Jet Vacations

What Jet Vacations does

Jet Vacations is a privately held US-based custom group tour operator founded in 1982 and headquartered at 2338 Immokalee Road, Suite 111, Naples, Florida. The company designs and operates bespoke escorted group travel experiences for travel clubs, community organizations, alumni associations, university programs, chambers of commerce, and nonprofit foundations. Over its 40+ year history, Jet Vacations has designed and operated 200+ itineraries across 70 countries, positioning itself as a sales agent for third-party travel suppliers including airlines, hotels, cruise lines, and ground operators rather than an asset-owning operator.

The company's product portfolio centers on Custom Group Tours created from scratch with client input, supplemented by a catalog of pre-designed Sample Group Programs covering destinations such as Iceland, Turkey, Cambodia & Vietnam, Croatia, Greece, Hawaii, Japan, South Africa, Morocco, Slovenia, and Tuscany. Specialty offerings include Deluxe Train Vacations and a Mega Yacht product line spanning Mediterranean and Caribbean routes, plus a discounted rental car add-on. The technology stack is built entirely on third-party platforms: Wix.com hosts the marketing website and e-commerce front end, while Group Travel Technologies' GroupMinder provides the customer account portal for reservations, deposits, payments, receipts, and travel documents. Payment processing is PCI-DSS compliant via Authorize.net and Wix/GroupMinder integrations.

Jet Vacations operates a sales-led, direct-distribution GTM through its website, a toll-free phone line (855-538-0999), and the customer portal. Revenue is generated through per-person all-inclusive tour package sales priced at $6,595–$7,895 for typical 8–12 day programs, plus non-refundable service fees (minimum $600 per person deposit; $300 service fee becoming non-refundable after 30 days) and $50 per-person change fees. The company is privately held with no external institutional funding or parent entity, operates with 11–50 employees, and holds Florida Seller of Travel Registration No. ST40436 and California Seller of Travel #2111829-40.

Name

Jet Vacations

Legal name

Jet Vacations LLC

Website

https://jetvacations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jet Vacations is a Naples, Florida-based custom group tour operator founded in 1982 that designs escorted multi-country travel experiences for community groups, alumni associations, universities, and chambers of commerce, operating 200+ itineraries across 70 countries via third-party supplier partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Group Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Tour Operators (561520)

akta.pro primary industry

Group & Small-Group Custom Itinerary Planning (THAKAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adventure & Expedition Custom Itinerary Planning (THAKAOAC), Bespoke Multi-Day Itinerary Planning & Custom Tour Design (THAJALAB), Luxury Multi-Day Tour Operators (THAKADAE)

Keywords

• Custom group tours
• Escorted tour packages
• Group travel operator
• All-inclusive vacations
• Study abroad tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tour Package Sales: Jet Vacations generates primary revenue through the sale of all-inclusive group travel packages. Packages typically include round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, guided tours, entrance fees, transportation, and local taxes. Pricing varies by destination and duration, with examples ranging from $6,595 to $7,895 per person for 8-12 day programs.
2. Service Fees: Non-refundable service fees charged for travel planning, processing registrations, and making reservations. A minimum deposit of $600 per person inclusive of taxes and fees is required at booking. After 30 days, a $300 service fee becomes non-refundable.
3. Change Fees: Fees charged for changes to reservations including air deviations, name changes, and modifications. A $50 per person non-refundable fee applies for changes plus any additional costs in airfares or other services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jet Vacations is a Naples, Florida-based tour operator that designs and operates customized, all-inclusive group travel programs for communities, travel clubs, membership organizations, universities, and chambers of commerce. The company creates each group tour from scratch based on client input, packaging round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, meals, guided excursions, entrance fees, local transportation, and tour managers into a single itinerary. It has designed and operated more than 200 itineraries across 70 countries since 1982.

