Akbar Travels Online

What Akbar Travels Online does

Akbar Travels Online is the B2B travel technology division of Akbar Travels of India Pvt. Ltd., headquartered in Mumbai and operating as a private limited company (legal entity: AKBAR ONLINE BOOKING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED). Founded as the online portal in 2006 on top of a parent travel business established in 1978, the company runs Asia's leading B2B travel portal serving registered travel agents, agencies, and corporate partners. The platform bundles 17+ travel products — flights, hotels, holidays, rail, bus, car rentals, insurance, cruise, visa, Umrah, money exchange, medical tourism, utilities, and sightseeing activities — into a single agent-facing interface with mobile apps for iOS and Android. Underlying technology combines a multi-supplier aggregation layer with real-time pricing, API integration, and white-label deployment options, connecting to 700+ airlines (including 200+ low-cost carriers and 15+ NDC airlines), multiple GDS systems, and 25+ global hotel suppliers providing access to 5.5 lakh+ hotels with 6,000+ direct contracting properties.

The business model is commission-driven, with Akbar earning transactional fees on travel products booked by its 55,000+ registered agents across India, supplemented by API licensing/white-label revenue from travel platforms and OTAs that embed its flight and hotel booking engines, and subscription-style participation from agent accounts. Customer segments are primarily SMB travel agents and small agencies, with a secondary enterprise layer serving corporate travel management including MICE, group, and corporate fares. GTM is channel-partner-led: agent self-registration, 24/7 regional-language support, mobile app distribution, and API onboarding with a stated 30-day go-live target. Distribution remains India-centric through the agent network, while supplier relationships extend globally to enable international bookings.

The company is founder-controlled (K.V. Abdul Nazar, founder of the 1978 parent business), private, and has not raised disclosed institutional funding. Headcount sits in the 501-1000 range per firmographics data. Recent strategic moves are product-led — adding 'Activities' (sightseeing), launching dedicated Flight and Hotel APIs, deploying white-label options, and integrating NDC airline content — all aimed at broadening agent monetization rather than pivoting the core model.

Name

Akbar Travels Online

Legal name

AKBAR ONLINE BOOKING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

Website

https://agents.akbartravelsonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Akbar Travels Online is the B2B division of Akbar Travels of India, operating a travel portal and APIs that serve 55,000+ registered travel agents and corporate partners across India with 17+ products including flights, hotels, holidays, and ancillary travel services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Travel Distribution

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Agent/Partner Booking Portals (Extranet) (THALADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

B2B OTA/White-Label Booking Platforms & Affiliate Networks (THAKAAAO)

Keywords

• B2B travel portal
• Travel booking platform
• Flight hotel API
• Travel agency software
• Corporate travel management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission Revenue: The company earns commissions on selling travel products such as Flights, Hotels, Rail, Bus, Insurance, cabs, Holidays, Visas and many more. Travel agents earn commissions with more bookings generating more revenue.
2. API Integration and Licensing: Revenue from providing API integration services to travel agencies and online travel platforms, enabling them to embed flight and hotel booking capabilities into their own platforms.
3. White-Label Solutions: Revenue generated from offering white-label travel portal options to partners who rebrand and resell travel services under their own brand.
4. B2B Platform Subscriptions: Revenue from registering and maintaining travel agent accounts on the B2B portal with access to exclusive promotions, special deals, and high commissions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Akbar Travels Online operates a B2B travel portal that distributes flights, hotels, holidays, rail, bus, car rentals, travel insurance, cruise, visa, Umrah, and ancillary travel products to registered travel agents and corporate partners. The platform supplies real-time pricing, white-label options, and standalone Flight and Hotel APIs connecting 700+ airlines, 200+ low-cost carriers, 15+ NDC airlines, and 5.5 lakh+ hotels via 25+ global suppliers. Registered agents earn commissions on bookings placed through the portal.

Product overview

Akbar Travels Online operates as a B2B travel technology platform consisting of Akbartravelsonline.com as the core unified portal for travel agents and partners, supplemented by dedicated Flight and Hotel APIs for technical integrations. The platform bundles 17+ travel products (flights, hotels, holidays, rail, bus, car rentals, insurance, cruise, money exchange) under one roof. Mobile app extends accessibility for agents to manage bookings on-the-go.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Akbar Travels API: B2B API platform for flight and hotel booking integration, enabling travel agents and online travel platforms to integrate real-time flight information, pricing, availability, and booking capabilities.

