RSS Travel

What RSS Travel does

RSS Travel is a privately held boutique travel agency headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, that provides travel management services specifically tailored to entertainment industry clients. The company arranges flights, hotels, ground transportation, private jets, airport assistance, and on-the-road logistics for music tours, film and television productions, and VIP clients. Its service portfolio is delivered through six integrated modules: Air Travel, Hotels, Ground Transportation, Private Jets, Airport Assistance, and a premium On The Road add-on that includes 24/7 emergency support, rider crafting, hotel pre-advancing, and tour-account billing coordination.

The company operates on the technology platform of Internova/Global Travel Collection, a major travel management consortium, which provides RSS Travel with access to global travel inventory, exclusive supplier contracts, and enterprise-level buying power. RSS Travel supplements this with direct partnerships across multiple major airline alliances (Star Alliance, OneWorld, SkyTeam) and major hotel chains to secure priority treatment, early check-ins, late check-outs, and preferential booking terms for clients.

RSS Travel generates revenue primarily through transaction-based commissions from travel suppliers (airlines, hotels, ground transportation providers) and bespoke service fees for complex itinerary management. The firm relies on direct client relationships, reputation-based referrals, and word-of-mouth within the entertainment industry rather than formal marketing channels. The company is founder-owned and led by Ramey Shippen, a former Production Coordinator and Tour Manager with 15+ years of touring experience, and operates with a small team of approximately six entertainment travel specialists based at the Los Angeles-area headquarters.

Name

RSS Travel

Legal name

RSS Travel

Website

https://rsstravel.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RSS Travel is a boutique travel agency based in Thousand Oaks, California, that arranges flights, hotels, ground transport, private jets, and on-the-road logistics for music tours, film/TV productions, and entertainment VIPs, powered by Internova/Global Travel Collection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Travel Management Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

VIP, Executive & Roadshow Travel Services (THAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Entertainment travel management
• Music tour booking
• Production travel services
• Boutique travel agency
• Tour logistics coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Thousand Oaks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Travel Agency Services: RSS Travel operates as a boutique travel agency earning commissions from travel providers (airlines, hotels, ground transportation) and potentially charging service fees for complex itinerary management. Their partnership with Internova/Global Travel Collection provides access to exclusive deals and discounts which translate into value for clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

RSS Travel is a boutique travel agency specializing in travel management for music tours, concert productions, and film/TV productions. The company books flights, private jets, hotels, ground transportation, and on-the-road services for touring artists, bands, tour managers, and production coordinators throughout North America and beyond.

Product overview

RSS Travel is a boutique travel agency offering a unified service platform for entertainment industry clients. The core offering comprises six integrated service modules: Flights (powered by Internova/Global Travel Collection for bulk buying power), Private Jets (charter aircraft without membership fees), Airport Assistance (VIP meet-and-greet worldwide), Hotels (leveraging partnerships for priority treatment), Ground Transportation (vehicles from sedans to buses), and On The Road Services (a premium add-on module providing 24/7 emergency support, rider management, pre-advancing, and billing coordination). These services work together as a comprehensive entertainment travel solution, with the On The Road module serving as the premium tier for clients requiring hands-on tour management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flights Airline ticketing service for touring artists, bands, crew, and production teams covering complex multi-city itineraries and baggage logistics for entertainment tours.
• Private Jets Private jet charter coordination for clients needing flexible, on-demand air travel for artists and touring parties with demanding schedules.
• Airport Assistance Airport meet-and-greet and assistance services to streamline arrivals, departures, and baggage handling for touring clients.
• Hotels Hotel booking service providing accommodations suited to touring artists, crews, and production teams with vetted vendor partnerships.
• Ground Transportation Ground transport coordination including shuttles, SUVs, and tour buses to move artists, crew, and equipment between venues, hotels, and airports.
• On The Road Services Supplemental on-tour services including 24/7 on-call support and additional logistics solutions for clients throughout their tours or production shoots.

Named customers18 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

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Internova/Global Travel CollectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRSS Travel is powered by Internova/Global Travel Collection, which provides immense buying power, access to exclusive travel deals and discounts, and global travel inventory. This partnership enables RSS to offer competitive rates on flights, hotels, and other travel services.
• Various Airline PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnerships with major airlines including Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, ITA Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Etihad, Eurostar, Finnair, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas, SAS, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, United, and Virgin Atlantic. These partnerships provide online check-in resources and preferential booking access.
• Various Hotel PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing relationships with major hotel chains and independent hotel groups ensuring maximum client benefits including priority treatment, early check-ins, late check-outs, and exclusive services. Multiple hotel partner logos displayed indicating partnerships with major hospitality brands.
• Set the ShowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partner supporting entertainment production logistics and tour management services.
• Tour ConnectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partner providing tour and travel industry connections and resources.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tunes Travel: Tunes Travel is a boutique travel agency serving the music and entertainment industries, arranging flights, hotels, and logistics for artists on tour. Its vertical focus and client roster of music professionals closely mirror RSS Travel's operating model and target customer base.
• ATPI Griffinstone: ATPI Griffinstone is the entertainment and sports division of ATPI, providing travel management for touring productions, sports teams, and live events globally. It competes head-to-head with RSS Travel in music tour travel and shares the focus on VIP and crew logistics.
• Road Rebel: Road Rebel is a long-established travel and logistics agency dedicated to music tours, concerts, and entertainment productions. Like RSS Travel, it coordinates flights, hotels, and ground transport for touring artists and crews, making it one of the most direct competitors in entertainment tour travel.

Broad incumbents

• BCD Travel: BCD Travel is a global corporate travel management company with an entertainment industry segment. It overlaps with RSS Travel in coordinating travel for productions and tours but competes from a much larger, diversified corporate TMC platform rather than a specialized entertainment niche.
• Corporate Travel Management (CTM): CTM is a global corporate travel management provider that increasingly serves entertainment, sports, and live-event clients alongside its corporate base. It is comparable to RSS Travel at the technology, supplier network, and corporate-travel-management layer, though it is far larger and not entertainment-specialist.
• CWT (Carlson Wagonlit Travel): CWT is a global corporate travel management company that services entertainment, sports, and event clients in addition to its corporate base. It is comparable as a broad incumbent that can absorb entertainment travel volume using standardized processes rather than a boutique, specialist team.
• Internova Travel Group: Internova is the parent consortium that powers RSS Travel through its Global Travel Collection. As a large multi-brand travel management group, it serves as both RSS Travel's platform/buying-power provider and a potential competitor if it expands direct entertainment-specialist offerings.
• Travel and Transport (a BCD company): Travel and Transport is a US corporate travel agency with experience serving entertainment and live-event clients. It is comparable to RSS Travel in addressing the same end customers but competes from a larger TMC base with broader corporate offerings.
• Direct Travel: Direct Travel is a large North American corporate travel management company with a dedicated entertainment and live-events practice. It competes with RSS Travel for the same touring and production clients but operates from a broader corporate TMC base with much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Rock-It Cargo: Rock-It Cargo specializes in time-definite freight forwarding for music tours, sports teams, and live events. While its focus is on equipment logistics rather than passenger travel, it sits in the same entertainment tour supply chain as RSS Travel and serves overlapping customers (tour managers, production coordinators).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rsstravelco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rss-travel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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