Team3 Travel

What Team3 Travel does

Team3 Travel (TEAM 3 Reisen GmbH) is a privately held German tour operator founded in 1987 and headquartered in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The company specializes in package ski and sports holidays, operating a portfolio of its own T3 Sportclub hotels in Austria (Garfrescha/Montafon, Spullersee/Arlberg, First Mountain Zillertal, Ötztal/Sölden) and Switzerland (Alpenhotel Flims, Miraval Flims, Terrace Engelberg, Clubhotel Davos), supplemented by an extensive BED & SKI sub-brand offering 1,000+ accommodation-plus-skipass packages across Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Andorra, and Sweden. The company is led by Geschäftsführer (Managing Director) Roland Essmann and reported 1-10 employees. Targeted customer segments include families with children (the primary segment, with structured kids' programs and tiered child discounts), solo travelers and singles, adults-only guests, and independent skiers seeking flexible self-directed packages.

The business runs on a direct-to-consumer model with optional travel-agency reseller access via an Agentur Login portal. Packages are sold through the company's website (team3reisen.de) with a standard booking engine, real-time availability, and 20% deposit / balance-due-21-days-before-department terms. Pricing is per-person, ranging from roughly €200 for short 2-6 night trips to €1,629 for premium Swiss 7-night all-inclusive packages, with half-board meals and (in most Sportclub products) "all-in" drinks during dinner included, plus optional bus transfers from six German cities (€25-€169), ski rental, and travel insurance as ancillary revenue streams. A T3 Stars loyalty program rewards repeat bookings with future discounts. Marketing is content-led across YouTube, Instagram, SEO, and email newsletter, anchored by the T3 Magic Ski Movie video series.

Technology is described as a standard online booking platform with no proprietary features, AI capabilities, APIs, or SDKs disclosed. The company's core differentiation rests on vertical integration of accommodation supply in prime Alpine locations (ski-in/ski-out positioning at Garfrescha, ski guiding included, organized social programs), 40 years of brand reputation in the DACH market, and segment-specific programming (family weeks, single weeks, adults-only weeks). Summer sports travel and Mallorca boat trips are recent product extensions aimed at smoothing the inherent seasonality of the ski business, and the most recent material expansion was the opening of the 89-room T3 Sportclub Clubhotel Davos in Winter 2024/25.

Name

Team3 Travel

Legal name

TEAM 3 Reisen GmbH

Website

https://team3reisen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Team3 Travel is a German tour operator founded in 1987 that sells package ski and sports holidays through its own T3 Sportclub hotels in Austria and Switzerland and a BED & SKI catalog of 1,000+ packages across six Alpine and Pyrenees countries, serving families, singles, and adults-only travelers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ski and Sports Travel Packages

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Tour Operators (56152), Skiing Facilities (71392), Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports & Active Travel Agencies (e.g., ski, golf, dive) (THAKAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies (THAKAFAB), Multi-Activity & Expedition Packages (Guided Adventure Trips) (THAJABAL), Group & Small-Group Custom Itinerary Planning (THAKAOAF), Hiking, Trekking & Backpacking Tour Operators (THAAADAA)

Keywords

• Ski holiday packages
• Sports travel tours
• Alpine resort accommodation
• Group ski vacations
• Travel agency services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönchengladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Package Holidays - T3 Sportclubs: All-inclusive ski and sports travel packages sold as fixed departures to company-owned or partner Sportclubs. Packages typically include accommodation, half-board meals, ski pass, guided skiing, and program activities. Revenue is recognized per booking with prepayment terms of 20% deposit and balance due 21 days before departure.
2. BED & SKI Packages: Individual ski travel packages combining accommodation and ski pass for flexible self-directed skiing. Customers book online with over 1,000 options across Alpine and Pyrenees destinations. Adults-only and family-specific variants available.
3. Ancillary Services: Optional add-ons including bus transfers from German cities (€25-€169), ski rental, travel insurance, and extended skipasses generate additional per-booking revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Team3 Travel is a German tour operator that sells all-inclusive ski and sports holiday packages directly to consumers. It combines company-owned T3 Sportclub hotels in Austria, Switzerland, France, and Italy with the BED & SKI sub-brand of accommodation-plus-skipass packages across Alpine and Pyrenees destinations, including services such as ski guiding, half-board meals, family and singles weeks, and bus transfers from German cities.

Product overview

Team3 Travel (team3reisen) is a German ski and sports travel company offering package holidays across Alpine and Pyrenees destinations. Its portfolio is structured around its own T3 Sportclub brand of hotel/accommodation properties in Austria (Garfrescha/Montafon, Spullersee/Arlberg, Zillertal, Ötztal/Sölden) and Switzerland (Alpenhotel Flims-Laax, Miraval Flims-Laax, Terrace Engelberg, Clubhotel Davos), supplemented by third-party accommodation partnerships. Additional product lines include TEAM 3 Appartements in Valmorel (France), the BED & SKI package brand covering over 1000 accommodation-plus-skipass products across 5 countries, and the T3 Stars loyalty program. The company also organizes summer sports travel, family ski weeks, single ski weeks, adults-only trips, short ski trips (2-6 nights), boat trips to Mallorca, and add-on services including ski rental, travel insurance, and bus transfers. All products are sold through the company's own website and booking system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• T3 Sportclubs: Company-operated sports clubs in ski resort locations including Garfrescha (Montafon), Spullersee (Arlberg), Alpenhotel (Flims-Laax), Miraval (Flims), and others
• T3 Hotels
• BED & SKI
• T3 Stars
• T3 MAGIC SKI MOVIE
• Boot Trips Mallorca

