Nakhal & Cie

What Nakhal & Cie does

Nakhal & Cie is a privately held Lebanese travel and tourism company founded in 1959, headquartered at the Du Parc building on Sami El Solh Avenue in Badaro, Beirut, with additional offices in Jounieh (Lebanon) and Dubai (UAE). The company serves individual travelers, families, honeymooners, friend groups, sports fans, and concert-goers primarily from Lebanon and the wider Lebanese diaspora, offering charter flights, regular flights, hotels, cruises, escorted tours, daily Lebanon tours, airport transfers, travel insurance (including Schengen-compliant certificates), and Hertz car rental. Its core technology is a proprietary web-based booking platform at nakhalonline.com that supports user authentication, reservation management, online payment (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, plus local Lebanese wallets Whish, Suyool, OmatPay), and a real-time flight status checker, with regular-flight search powered by partner Hoojoozat.

The company operates a sub-brand, Nakhal Sport Tickets, a dedicated online ticketing platform for football leagues, Formula 1, tennis tournaments, and concerts globally. Distribution combines self-service online booking, physical offices in Beirut and Jounieh, a sub-agent login portal for travel agents, and partnerships with airlines (Turkish Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Corendon, Air Cairo, Petroleum Airlines), hotel/resort brands (Club Med, Rixos), Costa Cruises, and Hertz. A 14-person headcount supports the operation across these channels.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee/commission basis across flight bookings, hotel reservations, cruise bookings, packaged tours (combining flights, accommodation, transfers, insurance), car rental referrals, and ancillary services including Airport Ahlein Premium Lounge access at $35 per passenger and event-ticket markup. Pricing is pay-as-you-go, with package budgets starting around $130 and family/group discounts (e.g., free child for 4-7 night stays at $130 base, $100 group discount for 5+ travelers, $200 voucher for Sharm bookings over $3,000). No revenue figures, funding rounds, or external investors are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Nakhal & Cie

Legal name

Nakhal & Cie

Website

https://nakhalonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nakhal & Cie is a privately held Lebanese travel agency founded in 1959, operating a proprietary online booking platform and offices in Beirut, Jounieh, and Dubai. It serves individual travelers, families, groups, and event-goers with flights, hotels, cruises, packages, tours, sport tickets, and airport lounge access via commission-based revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Air Transportation, Nonscheduled (4522)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Flight Brokers & Air Charter Ticketing Agents (THAKALAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Brokerage & Charter Management (Passenger) (THABADAL)

Keywords

• Travel agency services
• Online flight booking
• Hotel reservations
• Package tours
• Event ticketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Flight Bookings: Commissions and fees from booking charter flights and regular flights through airline partnerships. Includes flight ticket sales with airport taxes.
2. Hotel Reservations: Revenue from hotel booking commissions across global properties, with special family packages and group rates.
3. Cruise Bookings: Commissions from Costa Cruises and other cruise line partnerships offering worldwide cruise destinations.
4. Travel Packages: Package tours combining flights, accommodation, transfers, and travel insurance. Includes escorted tours, daily tours, and Lebanon-focused tourism.
5. Car Rental: Partnership revenue from Hertz car rental services.
6. Travel Insurance: Travel insurance sales with Schengen-compliant certificates, offered as part of package bookings.
7. Sport & Event Tickets: Online ticketing for football leagues, tennis tournaments, Formula 1 races, and concerts. Revenue from ticket markup and booking fees.
8. Airport Lounge Access: Premium lounge access at Beirut and Baghdad airports sold at $35 USD per passenger.
9. Club Med Holidays: Holiday village bookings through Club Med partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nakhal & Cie is a Lebanon-based travel and tourism agency offering charter and scheduled flight bookings, hotel reservations, cruises, escorted tours, car rentals, travel insurance, airport lounge access, and sports/entertainment ticketing. The company operates a proprietary online booking platform complemented by physical offices in Beirut, Jounieh, and Dubai, supported by a sub-agent network and partnerships with airlines, Costa Cruises, Club Med, Hertz, and Ahlein Premium Lounges. Revenue is generated primarily through service fees and commissions on partner inventory, with the Nakhal Sport Tickets sub-brand extending the platform into event ticketing.

Product overview

Nakhal & Cie operates as a comprehensive travel and tourism company established in 1959, offering a multi-service online booking platform. The core product is the Nakhal Online Booking System (nakhalonline.com), a web-based platform that integrates charter flights, regular flights, hotel reservations, cruises, travel insurance, and car rental services. The ecosystem includes specialized sub-brands: Nakhal Sport Tickets for sports and entertainment ticketing, and the Airport Ahlein Premium Lounge service. The company partners with major brands including Costa Cruises, Club Med, and Hertz, while the Travel Budget/Package Plans tool allows customers to search and book bundled vacation packages. Lebanon-focused services include daily tours, private tours, and transfer services, all accessible through the unified booking platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nakhal Sport Tickets: Online ticketing booking engine offering access to tickets for major European and international football leagues, tennis tournaments, and concerts.