Products and services

• Akbartravelsonline.com B2B Portal Asia's leading B2B travel portal designed exclusively for travel agents, agencies, and corporate partners, offering 17+ travel products including flights, hotels, holidays, rail, bus, car rentals, utilities, travel insurance, cruise services, money exchange, and medical tourism with real-time pricing, API integrations, and commission-based earnings.
• Akbar Travels Flight API Flight booking API enabling real-time flight information, price comparison, availability checking, automated booking processes, and secure payment processing for travel agents, online travel platforms, and businesses dealing with flight-related services, with access to 700+ airlines, 200+ low-cost carriers, 15+ NDC airlines, and multiple GDS connections.
• Akbar Travels Hotel API Hotel booking API providing access to 5.5 lakh+ hotels worldwide through 25+ global suppliers and 6000+ direct contracting properties, featuring real-time pricing, weather forecasts, map view options, book-now-pay-later, and advanced search filters for travel platforms and agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,000+ registered agents serving customers with 100% customer satisfaction
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 700+ International AirlinescoreTechnology or IntegrationExtensive global airfare network providing vast inventory from over 700 international airlines and 200+ low-cost carriers for integration through Akbar Travels Flight API.
• 25+ Global Hotel SupplierscoreTechnology or IntegrationHotel API integration with 25+ global suppliers providing access to 5.5 lakh+ hotels worldwide inventory and 6000+ direct contracting properties.
• 15+ NDC AirlinescoreTechnology or IntegrationAirlines supporting New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard integrated into the Flight API for enhanced content and services.
• Multiple GDS (Global Distribution Systems)coreTechnology or IntegrationMultiple Global Distribution System connections enabling comprehensive flight inventory aggregation from various sources.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TBO Tek: TBO Tek is a leading global B2B travel distribution platform headquartered in India, offering hotels, flights, holidays, and ancillary products to travel agents via API and portal. It is the most direct public-market comparable to Akbar Travels Online in scale, geography, and product mix.
• Riya Travels: Riya Travels is a long-established Indian B2B travel agency with a similar agent-network distribution model, offering flights, hotels, and visa services through registered agents — directly competing with Akbar in the SMB travel agent segment.

Emerging players

• TravClan: TravClan is an India-focused B2B travel platform targeting travel agents with a mobile-first, tech-led experience. It competes for the same SMB agent base as Akbar but differentiates through modern UX and faster onboarding.
• Duffel: Duffel is a UK-based API-first travel platform offering flights, hotels, and ancillary services to OTAs and travel businesses. It is comparable to Akbar's API product on technology model and target developer/partner customers.

Broad incumbents

• MakeMyTrip: MakeMyTrip is India's largest online travel agency operating primarily B2C but increasingly selling through corporate channels. It is a structural threat to the traditional agent channel that Akbar serves, making it a relevant incumbent comparable.
• Yatra Online: Yatra is a major Indian OTA with significant B2B and corporate travel operations alongside consumer bookings. It overlaps with Akbar in corporate travel, hotel distribution, and agent network dynamics in India.
• Cleartrip: Cleartrip, owned by Flipkart/Walmart, is a major Indian OTA focused on flights and hotels. While primarily B2C, its scale and tech investment represent the competitive ceiling for inventory-driven platforms like Akbar.
• Hotelbeds: Hotelbeds is a global B2B hotel distribution platform supplying inventory to travel agents, OTAs, and tour operators. It competes with the hotel aggregation side of Akbar's offering and is a useful global scale comparable.
• Booking.com (B2B / Connectivity Partner program): Booking.com operates one of the largest B2B connectivity programs, offering hotel inventory APIs to resellers worldwide. While primarily B2C, its partner connectivity business directly overlaps with Akbar's white-label and API distribution model.

Others

• Travelport: Travelport is a global GDS provider and a key infrastructure partner/supplier to Akbar. It is comparable as an enabler in the B2B travel distribution stack and represents the upstream technology layer on which platforms like Akbar depend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/akbartravonline
• Facebookfacebook.com/Akbartravelsonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/akbar-online-booking-co-pvt-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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