Manglam Tours & Travels

What Manglam Tours & Travels does

Manglam Tours and Travels Limited is a privately held, Nigeria-based travel and tours agency founded in May 2012 and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC, RC No. 1005852). The company holds International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) accreditations, which together authorize it to issue airline tickets and operate as a formal travel intermediary in Nigeria. Its headquarters is located at 18D Civic Centre Road, Kano.

The company delivers an integrated suite of travel services across seven core verticals: air ticket booking (including flights, trains, and buses), hotel booking (with access to 100,000+ properties globally), visa services (tourist, business, work, study, immigration, transit, and birth-tourism), holiday packages (including a dedicated Qatar tour package), travel insurance, health/medical tourism facilitation (linking clients to hospitals in India, UAE, UK, Germany, Turkey, and Thailand), and airport protocol/VIP transfer services. The technology stack is not publicly disclosed; there is no proprietary platform, mobile app, or API, and operations rely on a standard website (manglamtours.net), phone/email inquiry, and in-person consultations at the Kano office.

Commercially, Manglam operates a commission-driven, transactional revenue model across most streams (airline ticket commissions, hotel commissions, insurance referral fees), supplemented by service fees for visa processing, medical-tourism coordination, and premium airport protocol services. Pricing is largely quote-based; the only publicly disclosed example is a Qatar luxury package at N715,000 per person sharing. GTM is sales-led and consultative, targeting private-sector corporates, government agencies, individual leisure travelers, students, medical tourists, and VIP/high-net-worth clients — segments served through the company website, social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn), and direct outreach. Scale signals include 80%+ repeat-client share, 15+ airline partnerships, and a self-reported customer base of "thousands of happy travelers," though no financial figures are disclosed.

Name

Manglam Tours & Travels

Legal name

Manglam Tours and Travels Limited

Website

https://manglamtours.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Manglam Tours & Travels Limited is a Kano, Nigeria-based IATA- and NCAA-accredited travel agency offering flight bookings, hotel reservations, visa assistance, holiday packages, medical tourism, travel insurance, and airport protocol services to private, government, and leisure clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Tour Operators (56152), Travel Agencies (56151)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices) (THAKABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Online/Hybrid Corporate Travel Agencies (Self-Booking + Support) (THAKACAB)

Keywords

• Travel agency services
• Flight booking services
• Hotel reservation services
• Visa processing assistance
• Holiday tour packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Kano

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Air Ticket Booking: Commission-based revenue from booking domestic and international flights through partnerships with major airlines. The company processes ticket reservations and bookings for clients.
2. Hotel Booking Services: Revenue generated from booking accommodations at over 100,000 hotels worldwide, earning commissions from hotel partners.
3. Visa Services: Fees charged for visa application assistance, documentation processing, appointment scheduling, and interview preparation services.
4. Holiday Packages: Package tours combining flights, hotels, visas, city tours, and activities sold as all-inclusive holiday packages.
5. Travel Insurance: Commissions from partnering with travel insurance providers to offer coverage to travelers.
6. Airport Protocol & Transfer Services: Premium services including meet & greet, expedited check-in, VIP lounge access, luggage handling, and transportation arrangements.
7. Health Tourism Services: Facilitator fees for connecting medical tourists with international hospitals and arranging medical travel packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Manglam Tours and Travels Limited is a Nigerian travel agency that books domestic and international flights, hotel reservations, visa applications, holiday packages, travel insurance, airport protocol/transfer services, and medical tourism facilitation for individual and corporate clients. The company operates as a one-stop shop for end-to-end travel arrangements, leveraging IATA and NCAA accreditation to issue airline tickets and process travel documentation through a network of global airline and hotel partners.