Products and services

• Charter and Scheduled Flight Bookings Online and in-person booking of charter and scheduled airline flights for individual travelers, families, and groups departing from Lebanon, leveraging airline partner distribution.
• Hotel Reservations Hotel booking services across domestic Lebanon and international destinations, available through nakhalonline.com and physical offices, often bundled with flight packages.
• Costa Cruises Bookings Booking of Costa Cruises itineraries for Lebanese travelers seeking Mediterranean and international cruise vacations through a partner-led cruise product.
• Club Med Resort Packages All-inclusive Club Med resort packages booked for families and individual travelers looking for premium resort stays with bundled activities.
• Escorted Tours (LBC Tours) Multi-day escorted tour packages bundling flights, accommodation, transfers, and guided sightseeing for group travelers and escorted-tour participants.
• Lebanon Tours (Inbound) Curated inbound tour packages within Lebanon for international visitors, combining guided sightseeing and accommodation.
• Travel Insurance Travel insurance coverage purchased alongside flight and tour bookings to protect travelers against trip-related risks.
• Car Rental (Hertz) Car rental reservations via Hertz partner inventory, integrated with flight and hotel bookings for ground transport at destinations.
• Airport Lounge Access (Ahlein Premium Lounges) Access to Ahlein Premium airport lounges at departure airports, sold as an add-on to flight bookings for travelers seeking premium airport experience.
• Nakhal Sport Tickets Online platform for purchasing tickets to sporting events and concerts, operating as a dedicated sub-brand of Nakhal & Cie targeting Lebanese sports and entertainment fans.
• Nakhal Online Booking Platform Online booking platform enabling direct consumer booking of flights, hotels, tours, cruises, insurance, car rentals, and airport lounges. Also includes flight status checking and travel budget calculation tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ years of continuous operation in Lebanese travel industry
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Club MedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive partnership for Club Med holiday villages and all-inclusive resort packages. Nakhal markets Club Med properties as part of their package offerings, featuring Club Med icon in navigation and promotional materials.
• Costa CruisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDirect cruises partnership offering worldwide Costa Cruises destinations. Promoted as 'Cruises all over the world Costa Cruises' on the main platform.
• HertzcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrincipal car rental partner offering '#1 car rental company' services integrated into travel packages and as standalone service.
• Rixos HotelscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured hotel partner in navigation, offering luxury hotel accommodations as part of package deals, particularly for Turkey destinations.
• Corendon AirlinesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirline partner for special package deals to Antalya, with 5 and 7-night offers in July, August, and September. Featured in Summer 2026 travel budgets.
• Air Cairo / Red Sea AirlinesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirline partner mentioned for special reduced ticket rates and Egypt packages to Sharm El Sheikh.
• Turkish AirlinesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner airline for flights to Turkey destinations (Adana, Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman). Information provided on Turkish Airlines travel requirements and PCR regulations.
• Middle East AirlinesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLebanese national carrier partner for flights to Tbilisi, Georgia. PCR test regulations provided for MEA flights from Georgia.
• Petroleum AirlinesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirline partner for Sharm El Sheikh routes with PCR test requirements and travel information provided.
• HoojoozatcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology integration for direct flights search and booking. Nakhal online booking system is 'Powered By Hoojoozat' for regular flight searches.
• Travel-SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite development and technical support partner for Nakhal Sport Tickets platform. Listed as developer on football tickets website copyright.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tajawal: Dubai-based online travel agency offering flights, hotels, and holiday packages to Middle East and Arabic-speaking customers. Closely comparable in customer segment, regional focus, and online-first distribution model.
• Wego: Middle East-focused meta-search and OTA platform headquartered in Singapore with strong MENA presence. Comparable as a digital-first travel platform targeting Arabic-speaking outbound travelers in the same geographies Nakhal serves.
• Rehlat: Kuwait-headquartered online travel agency operating across the Middle East and North Africa, selling flights, hotels, and packages. Comparable as a regional OTA competing for the same outbound Arab traveler wallet share.
• Musafir: UAE-based travel agency providing flights, hotels, holiday packages, and visa services with both online and offline channels. Closely matches Nakhal's one-stop-shop agency model with physical offices plus a booking platform serving Middle East outbound travelers.
• Almosafer: Saudi Arabia-based travel agency and OTA offering flights, hotels, packages, and visa services across the Middle East. Directly comparable in business model (full-service travel agency with online platform) and partially overlapping in customer base (Arab outbound travelers from the Gulf).

Broad incumbents

• Trip.com Group: Major global OTA serving Asian and international travelers with flights, hotels, and packages. Competes with Nakhal in cross-border outbound travel and benefits from substantially greater capital and technology depth.
• Booking.com: Global leader in online travel reservations, covering hotels, flights, and packages worldwide. Competes with Nakhal for the same consumer travel bookings across all of Nakhal's destination markets, but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary technology.
• Expedia Group: Global online travel conglomerate with brands across flights, hotels, packages, and cruises. Overlaps with Nakhal on package and cruise bookings, but operates at a scale and technology investment level far beyond Nakhal's.

Emerging players

• Holidayme: Dubai-headquartered travel booking platform focused on Middle East package holidays and curated experiences. Comparable as a regional digital challenger targeting similar outbound family and leisure travelers.

Others

• Club Med: All-inclusive resort operator and Nakhal's core hotel/resort partner. Listed as a peer because of the deep commercial entanglement (Nakhal prominently markets Club Med properties) and shared customer base, even though Club Med is a supplier rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nakhaltravel
• Facebookfacebook.com/Nakhal.Holidays
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nakhal-&-cie
• Instagraminstagram.com/nakhalandcie

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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