DB Reise&Touristik Suisse SA

What DB Reise&Touristik Suisse SA does

DB Reise & Touristik Suisse SA is a Swiss-anchored operating subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. The company carries the 'SA' (Société Anonyme) corporate designation and serves the Swiss travel and tourism market, with an operational focus on rail transport and passenger services within the DB Group's broader European footprint. Its commercial activities are intrinsically tied to the parent's strategic direction, making it functionally a localized extension of DB rather than an independent market participant.

The entity operates with a lean team of approximately 12 employees, and its internal IT, payroll, and HR functions are substantially supported by external service providers. A multi-year engagement with FSENETWORK GmbH & Co. KG (Stuttgart, Germany) covers technical provisioning and maintenance of IT infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, hardware procurement for IT workstations, and software consulting. FSENETWORK additionally develops and maintains custom software for personnel disposition, integrates the Abacus ERP/payroll platform, and processes payroll in compliance with the schweizerischer Tarifvertrag (Swiss collective bargaining agreement).

The revenue model is not publicly disclosed; pricing, customer mix, and financial inflows are not detailed in available source material. Operating geographies are restricted to Switzerland (Western Europe), and the company has no publicly disclosed funding history, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or product launches. Certifications, patents, regulatory actions, and management team composition are likewise not evidenced in the data set.

Name

DB Reise&Touristik Suisse SA

Legal name

DB Reise & Touristik Suisse SA

Website

https://dbsuisse.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DB Reise & Touristik Suisse SA is a 12-employee Basel-based subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG that operates Swiss travel and tourism rail services, with IT infrastructure, custom personnel software, Abacus ERP integration, and Swiss-compliant payroll outsourced primarily to FSENETWORK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Travel Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151), Travel Agencies (561510)

akta.pro primary industry

Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices) (THAKABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online/Hybrid Corporate Travel Agencies (Self-Booking + Support) (THAKACAB), Tours, Activities & Experiences Booking (HSACAKAF)

Keywords

• Rail travel services
• Passenger transportation
• Swiss tourism operations
• Travel booking services
• Rail ticketing services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

DB Reise & Touristik Suisse SA operates travel and tourism services in Switzerland as part of the Deutsche Bahn Group's rail and passenger services division. The company delivers Swiss-registered travel and tourism operations supported by IT infrastructure (cloud and on-premises), custom software for personnel scheduling, and Abacus ERP integrations for payroll processing compliant with Swiss collective tariff agreements.

Product overview

DB Reise & Touristik Suisse SA is a Swiss travel and tourism company that operates its business with the support of external IT services provided by FSENETWORK. The company's core operational focus is on travel and tourism services, supported by IT infrastructure and custom software solutions. IT services received include technical provision and maintenance of IT infrastructure (Cloud or On-Premises), hardware procurement for IT workstations, software consulting, and custom software development and maintenance for personnel disposition and payroll processing via Abacus integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Swiss Travel and Tourism Services Travel and tourism offerings in Switzerland operated within the Deutsche Bahn Group's rail and passenger services division, serving Swiss domestic travelers and tourists using rail-based transport services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FSENETWORK GmbH & Co. KGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFSENETWORK provides multi-year technical support for IT infrastructure deployment and maintenance (cloud and on-premises), hardware procurement for IT workstations, software consulting, and custom software development including staff scheduling solutions, Abacus ERP integrations, and payroll processing under Swiss collective bargaining agreements.

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• TUI Suisse: Swiss arm of TUI Group, operating retail travel agencies and tour packages in Switzerland. Comparable as a regional travel-agency operator with similar retail/corporate travel distribution economics.
• Hotelplan Group: Swiss-headquartered travel agency and tour operator group with retail branches and corporate travel services. Comparable as a same-geography Swiss travel-agency operator with overlapping leisure and corporate customers.
• Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB): Swiss national rail operator and a major retail/distribution channel for rail travel in Switzerland. Directly comparable as the dominant Swiss rail travel counterparty and competitor for cross-border ticketing and corporate travel in the same geography.
• Rail Europe: Distributor of European rail products (including Swiss and DB trains) to international travelers. Directly comparable as a distribution and ticketing intermediary for cross-border rail travel into and through Switzerland.
• Kuoni Travel (DER Touristik Suisse): Swiss travel agency and tour operator brand now under DER Touristik (DB Group affiliate). Comparable as a same-geography retail travel agency with overlapping Swiss leisure and corporate travel offerings.
• Trainline: Independent online rail and coach booking platform active across Switzerland and the rest of Europe. Comparable as a digital competitor in the same Swiss/cross-border rail retail and ticketing space.

Broad incumbents

• DER Touristik: Tour operator subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn that packages rail, hotel, and tour products across Europe. Comparable as a sister DB Group entity selling bundled travel products and competing for similar corporate and leisure travelers.
• DB Fernverkehr AG: Deutsche Bahn's long-distance rail passenger business and sister entity within the DB Group. Comparable as the principal upstream rail product supplier and an adjacent retail/distribution channel for cross-border Swiss-German travel.

Regional players

• Eurostar International: Cross-border high-speed rail operator with adjacent Swiss distribution and corporate-travel relationships. Comparable as a rail operator competing for the same cross-border leisure and corporate traveler segment.

Emerging players

• Omio: Multi-modal European transport booking platform covering rail, bus, and air across Switzerland and neighboring markets. Comparable as a digital-first distribution channel targeting the same cross-border Swiss traveler.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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