Product overview

Jet Vacations is a custom group tour operator based in Naples, Florida, specializing in customized group travel since 1982. The company operates a portfolio of tour products centered around its core Custom Group Tours service, supplemented by a diverse catalog of pre-designed Sample Group Programs covering destinations worldwide (Europe, Asia, Americas, Africa, and Oceania). Core tour packages include escorted multi-day programs with accommodations, meals, guided excursions, and transportation. Additional offerings include Deluxe Train Vacations featuring premium rail journeys, Discounted Rental Cars as an add-on service, and promotional Hot Deals. The company operates as a sales agent for third-party suppliers including airlines, hotels, cruise lines, and ground operators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Group Tours Bespoke all-inclusive group travel programs designed from scratch per client specifications for communities, travel clubs, alumni associations, university groups, and chamber organizations, including airfare, accommodations, meals, guided tours, entrance fees, local transportation, and tour managers.
• Paris & Burgundy 11-day, 9-night escorted cultural tour from Paris through Burgundy featuring vineyards, châteaux, museums, French culinary experiences, daily breakfast, welcome dinners, a Seine dinner cruise, and round-trip airfare from ORD; priced at $7,895 per person in double occupancy.
• Tuscia & Argentario 10-day, 8-night escorted Italian tour through Viterbo, Orvieto, Monte Argentario, and Pitigliano with daily breakfast, 8 meals with wine and water, guided tours, a winery visit, a Lake Bolsena boat cruise, entrance fees, and round-trip airfare from PHL; priced at $6,595 per person.
• Scandinavian Dreams 12-day, 10-night escorted tour through Copenhagen, Oslo, Flåm, Sognefjord, Bergen, and Stockholm with first-class 4-star hotel accommodations, daily breakfast, 4 dinners, all transfers, tours, guided excursions, entrance fees, a tour manager, local guides, all VAT and taxes, and round-trip airfare from EWR/PHL; priced at $7,425 per person in double occupancy.
• Deluxe Train Vacations Luxury rail-based travel experiences featuring premium train journeys such as the Flåm Railway through Norway's fjords, packaged with accommodations and ground arrangements.
• Sample Group Programs Pre-designed group tour itineraries spanning destinations including Iceland, Turkey, Cambodia & Vietnam, Croatia, Greece, Hawaii, Memphis/Nashville, Portland, Japan, South Africa, Morocco, Slovenia, and Tuscany, used as starting points for customized group bookings.
• Discounted Rental Cars Vehicle rental services arranged at discounted rates for group travelers as an add-on to tour packages.
• Hot Deals Special discounted tour packages and limited-time promotional travel deals grouped under the Hot Deals brochure page.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ itineraries designed and operated across 70 countries in over 20 years of operation

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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Croatian National Tourist BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides official tourism imagery and content credits for Croatian destinations featured in Jet Vacations tour itineraries, including photos by photographers such as ivan-coric, ivo-pervan, verzotti, Ivan-Čorić, Ivo Biocina, Boris Kacan, and Danica Pecanic.
• Atout France (French Tourist Board)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides tourism content and imagery for French destinations including Paris and Burgundy tours. Contact: Alain Tzankin.
• ENIT - Italian National Tourist BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides official Italian tourism content and imagery for Tuscia, Argentina, and other Italian destinations featured in Jet Vacations programs.
• Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides official Japanese tourism imagery and content for Japan tour itineraries offered by Jet Vacations.
• Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides official Hawaiian tourism imagery including photos by Ben Ono, Nicholas Tomasello, Kuni Nakai, Kazu Tanabe, Vincent Lim, Tommy Lundberg, John Hook, and others.
• Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides official Greek tourism content and imagery for Greece tours, including photos by YSkoulas and D Iliadi.
• Scenic CruisesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCruise partner providing river and ocean cruise components integrated into Jet Vacations tour packages. Photo credits include Gillies Zaiser.
• Wix.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationWix.com provides the online platform infrastructure hosting the Jet Vacations website, enabling e-commerce functionality, booking systems, and secure payment processing through Wix's data storage and applications.
• Group Travel Technologies, LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the primary online platform for selling products and services, integrated with customer management and booking functionality.
• TravelInsurance.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party travel insurance provider offering optional trip protection plans to Jet Vacations customers, including Cancel For Any Reason (CFAR) policies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SITA World Travel: Custom luxury and small-group tour operator specializing in bespoke international itineraries for affinity groups, alumni associations, and private clubs — a near-mirror of Jet Vacations' B2B group travel model.
• Grand Circle Travel: Specialist in escorted group tours for older American travelers, with deep European and international itineraries, a similar premium-but-accessible price band, and a focus on community and affinity-group travel.
• Academic Travel Abroad: Custom educational group travel provider focused on university alumni, faculty-led, and study-tour programs — a small but tightly overlapping peer for Jet Vacations' educational and alumni business.
• Road Scholar: Not-for-profit educational travel organization running escorted group programs for adults 50+ and lifelong learners, with multi-day itineraries to Europe and beyond — comparable community/membership-driven tour model.
• EF Educational Tours (EF Tours): Custom educational group tour operator serving K–12 schools, universities, and alumni groups — directly overlapping with Jet Vacations' university, alumni, and educational institution segment.
• Insight Vacations: Premium escorted group tour brand offering multi-day European and worldwide itineraries with all-inclusive pricing — overlapping with Jet Vacations' premium product positioning and cultural-tour focus.
• Collette: Long-established escorted group tour operator offering multi-day cultural and experiential itineraries (Europe, Asia, Americas) at similar price points to Jet Vacations, with comparable all-inclusive packaging and group-traveler focus.
• WorldStrides: Educational and student group travel provider offering custom itineraries for schools, universities, and performance ensembles — a direct comparable for Jet Vacations' educational institution and alumni customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Tauck: High-end escorted tour operator running multi-day cultural itineraries worldwide with all-inclusive pricing — a comparable premium escorted-tour brand but with broader scale and a larger portfolio.
• Globus / Cosmos: Large multi-brand escorted-tour portfolio (Globus, Cosmos, Monograms) covering Europe, North America, and beyond — wider catalog and brand breadth than Jet Vacations, but same core escorted group-tour mechanic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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