World of Travel

What World of Travel does

World of Travel is a privately-held Belgian luxury travel agency founded in 1998 and headquartered at Rijselsestraat 38A in Kortrijk, Belgium. The company designs and sells bespoke, tailor-made journeys for discerning and high-net-worth travelers, covering leisure, business, honeymoon and family travel across roughly 50 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania. Product lines span guided cultural tours, self-drive itineraries, wildlife safaris, expedition cruises and exclusive packaged stays, exemplified by offers such as a Botswana Deluxe Safari (Belmond lodges), India Golden Triangle, a 22-day New Zealand self-drive, a Patagonia Australis expedition cruise and a Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech exclusive package.

The business model is a classic professional-services agency: revenue is generated via booking commissions, planning service fees and curated-package markups, with pricing quoted on a per-trip basis and no publicly disclosed rate card. GTM is sales-led and consultative — customers contact the agency by phone (+32 56 24 38 80), email ([email protected]), website quote form, or in-person appointment. The marketing mix combines the company website (worldoftravel.be) used for inspiration content, blog/news, plus organic Facebook and Instagram presence and a monthly email newsletter. The firm holds 11-50 employees, is founder-led by Patrick De Vos (Founder, Owner & Managing Director), and maintains the Serandipians Grand Designer Champion Gold 2026 certification alongside GDPR/AVG privacy compliance.

No proprietary technology platform underpins the offering; itinerary production is human-expert-led rather than automated. Distribution is direct (no disclosed B2B or agency-of-agents channel), and the operating geographies list spans nearly fifty countries, though customer acquisition is primarily domestic Belgian with international inbound via digital channels. Ownership is private, with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity or restructuring in the available record.

Name

World of Travel

Legal name

World of Travel

Website

https://worldoftravel.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

World of Travel is a Belgian luxury travel agency, founded 1998 in Kortrijk, that designs and sells bespoke, tailor-made itineraries — including safaris, cultural tours, self-drives and cruises — to discerning and high-net-worth travelers across roughly 50 countries worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Travel Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Tour Operators (561520), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Travel Agencies (THAKAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies (THAKAFAB), Multi-Activity & Expedition Packages (Guided Adventure Trips) (THAJABAL), Small-Ship Expedition Cruises (Under ~500 Guests) (THAEADAC)

Keywords

• Luxury travel services
• Tailor-made journeys
• Bespoke travel itineraries
• Safari packages
• Cultural discovery tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Kortrijk

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Travel Agency Services: The company operates as a luxury travel agency creating tailor-made journeys. Revenue is generated through booking commissions, service fees for custom travel planning, and markups on curated travel packages. The company serves discerning travelers who seek personalized, high-end travel experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

World of Travel is a Belgian private travel agency that designs and sells fully customized, tailor-made luxury travel itineraries to worldwide destinations. The company curates end-to-end trips including accommodations, transfers, guided experiences, and on-trip support for individual discerning travelers, with particular emphasis on safaris, cultural discovery tours, and exclusive resort stays across Africa, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the Polar regions.

Product overview

World of Travel is a Belgian luxury travel agency offering tailor-made journeys for discerning travelers since 1998. The company operates as a single, unified travel planning service that creates custom itineraries rather than selling pre-packaged products. Their portfolio includes themed travel categories such as safari adventures (Botswana Deluxe, Kenya safaris), cultural tours (India Golden Triangle, Japan Extended Tours), self-drive explorations (USA Western Buckle, New Zealand tours), and general tailor-made journeys to destinations worldwide. All trips are customized to individual client preferences with expert guidance from their team of passionate travel experts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Serandipians: Travel agency network offering tailor-made journeys

Products and services

• Tailor-Made Journey Design

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Virtuoso: Virtuoso is the global network of luxury travel advisors and suppliers; World of Travel effectively competes as an independent designer within (or alongside) the Virtuoso ecosystem, both sourcing from the same preferred luxury hotel and cruise inventory.
• Viator (Tripadvisor): Viator is a large online tours-and-attractions marketplace that competes for the same in-destination experiences (safaris, cruises, city tours, cultural visits) that World of Travel assembles as part of its custom itineraries.
• TUI Belgium: TUI Belgium is the dominant incumbent travel company in Belgium offering package holidays, cruises, and tours at scale; it competes with World of Travel in the long-haul luxury and experiential segment via its premium sub-brands.
• American Express Travel: American Express Travel offers full-service luxury travel planning to premium cardholders, competing directly for the high-net-worth consultative travel planning use case World of Travel serves.

Emerging players

• TourRadar: TourRadar is a marketplace platform for multi-day guided tours and adventure packages, offering an online alternative to bespoke agency booking; it overlaps with World of Travel's guided tour and expedition offerings.
• Musement: Musement is a digital platform for in-destination experiences, tours, and activities; it overlaps with the on-the-ground component of World of Travel's tailor-made itineraries, particularly city tours, cultural experiences, and attractions.
• Pelago (Singapore Airlines/Kris+ group): Pelago is a curated experiences platform offering tours, attractions, and curated activities globally; it serves as a digital alternative for the sightseeing and experience components that World of Travel packages into its itineraries.

Direct peers

• Belvera Reizen: Belvera Reizen is a smaller Belgian travel agency specializing in bespoke and themed travel (including honeymoon, luxury, and adventure) for a Belgian clientele, making it a closely comparable independent luxury/adventure peer.
• ECC Travel (Belgium): ECC Travel is a direct Belgian competitor offering tailor-made and group travel experiences to a similar Belgian customer base, with comparable premium positioning and consultative sales approach.
• Connections (Belgium): Connections is a Belgian travel retailer offering both standard and bespoke travel packages, competing with World of Travel for Belgian leisure and luxury travelers through a multi-channel retail model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/worldoftravelbelgium
• Instagraminstagram.com/worldoftravelbelgium

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

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