Competition Travel

Name

Competition Travel

Legal name

Competition Travel

Website

https://competitiontravel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Housing and Group Travel Coordination

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Team, Tournament & Training Travel (THAKAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Incentive Travel Procurement & Contracting (Air/Hotel/Transport Sourcing) (THAHANAD)

Keywords

• Group travel services
• Event housing coordination
• Hotel room block management
• Sports tournament accommodation
• Rebate sponsorship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Augustine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hotel Partnership Commissions and Rebate Sponsorships: The company generates revenue through negotiated rebate sponsorships directly with hotels. Services are provided at no cost to event organizations, with revenue coming from hotel partners who pay commissions or rebates for group bookings generated through the platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Competition Travel operates as a housing partner for tournament and event organizers, managing hotel room blocks, group travel logistics, and accommodation coordination for competitive events such as cheerleading and dance competitions. The company delivers these services at no cost to event organizations, generating revenue through commissions and rebate sponsorships from hotel partners. It supports more than 500 events annually, with room block sizes ranging from 50 to 10,000 room nights per event, and combines dedicated account management with a real-time booking platform and analytics tools.

Product overview

Competition Travel is a housing partner platform for tournament and event organizers managing group travel solutions. The core platform consists of Hotel Room Block Management with dynamic pricing, a Real-Time Booking Platform for attendee self-service reservations, Advanced Analytics & Reporting for event insights, and Event Platform Integration for workflow simplification. These are supported by dedicated account management, rebate sponsorship negotiation, marketing support, and waitlist management services. Additional ancillary services include Practice Space Access and Transportation Coordination for teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Room Block Management Service Sets up and manages hotel room blocks at special event and tournament group rates for tournament and event organizers, offering multiple price and location options to attendees.
• Real-Time Booking Platform (EventConnect) Online reservation system enabling event participants to book, modify, or cancel hotel reservations through an intuitive user interface, supported by the EventConnect technology partnership.
• Dedicated Account Management Assigns a dedicated contact for each event and set of attendees, providing personalized support throughout the event lifecycle and coordinating logistics on behalf of the organizer.
• Rebate Sponsorship Negotiation Negotiates rebate sponsorships directly with hotels to create additional revenue streams for event organizer partners while securing competitive rates for attendees.
• Marketing Support Services Collaborates with event organizations to develop marketing plans aimed at increasing housing offer visibility and attendee bookings.
• Practice Space Coordination Provides free access to practice space for competing teams, ensuring preparation needs are met without added cost.
• Transportation Coordination Coordinates round-trip transportation for teams and their families, making travel to and from competitive events more seamless.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handles 500+ events per year ranging from 50-10,000 room nights

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ACE (American Cheerleaders Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with American Cheerleaders Association for cheerleading competition housing services. ACE is a prominent organization in the cheerleading industry, and this partnership enables Competition Travel to serve their large national events.
• US DancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with US Dance organization for dance competition housing coordination. US Dance organizes major dance competitions, and Competition Travel serves as their housing partner.
• ICE (International Cheerleading Executive)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with International Cheerleading Executive for global cheerleading events accommodation services.
• Liberty SpiritcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Liberty Spirit for spirit competition housing services.
• Global SpiritcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Global Spirit for international spirit competition accommodation coordination.
• Various Hotel PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple hotel partnerships enabling group rate accommodations for event attendees. Hotels provide room blocks, discounted rates, and rebate sponsorships in exchange for guaranteed booking volume through the Competition Travel platform.
• EventConnectcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integration partner for the booking and reservation management platform. EventConnect provides the technical infrastructure for online reservations, modifications, and cancellations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EventConnect: EventConnect is the closest peer: it provides housing and travel management software for youth and amateur sports events, including booking platforms and event-management integrations. It is also Competition Travel's technology partner, meaning it both competes and supplies core infrastructure.
• onPeak: onPeak is a group housing and ticket-hotel travel partner for sports, entertainment, and event organizers. It serves a similar buyer (event organizers) with comparable room-block, rebate, and dedicated-account-manager services across a broader event mix.
• HBC Event Services: HBC Event Services specializes in housing management for conventions, sporting events, and trade shows. It directly competes with Competition Travel in managing hotel room blocks for organized competitive events and conferences.
• Team Travel: Team Travel provides group travel and housing coordination specifically for sports teams and competitive events. It targets the same customer base (coaches, families, athletes) and offers similar hotel block and tournament travel services.
• Resiada (formerly EventHousing): Resiada offers event housing management software and services for conferences, conventions, and sporting events. It is a direct competitor in providing online booking platforms and hotel-block services to event organizers.

Broad incumbents

• EventPipe (by Cvent): Cvent's EventPipe offers group housing management and reservation tools for events of all sizes. As part of the broader Cvent event-management platform, it overlaps with Competition Travel's housing-and-event-integration value proposition at greater scale.
• Maritz Global Events (formerly Experient): Maritz Global Events is a large-scale housing and registration partner for meetings, conventions, and events. It overlaps with Competition Travel's group-housing service for organizers but operates across a much broader portfolio beyond youth sports.
• Groups360: Groups360 provides hotel block management technology and booking platforms for group events, including meetings and sports tournaments. It overlaps with Competition Travel in housing block management and platform-based booking but at a larger enterprise scale.
• Booking.com for Groups / Booking Event Solutions: Booking.com's group/event solutions allow organizers to reserve blocks of rooms for events. As a global online travel agency with deep hotel inventory, it competes indirectly for group travel bookings and could substitute for Competition Travel's hotel-partner layer.
• Hotels.com for Groups: Hotels.com's group booking offering allows event organizers to reserve multi-room blocks through a major OTA. It represents a broader competitor that event organizers may use instead of a specialized housing partner for smaller events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CompetitionTravel
• Instagraminstagram.com/competition_travel?utm_source=qr
• Xx.com/comptravelusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/competition-travel

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

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