Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH

What Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH does

Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH is a privately held German tour operator specialising in school class trips (Klassenfahrten), headquartered in Dippoldiswalde with a secondary 24/7 service office in Frankfurt am Main. The company sells packaged group travel across more than 200 destinations and 500 trip variants, spanning all 16 German Bundesländer, 18+ European countries, and long-haul locations including the USA, Egypt, Namibia, Turkey, and China. The customer base consists of German K-12 schools (Grundschule through Abitur) where individual class teachers act as the booking decision-maker; customer testimonials indicate repeat, multi-year relationships across diverse school districts. Trip packages bundle transportation (coach, rail, or flight), accommodation (hostels, youth hotels, holiday parks), meals, and modular programme activities, with per-person pricing published by destination tier ranging from approximately €215 to €1,629+.

The core technology is the proprietary schulfahrt.de booking platform, which combines an interactive online travel search and price calculator with a modular trip-building system (Baukastenprinzip) that allows teachers to compose itineraries from add-on programme modules, accommodation types, and transport options. A separate self-service portal (my.schulfahrt.de) handles post-booking participant management, cancellations, and communication with the assigned named travel expert. The platform is supported by a deep content library of destination-specific pages, themed collections (Strand & Sonne, Wissenschaft & Technik, Schiffsreisen), a Ratgeber (advisor) section, and downloadable teacher planning resources, with over 4,000 verified customer reviews displayed across destinations. The site is technically implemented and maintained by KS-EDV-CONSULTING (Dresden).

The business model is direct-to-consumer, with no OTA or third-party reseller distribution. Revenue is generated on a per-person packaged-travel basis with optional add-on revenue from a three-tier insurance stack (cancellation, comprehensive package, participant failure protection) and modular programme components. Sales combine an online research and price-calculation flow with a phone-based consultative motion staffed by named in-house Reiseexperten who manage individual offers end-to-end. The company is TÜV Rheinland certified, SQM certified, and holds the ecoZert environmental mark, and is led by two managing directors, Bärbel Tausche and Kathrin Tausche-Exler. No external funding, parent entity, or subsidiary structure has been disclosed.

Name

Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH

Legal name

Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH

Website

https://schulfahrt.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH is a privately held German tour operator that sells packaged school class trips (Klassenfahrten) direct-to-consumer through schulfahrt.de and a phone-based team of named travel experts, serving German K-12 teachers across 200+ destinations in Germany, Europe, and selected long-haul markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School Group Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520), Travel Agencies (56151)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

School Group & Curriculum-Led Trips (THAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student & Youth Educational Tours (THAKAGAA), Package Tour Wholesalers (Pre-Packaged FIT/Group Programs) (THAKAJAC)

Keywords

• School trip packages
• Group travel booking
• Class trip tours
• Educational group travel
• Youth group tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

Dippoldiswalde

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Paketreisen für Klassenfahrten (Packaged Group Travel): The primary revenue stream is the sale of all-inclusive or semi-inclusive packaged school trip itineraries. Packages typically bundle transportation (coach, train, or flight), accommodation (hostels, youth hotels, youth guesthouses, holiday villages), meals (breakfast, half-board, full-board, or self-catering), and optional program activities and excursions. Pricing is quoted per person and varies by destination, duration, season, accommodation tier, and transport mode. Add-on revenue comes from optional insurance packages (travel cancellation, comprehensive, and participant failure protection) and supplemental program modules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH sells packaged school class trips (Klassenfahrten) directly to German schools, teachers, and parents through its online platform schulfahrt.de. Packages bundle transportation (coach, train, or flight), accommodation (youth hostels, hotels, holiday parks), meals, and optional program modules across 200+ destinations in Germany, Europe, and selected international locations. The offering is supported by a dedicated personal travel expert from quote through execution, a modular Baukastenprinzip trip builder, and a post-booking service portal (my.schulfahrt.de).

