ATM Travels

What ATM Travels does

ATM Travels (legally Across the Monde Travel & Tours Pvt. Ltd.) is a privately held, family-owned full-service travel agency founded in 1996 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The company operates four offices across South India — Hyderabad (headquarters), Chennai, Madurai, and Bangalore — and delivers a unified portfolio of services including custom tours, luxury all-inclusive group departures, Christian faith pilgrimages, inbound tours showcasing India, edu-tourism, honeymoon packages, corporate travel with MICE capabilities, IATA-accredited air ticketing, and visa assistance across 40+ countries. It carries five industry accreditations: IATA, TAAI, ASTA, WRTA, and TTDC, with the WRTA credential anchoring its niche position in Christian pilgrimages to Holy Land, Rome, Lourdes, Fatima, Turkey, and Greece. The underlying technology stack is a standard travel booking and itinerary management platform supporting destination search, category browsing, customer login, and inquiry forms, with no public API, no mobile app, and no documented AI/ML components.

The business model is sales-led and quote-based: customers reach the company through WhatsApp (+91 7416958080), email ([email protected]), website inquiry forms, or in-person at branch offices, and receive personalized consultation rather than self-serve online booking. Revenue streams span transaction-based fees (air ticketing), one-time package sales (group tours, custom tours, pilgrimages, honeymoons), recurring managed-account work (corporate travel), and professional service fees (visa assistance). The customer mix is segmented across individual leisure travelers, corporate accounts, faith communities, group organizers, educational institutions, visa applicants, and inbound international tourists — with no single enterprise anchor disclosed. Pricing is not publicly listed for any service.

The company is led by second-generation Managing Director Sujatha Cecilia following founder Late Sylvester Thomas, with third-generation Anisha Maria appointed as Digital Transformation Manager to modernize the customer journey. The firm remains independent with no institutional investors, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no publicly disclosed revenue, operating with a reported 1–10 employee count.

Name

ATM Travels

Legal name

Across the Monde Travel & Tours Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://atmtravels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ATM Travels is a family-owned, full-service Indian travel agency founded in 1996, headquartered in Hyderabad with offices in Chennai, Madurai, and Bangalore. It serves individual leisure travelers, corporate clients, faith communities, and groups with custom tours, pilgrimages, air ticketing, visas, and MICE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Tour Operators (56152), Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Itinerary Planning with Booking & Fulfillment (Full-Service) (THAKAOAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online/Hybrid Corporate Travel Agencies (Self-Booking + Support) (THAKACAB), Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices) (THAKABAH)

Keywords

• Travel agency services
• Custom tour packages
• Christian pilgrimage tours
• Corporate travel management
• Visa assistance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad, Telangana

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Group Tours: Fixed-departure all-inclusive luxury group tours with premium accommodation, curated experiences, all transfers, and dedicated tour manager. No hidden costs model.
2. Custom Tours: Tailor-made bespoke itineraries for honeymoons, family holidays, solo adventures, and custom travel experiences.
3. Air Ticketing: International and domestic air ticketing services with IATA accreditation and preferred airline partnerships.
4. Visa Assistance: Visa processing and assistance services for travel to 50+ countries including Schengen, UK, USA, Dubai and Asia Pacific.
5. Corporate Travel: Managed corporate accounts including incentive programmes, executive travel, conferences and MICE.
6. Pilgrimage Tours: Christian faith-based pilgrimages to Holy Land, Rome, Lourdes, Fatima, Turkey & Greece with WRTA certification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ATM Travels is a full-service travel agency that designs, sells, and operates end-to-end travel experiences for individual travellers, groups, and corporate clients. Its core offerings include Custom Tours, luxury all-inclusive Group Departures, Faith & Pilgrimages, Inbound Tours to India, Edu-Tourism, Honeymoon Travel, Corporate Travel (including MICE), IATA-accredited Air Ticketing, and Visa Assistance across 50+ countries, delivered through four offices in India and direct customer consultation via WhatsApp, email, and an online inquiry platform.