Products and services

• T3 Sportclub Garfrescha Own sportclub hotel at 1500m in the Silvretta Montafon ski area (St. Gallenkirch, Austria) offering ski-in/ski-out access, half-board "all-in" with drinks during dinner, guided ski tours, and a kids and youth program for ski and sports holiday guests.
• T3 Sportclub Alpenhotel Flims Own 3-star sportclub hotel in Flims, Switzerland, approximately 700-800m from the Flims-Laax-Falera ski area entry, offering half-board "all-in", guided ski tours, and family-specific programming, with all 42 rooms renovated in 2021.
• T3 Sportclub Miraval Own 3-star sportclub hotel in Flims-Waldhaus, Switzerland, located directly on the valley descent of the Flims ski area, offering half-board "all-in", ski guiding, and panoramic mountain views from its sun terrace.
• T3 Sportclub Spullersee Own sportclub hotel at Wald am Arlberg, Austria, offering half-board "all-in", packed lunch, 6-day skipass, guided ski tours, and a long-running family ski travel tradition spanning more than 20 years.
• Sportclub Terrace Engelberg Art-nouveau style hotel in Engelberg, Switzerland, operated as a sportclub, including 7-day skipass, half-board PLUS with water and wine during dinner, daily ski guiding, and a gin bar with 250 gin varieties.
• Sportclub Clubhotel Davos
• Sportclub First Mountain Zillertal
• Sportclub Ötztal Sölden
• Sportclub Canazei (Dolomites)
• TEAM 3 Appartements Valmorel
• BED & SKI
• Familienreisen (Family Ski Travel)
• Singlereisen (Single Ski Travel)
• Adults Only Ski Travel
• Sportreisen Sommer (Summer Sports Travel)
• Skikurztrips 2-6 Nächte (Ski Short Trips)
• Boot Trips Mallorca
• Busanreise (Bus Transfer)
• Skiverleih (Ski Rental)
• Reiseversicherungen (Travel Insurance)
• T3 Stars Loyalty Program

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• T3 Hotels (Hotels under T3 brand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company operates affiliated T3 branded hotels including Hotel Surpunt, Alpenhotel Flims, Mira Val, Alpenhotel Garfrescha, Gasthof Spullersee, and Hotel Cityloft. These properties are marketed alongside partner hotels and sportclubs in the T3 portfolio.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FTI Touristik: FTI is one of Germany's largest tour operators with a ski and winter sports program across Alpine destinations; it competes with Team3 at the premium end and benefits from greater scale, capital, and marketing reach in the German ski package market.
• TUI Deutschland: TUI Deutschland is the German arm of Europe's largest integrated tourism group, offering ski holidays alongside mass-market beach and city packages; it is a broad incumbent competitor to Team3 in German-sourced winter sports travel.
• Schauinsland-Reisen: Schauinsland-Reisen is a large German tour operator offering ski and winter sports packages alongside broader leisure travel; it competes with Team3 in the DACH ski holiday category but operates a much wider portfolio including sun/beach destinations.
• DER Touristik: DER Touristik is a major German tour operator group (subsidiary of REWE Group) offering ski holidays through brands such as ITS and Jahn Reisen; it overlaps with Team3 in winter sports packages and dwarfs it in scale and breadth of inventory.
• ADAC Reisen: ADAC Reisen is the travel arm of Germany's largest automotive club, offering ski and winter sports packages alongside a wide travel portfolio; it competes for the same German family ski traveler that Team3 targets with its Familienreisen product line.

Direct peers

• SnowTrex: SnowTrex is a German ski-specialist travel agency offering accommodation-plus-skipass packages across the Alps and Pyrenees; it is the closest direct competitor to Team3 Travel's BED & SKI product, serving the same German-speaking ski holiday customer with similar bundled offerings.
• Interhome: Interhome is a European vacation rental and ski accommodation specialist operating across the Alps, with comparable self-catering apartment ski offerings (similar to Team3's TEAM 3 Appartements in Valmorel) and a broader pan-European footprint.

Others

• Snowboarden.nl / Skiinfo: Skiinfo (OnTheSnow) is a European ski resort information and snow report portal that drives booking traffic to ski package operators; it is an adjacent ecosystem player that influences demand for Team3's offerings.
• Skitouren / Bergfex: Bergfex is an Austrian/German alpine portal aggregating ski resort information, weather, and accommodation; it is adjacent to Team3 as a discovery and comparison channel that can either compete for attention or serve as a marketing partner for ski package bookings.

Regional players

• Hotelplan / Migros Ferien: Hotelplan is a Swiss tour operator offering ski holidays across the Swiss and broader Alpine market; it overlaps with Team3's Switzerland-heavy Sportclub portfolio (Flims, Engelberg, Davos) but is primarily distributed to Swiss rather than German customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQcmMXxCyNk0vqOCx7_gTFw
• Instagraminstagram.com/team3reisen
• Facebookfacebook.com/team3reisen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/team-3-reisen

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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