Maxtreme

What Maxtreme does

Maxtreme is the operating entity behind the Aviasales brand, a Russian-language flight meta-search and travel aggregator headquartered in Moscow. Aviasales compares airfares across 2000+ airlines in 193 countries and redirects users to partner airlines or booking platforms rather than selling tickets directly. The platform serves individual travelers (B2C) as its primary audience and has expanded into corporate accounts via Aviasales for Business (B2B), with localized sites across Russia and CIS markets including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Distribution channels include a web platform, iOS and Android mobile apps, a Telegram bot, email, regional localized sites, and an editorial content arm (Aviasales Journal) publishing 1000+ travel articles.

The product surface has extended beyond core flight search into adjacent travel verticals including hotels, ground transport, and travel experiences/guides (in partnership with Tripser). The technology stack is built around supplier connectivity and price-aggregation rather than proprietary AI; there is no public API and no disclosed ML or AI capability. The Travelpayouts affiliate program onboards third-party publishers and content creators who drive traffic into the platform via referral links.

Revenue is generated through affiliate and referral commissions paid by partner airlines and booking platforms when users are redirected to complete a booking. The model is volume-based and structurally distributed across thousands of supplier partners. No revenue, funding, or headcount figures beyond a firmographic listing of 7 employees are disclosed, and the discrepancy between that headcount and the stated scale of the Aviasales platform suggests Maxtreme may be a holding vehicle for a substantially larger underlying operation.

Name

Maxtreme

Legal name

Авиасейлс

Website

https://maxtreme.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maxtreme operates Aviasales, Russia's largest flight meta-search service, aggregating fares from 2000+ airlines across 193 countries and redirecting users to partner booking platforms in exchange for affiliate commissions. It serves Russian-speaking B2C travelers and corporate B2B accounts across Russia and CIS markets via web, mobile apps, and a Telegram bot.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Travel Agency

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151), Travel Agencies (561510)

akta.pro primary industry

Flights Metasearch & Airfare Comparison (THALAEAB)

Keywords

• Flight search engine
• Airfare comparison platform
• Online travel agency
• Travel booking aggregator
• Corporate travel management

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Affiliate/Referral Commissions: The platform redirects users to partner airlines and booking sites to complete purchases. Revenue is generated through affiliate commissions and referral fees for each booking completed through their platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maxtreme operates the Aviasales platform, described as the largest flight search and ticket purchase service in Russia. The platform aggregates fares from 2,000+ airlines across 193 countries, compares prices in real time, and redirects users to partner airlines and booking sites to complete purchases. Beyond flights, the platform offers hotel bookings (integrated with Ostrovok), curated travel experiences/guides (via Tripser), price alert tools, and a dedicated free B2B service (Aviasales for Business) for corporate travel management including flights, hotels, and visa assistance.

Product overview

Maxtreme operates a unified platform centered on Aviasales, the largest flight search and ticket purchase service in Russia. The core product enables users to compare and buy tickets from 2000+ airlines to 193 countries. The platform extends beyond airfare with integrated hotel booking (including hostels and apartments), curated travel experiences/guides, and a dedicated B2B service for corporate travel management. The main Aviasales platform serves individual consumers, while the B2B offering addresses enterprise travel needs. Popular destinations include Colombo, Male (Maldives), Bangkok, Dubai, Istanbul, Belgrade, Tokyo, and Mauritius.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aviasales B2B (Авиасейлс для бизнеса): Free business travel management service offering flights, hotels, visas, and corporate travel solutions for business trips.
• Travelpayouts
• Aviasales Journal

Products and services

• Aviasales (Авиасейлс) Core flight ticket search and purchase service that aggregates fares from 2,000+ airlines across 193 countries, compares prices, and directs users to partner airlines/booking sites to complete purchases. Targeted at individual consumers seeking cheap airfare.
• Hotels (Отели) Hotel accommodation booking service integrated into the Aviasales platform, offering hostels, apartments, and traditional hotels alongside flight search functionality.
• Experiences/Guides (Впечатления) Non-boring travel guides and curated experiences delivered through the platform, providing destination content alongside ticket search functionality.
• Aviasales for Business (Авиасейлс для бизнеса) A free B2B service for business travel management, offering flights, hotels, visas, price monitoring, and booking tools tailored for corporate accounts and their traveling employees.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TravelpayoutsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate partnership program allowing partners to promote Aviasales flights and hotels and earn commissions on resulting bookings. Part of a broader affiliate marketing ecosystem.
• TripserminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Tripser provides access to expert local guides in 122 countries, integrated into the Aviasales travel experience as part of the 'Experiences' section.
• 2000+ AirlinescoreTechnology or IntegrationAirlines integrated into the search platform, including major Russian carriers such as Aeroflot, Pobeda, Rossiya Airlines, Azimuth, Yamal, Red Sea Airlines, Yakutia, Aurora, Angara, and Alrosa, among others.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kayak: US-headquartered travel metasearch engine owned by Booking Holdings, comparing flights, hotels, and car rentals across suppliers. Closely comparable to Aviasales in metasearch mechanics, supplier integration breadth, and commission-based revenue model, though operating at larger global scale.
• OneTwoTrip: Russian-focused OTA and travel app offering flight, hotel, and rail bookings with mobile-first UX. Comparable to Aviasales' Russian business in serving price-sensitive domestic and outbound travelers, though more transactional (OTA) than pure metasearch.
• Skyscanner: Global flight metasearch and price comparison platform owned by Trip.com Group. Directly comparable to Aviasales in core product (airfare comparison and redirection to suppliers), serving similar consumer use cases but with broader geographic coverage and a more mature global brand.
• Tutu.ru: Major Russian online travel platform offering flight, train, and bus tickets plus travel content. Directly competes with Aviasales in the Russian and CIS markets, serving overlapping consumer and corporate customers with a similar price-comparison and booking value proposition.
• Anywayanyday: Russian and CIS-oriented online travel agency selling flight and hotel tickets directly. Overlaps with Aviasales in target geography and customer base, but operates a more agency-style direct booking model alongside metasearch features.
• Momondo: Flight and travel metasearch platform owned by Booking Holdings, operating across global markets with a focus on finding cheapest fares. Comparable to Aviasales in product, target customer (price-sensitive leisure travelers), and supplier-redirection business model.

Emerging players

• Travelpayouts: Affiliate marketing platform and partnership program associated with Aviasales, enabling publishers and content creators to earn commissions by promoting flight and hotel bookings. Comparable as a related monetization layer; structurally linked to the Aviasales ecosystem rather than fully independent.

Broad incumbents

• Trip.com: Global OTA owned by Trip.com Group offering flights, hotels, and packages across international markets. Comparable to Aviasales in product breadth and metasearch-to-booking mechanics, but operates at much larger global scale and includes inventory in CIS markets where it overlaps with Aviasales.
• Ozon Travel: Travel vertical of Ozon, one of Russia's largest e-commerce platforms, offering flights, hotels, and travel packages. Comparable to Aviasales in Russian consumer market but with structural advantages from Ozon's broader e-commerce ecosystem and customer base.
• Google Flights: Google's native flight search and comparison product, embedded into Google Search and Maps. Functions as a metasearch competitor to Aviasales but is part of a much broader search and advertising platform, with structural advantages in SEO, data, and user acquisition.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xt.me/AviasalesCheapTicketsBot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maxtremeru

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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