enabled charter bus booking platform providing real-time pricing and vendor matching for group ground transportation; a more modern, venture-backed version of the same intermediation model.

Broad incumbents

• EF Educational Tours: Large, established educational and group travel operator serving schools and student groups; comparable to High Point's Christian school and student trip segment but at much greater scale.
• Worldstrides: Major student and educational travel company offering group travel programs to schools; overlaps with High Point's Christian school travel business and represents a much larger competitor.
• Travel Leaders Network: Large US travel agency franchise network providing group and leisure travel services; competes in the broader group travel agency market where High Point operates.
• AAA Travel: Established national travel agency brand offering group and leisure booking services; a broad incumbent that competes for group travel wallet share outside the faith-based niche.

Others

• Corporate Travel Management: Corporate-focused travel management company using volume-based supplier relationships similar to High Point's airline commission model, illustrating the broader competitive set for relationship-driven group travel agencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/134730

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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