Product overview

ATM Travels is a full-service travel agency offering end-to-end travel solutions under a unified service model. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio including Custom Tours (personalized itineraries), Group Departures (luxury all-inclusive fixed-departure tours), Faith & Pilgrimages (WRTA-certified Christian pilgrimages), Inbound Tours (inbound travel to India), Edu-Tourism (educational travel), Honeymoon Travel (romantic travel packages), Corporate Travel (MICE and business travel), Visa Assistance, and Air Ticketing (IATA-accredited). All services are delivered through four offices across India (Hyderabad, Chennai, Madurai, Bangalore) with a unified approach, though customers can access individual service lines through the website's search functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Tours Tailor-made travel itineraries built around individual customer preferences, providing personalized holiday experiences for honeymoons, family holidays, and solo adventures.
• Group Departures Luxury all-inclusive group travel packages with fixed departure dates, featuring 5-star hotels, all meals, transfers, and dedicated tour managers under a no-hidden-costs model.
• Faith & Pilgrimages Christian faith-based pilgrimage tours to destinations including Holy Land, Rome, Lourdes, Fatima, Turkey, and Greece, planned with reverence, spiritual care, and meticulous attention, and supported by WRTA certification.
• Inbound Tours Curated tours showcasing India to international travellers, covering heritage sites, cultural experiences, and popular Indian destinations.
• Edu-Tourism Transformative educational journeys for schools, colleges, and institutions across India and internationally, combining learning with travel experiences and supervised group handling.
• Honeymoon Travel Bespoke romantic travel packages for honeymoons and couple getaways, with customized itineraries built around personal preferences.
• Corporate Travel Managed business travel solutions including incentive programmes, executive travel, conferences, and MICE event handling for corporate clients.
• Visa Assistance Visa processing and assistance services with high success rates across 50+ countries including Schengen, UK, USA, Dubai, and Asia Pacific.
• Air Ticketing International and domestic air ticketing services with IATA accreditation and preferred airline partnerships.

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SOTC Travel: Indian retail travel agency specializing in group departures, customized holidays, and corporate travel — near-identical service mix to ATM Travels, including fixed-departure tours and MICE. Direct head-to-head competitor for South Indian leisure and group-booking customers.
• Cox & Kings (India): Heritage Indian travel brand (now restructured) with a long history in outbound leisure, customized tours, and education travel. Comparable legacy positioning and similar reliance on trust-based retail distribution.
• Veena World: Mumbai-headquartered Indian travel company with comparable offerings in group tours, customized holidays, corporate travel, and visas. Significant overlap in product portfolio and customer demographic with ATM Travels.
• Akbar Travels: India-based full-service travel agency with multiple branch offices across India, offering flights, visa, holidays, and corporate travel. Comparable multi-office, multi-service Indian retail agency competing for similar customers.
• Kesari Tours: India-based group-tour operator with strong South India presence, focusing on escorted group departures and customised holidays. Closely comparable to ATM's group departures and custom tours product lines and competing for the same retail customer.
• Riya Travels: Indian retail travel agency network with strong air ticketing and outbound tour presence. Comparable multi-city Indian retail model and corporate travel offering to ATM Travels.
• Thomas Cook India: Long-established Indian full-service travel agency with comparable outbound leisure, corporate MICE, and visa services. Both compete for the same Indian outbound traveller and both emphasize heritage and trusted relationships, making Thomas Cook the closest large-scale direct peer.

Broad incumbents

• Yatra: Major Indian online travel platform covering flights, hotels, holiday packages, and corporate travel. Adjacent business model but same customer base, representing the digital channel ATM does not currently serve.
• Cleartrip: Indian OTA owned by Flipkart, offering flights, hotels, and activities. Overlaps with ATM's air ticketing and holiday package offerings, capturing the digitally inclined segment of ATM's addressable market.
• MakeMyTrip: India's largest online travel aggregator operating across flights, hotels, holidays, and visas. Different delivery model (self-service digital versus ATM's human-touch agency) but directly competes for the same Indian outbound and corporate traveller wallet.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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