Product overview

Schulfahrt Touristik SFT GmbH operates a comprehensive online booking platform (schulfahrt.de) for organizing and booking school trips (Klassenfahrten) across Germany and Europe. The core offering is the booking platform which enables teachers to search destinations, calculate prices in real-time, and book complete travel packages. The platform operates on a modular building-block principle (Bausteinprinzip) where customers can customize trips with various components including transportation (bus, train, flight), accommodation (youth hostels, hotels, holiday parks), and program modules (sports, culture, adventure activities). The service includes a proprietary Serviceportal (my.schulfahrt.de) for managing bookings, plus optional insurance packages for travel cancellation, health, liability, and accident coverage. The company offers themed travel collections including Strand & Sonne (beach), Wissenschaft & Technik (science), Schiffsreisen (maritime), and specialized regional packages for destinations across Europe and international locations including USA, Egypt, Namibia, and Turkey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Klassenfahrten (Packaged School Trip Bookings) End-to-end packaged school class trips (Klassenfahrten) for German K-12 and Abitur classes, bundling transportation (coach, train, or flight), accommodation (youth hostels, hotels, holiday parks), meals, and optional program modules across 200+ destinations in Germany, Europe, and selected international locations. Sold per person via the schulfahrt.de online booking platform with personalized consultation from a dedicated travel expert.
• Serviceportal (my.schulfahrt.de) Online post-booking portal enabling schools to manage participant registrations, de-registrations, cancellations, and trip administration digitally, with communication access to the assigned travel expert.
• Travel Insurance Packages (Reise-Rücktrittskosten, Komplettpaket, Teilnehmer-Ausfallschutz) Three optional insurance products available with school trip bookings: (1) travel cancellation insurance (Reise-Rücktrittskosten-Versicherung) covering teacher absence and contractually owed cancellation costs; (2) Komplettpaket comprehensive insurance covering cancellation, health, 24h emergency assistance, liability, and accident; (3) Teilnehmer-Ausfallschutz participant cancellation protection with no deductible covering increased per-person costs when insured persons cannot travel.
• Strand & Sonne Themenreisen (Beach & Sun Theme Trips) Theme-based school trip packages focusing on beach and seaside destinations, including coastal trips to Côte d'Azur, the Adriatic, and Baltic Sea islands.
• Wissenschaft & Technik Themenreisen (Science & Technology Theme Trips) Science and technology focused theme trips to educational destinations including the Vulcania experience center and Autostadt Wolfsburg.
• Schiffsreisen / Bootstouren (Maritime School Trips) Maritime group travel packages including sailing on the Baltic Sea, houseboat tours in Friesland, and sailing on the Ijsselmeer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4,000 verified customer reviews with average ratings of 4.0–4.87 out of 5 across destination pages.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TUI Group: Europe's largest integrated travel group offering broad packaged holidays, with dedicated youth and school group products. Larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities but vastly wider portfolio and global reach.
• WorldStrides: Large US-headquartered provider of student and educational group travel including class trips, performance tours, and university programs. Overlaps directly with SFT in the school-group category at much larger scale.
• Studiosus Reisen: German educational tour operator with a long-standing focus on culturally-curated group travel and study trips. Comparable on the 'travel-as-education' value proposition, though primarily serving adult groups.
• DER Touristik: Major German tour operator covering packaged holidays, school group travel, and educational trips as part of a broad portfolio. Overlaps with SFT on school group offerings but operates at much larger scale across many segments.
• EF Educational Tours: Global leader in school and student group educational travel, offering curriculum-aligned itineraries for K-12 and university groups. Operates at much larger international scale but competes in the same school-trip category.

Direct peers

• Jugendreisen.de: German operator focused on youth and school group travel with similar packaged-trip offerings (transport, accommodation, programs) for K-12 and youth groups in Germany and Europe. Directly comparable in target customer and product type.
• Frosch Sportreisen: German adventure and youth travel operator offering activity-led group trips (surfing, diving, skiing, hiking) popular with school and youth groups. Comparable on the sport/active class-trip segment of SFT's catalogue.
• Skiclub.de Reisen: German ski and youth travel specialist running school ski trips and youth winter sports packages for German school groups. Directly comparable on the winter-sports class-trip segment of SFT's portfolio.
• Joker Erlebnisreisen: German tour operator specialising in youth and adventure group travel with curated itineraries and small-group experiences. Overlaps directly with SFT's themed active, nature, and cultural class-trip offerings.
• RUF Jugendreisen: Established German youth and class-trip tour operator offering packaged youth group holidays and school trips across Europe, with similar coach, accommodation, and program bundling. Directly competes in the same German school-trip niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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