Product overview

Manglam Tours & Travels is a travel and tours company offering a comprehensive suite of travel services. The core offering consists of Air Ticket Booking (flights, trains, buses), Hotel Booking (100,000+ hotels worldwide), Visa Services, Health Tourism, Holiday Packages, Airport Protocol & Transfer Services, and Travel Insurance. These services are offered as integrated offerings that can be combined for complete travel solutions, with specialized sub-products like Qatar Tour Packages available as destination-specific packages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Ticket Booking Service Domestic and international flight booking service, including train and bus ticket reservations, with partnerships across major global airlines such as British Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines.
• Hotel Booking Service Worldwide hotel booking service connecting clients to over 100,000 hotels globally, covering both inbound and outbound travel with options for individuals, couples, groups, and corporate bookings.
• Visa Services Comprehensive visa assistance including tourist, business, work, study, immigration, transit, and birth tourism visas for countries worldwide, with document verification and interview preparation support.
• Holiday Packages Curated holiday tour packages including domestic, international, adventure, honeymoon, and family vacation options with customizable itineraries covering flights, accommodations, meals, and sightseeing.
• Airport Protocol & Transfer Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% repeat client rate demonstrates high customer satisfaction and service quality
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partnership ensuring the company operates legally within Nigeria's aviation and travel industry. NCAA accreditation is mandatory for operating as a travel agency handling airline bookings in Nigeria.
• International Air Transport Association (IATA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIATA accreditation enables the company to issue airline tickets directly, access global distribution systems, and provide verified travel documentation. This partnership provides competitive advantages in ticket pricing and processing speed.
• National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association membership providing networking, industry standards, and collective representation for travel agencies in Nigeria.
• KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational airline partnership for flight bookings and reservations to and from Nigeria.
• Air AsiaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for budget airline services across Asian destinations.
• Qantas AirwaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to Australia and Oceania destinations.
• South African AirwaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to South Africa and African destinations.
• Qatar AirwaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor airline partnership for flights to Middle East and international destinations.
• Turkish AirlinesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to Turkey and transit through Istanbul.
• EgyptAirminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to Egypt and African destinations.
• Air FranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to France and European destinations.
• Delta Air LinesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to United States and transatlantic routes.
• British AirwaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to United Kingdom and European destinations.
• LufthansaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to Germany and European routes.
• Ethiopian AirlinesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to Ethiopia and African destinations.
• EmiratesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for flights to Dubai and Middle East destinations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Wego: Meta-search travel platform popular across MENA and parts of Africa. Comparable because it funnels travelers to direct bookings, structurally competing with retail travel agencies like Manglam.
• Hotels.ng: Nigerian-focused hotel booking platform (now part of the larger group). Overlaps with Manglam's hotel distribution capability and targets the same Nigerian accommodation booking customers with a digital-first model.

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Global OTA dominating online hotel and flight bookings. Indirectly competes by enabling Nigerian travelers to self-book online, structurally eroding the value of traditional retail agency intermediation that Manglam relies on.
• Trip.com: Global OTA serving travelers across emerging and developed markets. Competes for the same international flight and hotel bookings that Manglam facilitates, with growing presence in African outbound travel.
• Expedia: Global OTA with broad travel services including flights, hotels, packages, and car rentals. Represents the digital-first model that structurally pressures traditional retail travel agencies like Manglam.

Regional players

• Traveloka: Indonesia-headquartered OTA expanding across Southeast Asia and other emerging markets. Comparable for the playbook of building a digital-first OTA in an emerging-market travel ecosystem, even though its primary geography does not overlap with Nigeria.

Direct peers

• Wakanow: Nigerian online travel agency offering flights, hotels, visa services, and holiday packages to Nigerian consumers and corporate clients. The most direct comparable peer given identical geography, customer base, and integrated service portfolio.
• FlightHub: Canada-headquartered OTA with operations targeting African markets including Nigeria. Directly competes for outbound Nigerian flight bookings through digital channels that bypass traditional retail agencies.
• Jovago: Africa-wide hotel and travel booking platform (originally Jumia Travel) with Nigerian operations. Overlaps with Manglam's hotel distribution and flight booking business across the same customer base.
• Travelstart: Africa-focused online travel agency with a strong Nigerian and South African presence, offering flight booking, hotel reservations, and packages. Directly competes for the same Nigerian outbound travel bookings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ManglamTours
• Facebookfacebook.com/toursmanglam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/manglam-travels-02b28912b
• Instagraminstagram.com/manglam_tours

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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