Al Tayyar Egypt

What Al Tayyar Egypt does

Al Tayyar Egypt (legal entity: Ialtayyar S.A.E) is a privately held Egyptian travel agency founded in 1995 and headquartered at 21 Almaza Street, Heliopolis, Cairo. The company delivers a vertically bundled travel services portfolio spanning nine lines: Charter Buses, Excursions Services, Ticketing Services, Meet & Assist Services, Transfers & Car Rental Services, Visa Assistance, Hotels & Cruises Reservations, Travel Insurance, and Medical Tourism. It describes itself as one of the largest travel groups in Egypt, with 10,000+ employees and a presence concentrated entirely in the domestic Egyptian market.

The business runs on a traditional, sales-led go-to-market model. Customer acquisition and service delivery flow through a 24/7, 365-day telephone hotline (19442), a walk-in office in Heliopolis, the corporate website (ialtayyar.com), and organic Facebook and Instagram profiles. Packages are fully customizable or built from scratch, with pricing handled via direct consultation rather than published rates. Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee/commission basis across the nine service lines, serving two primary segments: individual travelers (the core base) and group/corporate clients requiring charter or coordinated travel arrangements.

Underlying technology is not disclosed; there is no proprietary platform, no mobile app, no public API, and no third-party integrations in the input data. The model relies on experienced travel experts and a sales-and-support team rather than a digital self-serve stack. This positions Al Tayyar as a labor-intensive, human-mediated agency with strong domestic brand recognition but limited technological differentiation versus global online travel platforms.

Name

Al Tayyar Egypt

Legal name

Ialtayyar S.A.E

Website

https://ialtayyar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Al Tayyar Egypt is a Cairo-headquartered travel agency founded in 1995, offering bundled ticketing, transfers, charter buses, excursions, visa assistance, hotel bookings, travel insurance, and medical tourism services to individual and corporate travelers across Egypt.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151), Charter Bus Industry (48551)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Travel agency services
• Tourism packages
• Ground transportation
• Travel booking
• Visa assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Heliopolis

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

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. Travel Services Revenue: Al Tayyar generates revenue through various travel-related services including charter bus rentals, ticketing (airline/transport), meet and assist services, transfers and car rentals, visa assistance, hotel and cruise reservations, travel insurance, and medical tourism services. The company operates on a service-fee model where customers pay for packaged and customized travel solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Al Tayyar Egypt is a travel agency that sells packaged and customized travel services to individuals, groups, and corporate clients. Core offerings include charter bus rentals, excursions, airline and transport ticketing, meet-and-assist airport services, ground transfers and car rentals, visa assistance, hotel and cruise reservations, travel insurance, and medical tourism facilitation. Services are delivered directly through a 24/7 sales hotline, walk-in Cairo office, and the company's website.

Product overview

Al Tayyar Egypt is a travel agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of tourism services, functioning as a single integrated offering rather than a modular platform. The core service suite includes transportation services (Charter Buses, Transfers & Car Rental Services), booking services (Ticketing Services, Hotels & Cruises Reservations), experiential services (Excursions Services, Meet & Assist Services), and specialized offerings (Visas Assistance, Travel Insurance, Medical Tourism). Founded in 1995 and ranked among the largest travel groups in Egypt, the company delivers these services as bundled travel packages that can be customized or built from scratch to meet individual traveler needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charter Buses
• Excursions Services
• Ticketing Services
• Meet & Assist Services
• Transfers & Car Rental Services
• Visas Assistance
• Hotels & Cruises Reservations
• Travel Insurance
• Medical Tourism

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Global OTA dominating online hotel, ticketing, and ancillary bookings. Competes with Al Tayyar on the ticketing, hotels, and increasingly excursions/cars services at scale worldwide.
• Expedia Group: Global OTA with broad travel offerings including flights, hotels, packages, and activities. A broad incumbent pressuring traditional agencies like Al Tayyar on multiple product lines simultaneously.

Emerging players

• Viator: Tripadvisor-owned tours and activities marketplace with strong presence in Egypt. An emerging digital competitor for Al Tayyar's excursions and meet & assist offerings.
• GetYourGuide: Global online marketplace for tours, excursions, and travel activities. Competes with Al Tayyar's excursions service line in the digital-discovery layer that traditional agencies have not yet matched.

Regional players

• Wego: Middle East and North Africa-focused OTA headquartered in Singapore with strong regional presence. Competes with Al Tayyar across ticketing and hotel booking in the same regional market.
• Almosafer: Saudi Arabia-based digital travel agency (part of Seera Group) expanding across the Arab world. A regional peer targeting the same Arabic-speaking traveler segment with a more digital-first model.

Direct peers

• Memphis Tours: Egypt-based tour operator specializing in customized Egypt tours, Nile cruises, and excursions. Overlaps directly with Al Tayyar's excursions, ticketing, and cruise reservation services for inbound travelers.
• Travco Group Holdings: Egypt's largest integrated travel group offering inbound tourism, hotel representation, charter transportation, and ticketing. Directly comparable to Al Tayyar's full-service Egypt-focused travel agency model, serving both leisure and corporate clients.
• Tour Egypt: Egyptian travel agency and tour operator offering excursions, transfers, and ticketing services. Directly comparable on core inbound travel and excursion services targeting visitors to Egypt.
• Cleopatra Tours Egypt: Long-standing Egyptian tour operator providing packaged holidays, excursions, and Nile cruises to inbound travelers. Competes with Al Tayyar in the same Egyptian leisure and excursion market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ALTAYYARFORTOURISM
• Instagraminstagram.com/altayyaregypt/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
• Xx.com/altayyar_eg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altayyartravelgroupeg

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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