Turismo Esquerre

Name

Turismo Esquerre

Legal name

Turismo Esquerré

Website

https://turismoesquerre.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Tour Operators (56152)

akta.pro primary industry

Package Tour Wholesalers (Pre-Packaged FIT/Group Programs) (THAKAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury Travel Agencies (THAKAFAA), Cruise Air/Hotel Add-On Packagers (Fly-Cruise Specialists) (THAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Travel agency services
• Vacation packages
• Cruise bookings
• Corporate travel management
• Event tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vacation Package Tours: Pre-packaged travel bundles including flights, hotels, and activities to destinations across Americas, Europe, Caribbean, and Asia. Offered at various price points in USD and CLP.
2. Cruise Bookings: Partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line offering various cruise itineraries including Caribbean, Alaska, Mediterranean, Europe, and Asia-Pacific routes.
3. Air Ticketing: Traditional airline ticket sales through Amadeus global distribution system. Confirmed air packages available.
4. Corporate Travel Management: Dedicated services for corporate clients including executive travel, study tours (giras de estudio), and congress organization for businesses in the Biobío Region and beyond.
5. Event Tourism: Specialized packages for concerts (e.g., Luis Miguel), sports events (F1 Grand Prix, Champions League Final, Rugby World Cup), and festivals (Tomorrowland).
6. Receptive Tour Operator: Esquerré Tour Operador (founded 2009) operates as receptive tour operator for Biobío and Ñuble regions, promoting recreational, cultural, commercial, and industrial tourism options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Turismo Esquerre is a traditional Chilean travel agency that sells and operates pre-packaged vacation bundles, cruise itineraries, air tickets, and hotel accommodations for individual consumers, while also providing dedicated corporate travel management, study tours, congress organization, and event-based tourism packages (concerts, F1, Champions League, Rugby World Cup, Tomorrowland). The company uses the Amadeus GDS for real-time reservations and supports bookings through physical offices, website, phone, and a corporate portal powered by KontrolTravel.

Product overview

Turismo Esquerre is a traditional travel agency operating as a single unified offering with multiple sub-brands and product lines. The core product consists of pre-packaged travel packages and cruise offerings spanning South America, Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and long-haul destinations, complemented by an 'Arma Tu Viaje' custom trip planning tool and specialized event travel packages. The company operates three distinct sub-brands: Esquerré Tour Operador (tour operations), Esquerré Consultores (tourism consulting), and Giras Esquerré (educational travel). The acquired brand Viajes Campanil extends coverage to Santiago and Valdivia. All services are delivered through a network of physical offices and the turismoesquerre.cl website, with no API or developer integrations offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Esquerre Tour Operador: Tour operator established in 2009 focused on Biobío and Ñuble region tourism
• Esquerre Consultores
• Giras Esquerré
• Viajes Campanil

Products and services

• Paquetes Turisticos (Travel Packages) Pre-packaged travel bundles covering destinations across South America, Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and long-haul destinations, including accommodation, flights, and sometimes meals and tours.
• Cruceros (Cruises)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 years of continuous operation and recognition as oldest travel agency in South America
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, key partner, supporting and historic.

• Fedetur (Federación de Empresas de Turismo de Chile)coreOthers · 1 January 2025Active member and recognized by the main tourism industry federation in Chile. Benefits include industry representation, crisis management support, collaboration networks, and advocacy before authorities.
• ACHET (Asociación de Agencias de Turismo de Chile)coreOthers · 1 January 2025Paul Esquerré serves as Gerente General and Director de Regiones. ACHET described as a key platform for facing crises, building collaboration networks, representing the sector before authorities, and leading industry debates.
• Norwegian Cruise Linekey partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized reseller of Norwegian Cruise Line packages offering multiple cruise itineraries: Caribbean Eastern and Western, Alaska, Mediterranean, Europe (Norwegian Star), and Asia-Pacific routes (Korea-Japan on Norwegian Jade).
• AmadeuscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing global distribution system (GDS) for real-time airline reservations and ticket issuance. Implemented System One (Amadeus precursor) in 1990s, currently using Amadeus Selling Platform Connect.
• Webpay (Transbank)supportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing partner providing secure online transaction capabilities. Company emphasizes secure website and protected purchases.
• LATAM Airlineskey partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred airline partner for many packages. Fiestas Patrias packages specifically offered 'via LATAM' to destinations like Punta Cana, Cancún, Riviera Maya, and Playa del Carmen.
• Air FrancehistoricChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHistorical representative of Air France in southern Chile, dating back to founder Jean Esquerré's era. Connected to Aéropostale's pioneering transatlantic flights.
• Wagon LithistoricChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHistorical partner from early 20th century when founder Jean Esquerré sold ship tickets connecting Talcahuano, Valparaíso, Buenos Aires, America and Europe.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CVC Corp: Largest travel company in Latin America, primarily Brazilian but with multi-country operations. Comparable as a multi-brand leisure and corporate travel operator with package, cruise and tour offerings, though at significantly greater scale.
• Almundo: Latin American online travel agency operated within the CVC Corp ecosystem (formerly Grupo Martínez). Comparable in product offering (packages, flights, hotels, cruises) across multiple LatAm markets including Chile.
• Booking Holdings: Parent of Booking.com, Priceline and other global OTAs. Represents the structural competitive threat to traditional agencies like Esquerre by capturing digital travel demand, particularly in accommodation and package bookings.
• Expedia Group: Global online travel platform (Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo). Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same international leisure travel demand that Esquerre packages, primarily through digital channels.

Direct peers

• Viajes Falabella: Travel agency of Falabella Retail, operating across Chile and Latin America selling flights, hotels, packages and cruises. Comparable as a mass-market Chilean travel agency with both retail and digital channels targeting similar customer segments.
• Travel Security: Chilean travel agency offering corporate and leisure travel services including air tickets, packages and tours. Directly comparable mid-sized Chilean agency competing for corporate and individual travelers in the same geographic market.
• Despegar: Latin America's leading online travel agency operating across flights, hotels, packages and cruises. Directly comparable to Esquerre in product mix (packages, air, cruises) but at much greater scale and primarily digital, competing for the same Chilean outbound traveler.
• Latam Travel: Travel agency arm of LATAM Airlines Group operating across South America. Closely comparable to Esquerre as an airline-affiliated full-service agency selling air tickets, packages and corporate travel, and a competitor for the same corporate accounts.
• Cocha (Turismo Cocha): Long-established Chilean travel agency with similar corporate and leisure offerings and a comparable multi-generational, family-led history. Closely comparable in product mix and target market within Chile.

Regional players

• Best Day Travel Group: Mexico-headquartered online travel agency expanding across Latin America selling packages, flights, hotels and cruises. Comparable in product mix to Esquerre but operates primarily in Mexican and broader LatAm markets rather than Chile specifically.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/turismoesquerre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turismo-esquerre
• Instagraminstagram.com/turismoesquerre
• Xx.com/turismoesquerre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Turismo Esquerre