MAESTRAL D.O.O.

What MAESTRAL D.O.O. does

Maestral d.o.o. (operating as Maestral Travel) is a Slovenian private limited company headquartered in Portorož that functions as a B2B incoming travel agency, serving international tour operators that resell Slovenian and regional travel products to end consumers. Founded in 1988 as a family business and employing 8 people, the company has positioned itself as one of the largest incoming agencies in Slovenia with 35+ years of accumulated destination expertise and relationships with more than 50 customers and more than 20 tour operators across 10 markets worldwide.

Maestral operates four interconnected service lines: Individual Travel (F.I.T.), Group Travel, Large-scale Groups/Events & Projects (capacity for up to 2,000 participants per event, approximately 8,000 participants annually), and MICE & Incentive. The technology stack is standard for the sector: a corporate website, digital booking systems, dedicated data lines for reservation capture and transfer, and web-based technology for event management. There is no indication of proprietary platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or significant technology investment beyond industry-standard tooling.

The revenue model is transaction-fee based: Maestral earns commissions and service fees from hotel partners, suppliers, and tour operators for contracting, booking management, arrival handling, invoicing, and quality control. Pricing is negotiated on a per-contract basis and is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is relationship-led and consultative, with dedicated account managers supporting tour operator clients through the full lifecycle from inquiry to guest departure. The company is privately held with no external funding, parent company, or disclosed M&A activity in the available data.

Name

MAESTRAL D.O.O.

Legal name

Maestral d.o.o.

Website

https://maestral.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maestral d.o.o. (Maestral Travel) is a Slovenian B2B incoming travel agency headquartered in Portorož that serves international tour operators with individual, group, large-scale event, and MICE travel services across Slovenia and neighboring countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Incoming Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Destination Management (Ground Handling & Onsite Operations) (THAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury Multi-Day Tour Operators (THAKADAE), Group Logistics & Transportation Management (Coaches, Transfers, VIP Transport) (THAHADAC)

Keywords

• Incoming travel agency
• Destination management services
• Group travel services
• MICE event planning
• Tour operator services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portorož

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Travel Agency Services: Maestral Travel operates as an incoming travel agency earning commissions and service fees from hotel partners, suppliers, and tour operators. Services include contracting, booking management, arrival handling, invoicing, and quality control for individual travel, group travel, and MICE segments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Maestral Travel is a B2B incoming travel agency in Slovenia that provides local destination management services to international tour operators. It offers full-service packages covering contracting, reservation handling, tour guide provision, arrival handling, invoicing, and quality control for individual travel (F.I.T.), group travel, large-scale events/projects (up to 2,000 participants), and MICE & incentive travel in Slovenia and neighboring countries.

Product overview

Maestral Travel operates as a one-stop-shop incoming travel agency offering four interconnected service lines: Individual Travel (F.I.T.) providing full-service packages for tour operators across Slovenia and neighboring countries; Group Travel delivering tailor-made arrangements for study, adventure, theme, and special interest tours; Large-scale Groups/Events & Projects handling up to 2,000 participants per event; and MICE & Incentive services for creative, professionally organized meetings and events. All services are delivered through a multilingual team with comprehensive contracting, quality control, and invoicing capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Travel – F.I.T. Full-service individual travel (F.I.T.) packages for international tour operators covering destinations across Slovenia and neighboring countries. Includes contracting of services, electronic data processing, digital picture archive, brochure content monitoring, reservation capture/transfer via dedicated data lines, arrival handling with tour guide provision, invoicing, quality control, and complaint management. Used by more than 20 tour operators in 10 markets worldwide.
• Group Travel Tailor-made group travel arrangements for study tours, adventure tours, theme tours, classic group arrangements, overnight stays, pre- and post-season offers, and special interest tours for clubs and associations. Service package includes itinerary setup, accommodation booking, guide/ticket/ferry booking, arrival handling, invoicing, quality control, and complaint management, delivered by trained account managers from first enquiry through guest's departure.
• Large-scale Groups / Events & Projects Specialist organization and handling of large groups and events with capacity for up to 2,000 participants per event. Services include product development, service contracting, project preparation, tour guide training, on-site project execution, and invoicing. Maestral organizes tours for approximately 8,000 participants per year in this segment.
• MICE & Incentive Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Events organization including requirement elevation, professional planning, hotel contracting, reservation handling, side program organization, transfer organization, and professional on-site management. Delivers creative, tailor-made programs for groups and events in Slovenia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handles 8,000 participants per year in large-scale groups/events segment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hit Holidays / Hit Alpinea (Slovenia): Slovenian tourism group offering inbound packages, group travel, and MICE in coastal and alpine Slovenia — a domestic competitor for hotel contracting, group logistics, and tour-operator relationships.
• Kompas Slovenija: One of the largest Slovenian inbound travel agencies and tour operators, directly comparable to Maestral in serving FIT, group, and inbound tourism to Slovenia and neighbouring countries through tour-operator partnerships.
• Palma Travel (Slovenia): Slovenian DMC/incoming agency providing accommodation, group, and MICE services to international tour operators — overlapping service lines and customer base with Maestral in the Slovenia inbound market.
• Valtur Slovenia: Slovenian inbound tour operator offering group, FIT, and incentive travel packages across Slovenia and the Adriatic region, competing for the same tour-operator and group-segment customers as Maestral.

Regional players

• M-Travel (Croatia): Croatian inbound travel agency offering group tours, FIT, and MICE across the Adriatic, comparable to Maestral in service mix and in competing for joint Slovenia-Croatia itineraries from European tour operators.
• Atlas Croatia: Established Croatian DMC and tour operator serving inbound group, FIT, and MICE demand to the Adriatic region — a natural regional peer as Slovenia and Croatia are commonly packaged together by international tour operators.
• Jadranka Tours: Croatian inbound DMC with extensive group and incentive travel capabilities, relevant as a regional peer that international tour operators often substitute or combine with Maestral for Adriatic packages.

Broad incumbents

• BCD Meetings & Events: Global corporate meetings and events agency with an established DMC network across Europe, including the Adriatic — overlapping with Maestral on multinational MICE and incentive programmes landing in Slovenia.
• Amex GBT Meetings & Events: Global MICE and events provider with broad DMC capabilities; competes with Maestral for multinational corporate and incentive accounts that hold events in Slovenia and surrounding countries.
• Ovation Global DMC: Worldwide DMC alliance with on-the-ground destination management in dozens of countries; directly comparable for international incentive and MICE programmes routed through Slovenia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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