Rakso Air Travel & Tours, Inc.

What Rakso Air Travel & Tours, Inc. does

Rakso Air Travel & Tours, Inc. is a privately held Philippine corporation founded in August 1999 and headquartered in Makati City, operating as a full-service retail travel agency targeting Filipino outbound leisure travelers and inbound tourists, as well as corporate clients requiring MICE services. The company sells domestic and international air ticketing, group tour packages, free-and-easy itineraries, cruise vacations, visa processing assistance, travel insurance, and Eurail/JR rail passes across more than 30 destination countries spanning Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Oceania, the Americas, and Africa. Its distribution model is multi-channel: nine physical branch offices across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, supplemented by an online booking website (raksotravel.com) with integrated search and payment, a phone hotline, and a virtual call/chat consultation desk.

Underlying the retail front-end is a transactional booking platform with user account management, online payment (credit/debit card, bank deposit), and the proprietary R-Points loyalty program (a registered trademark with points earned on airfare, tours, and cruises, redeemable from a 500-point minimum). Product breadth is delivered through a multi-supplier stack rather than proprietary inventory — Rakso resells tickets and packages from major airline principals (Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific peers, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Korean Air, Air Canada, Japan Airlines, EVA Air, Turkish Airlines, etc.) and cruise lines (Star, Dream, Crystal, Royal Caribbean, Princess, NCL), with GDS integration via Sabre Travel Network.

Revenue is fundamentally transaction-based: commission on airline tickets booked, markup on tour and cruise packages, and service fees on visa, insurance, rail pass, and MICE engagements. Pricing is quote-driven by destination, dates, and customization rather than published rate cards; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments are predominantly individual leisure travelers, supplemented by an enterprise/B2B MICE vertical. The business has received continuous industry recognition — including World Travel Awards' 'Philippines' Leading Travel Agency' in 2025 and consistent Top Producer or Top Agent awards from 20+ airline and cruise principals through 2026 — supporting brand equity in the Philippine travel market. No public filings, funding history, parent company, or M&A activity have been disclosed.

Name

Rakso Air Travel & Tours, Inc.

Legal name

Rakso Air Travel and Tours, Inc.

Website

https://raksotravel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rakso Air Travel & Tours is a Philippine-founded full-service travel agency (since 1999) offering airline ticketing, tour packages, cruises, visa, insurance, rail passes, and MICE services via nine physical branches and an online booking platform, serving Filipino leisure travelers and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Agency Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151), Tour Operators (561520)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Booking Tools (OBT) & Corporate Booking UX (THALAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meetings & Group Travel Management (Corporate/MICE) (THALANAH), CRM & Loyalty Marketing Automation (Email/SMS/Push, Journeys, Campaigns) (THALAKAG)

Keywords

• Travel agency services
• Airline ticket booking
• Tour packages
• Cruise vacations
• Visa assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Ermita

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tour Packages: Sale of international and domestic tour packages including group tours, free & easy tours, and cruise packages. Revenue earned through markup on tour costs.
2. Airline Ticketing: Commission-based revenue from booking and selling international and domestic airline tickets across multiple carriers.
3. Cruise Bookings: Revenue generated from booking cruise vacations including major cruise lines such as Star Cruises, Dream Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Princess Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line.
4. Ancillary Travel Services: Visa processing, travel insurance sales, and Eurail/JR pass sales with service fees.
5. R-Points Redemption: Loyalty program redemption where points can be used as payment for travel transactions (minimum 500 R-Points required).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Rakso Travel is a Philippine-based full-service travel agency that books domestic and international airline tickets, sells group and free-and-easy tour packages across Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, Africa and the Americas, arranges cruise vacations through major cruise lines, and provides ancillary services including visa processing, travel insurance, and Eurail/JR rail passes. The company operates through a network of 9 physical branches across the Philippines and an integrated online booking platform at raksotravel.com, with a proprietary R-Points loyalty program rewarding repeat customers.

Product overview

Rakso Air Travel & Tours, Inc. is a Philippine-based travel agency offering a diversified portfolio of travel-related products and services through its website and branch network. Its core offering is an integrated online booking platform that spans air ticketing (domestic and international), package tours (group and free-and-easy), cruise bookings, visa processing, travel insurance, and rail passes (Eurail and JR). The company operates a multi-branch retail footprint across the Philippines including Makati, Manila, Pampanga, Cebu, Binondo, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, and Quezon City. A proprietary loyalty program called R-Points enables members to earn and redeem points on bookings. The company also provides MICE and corporate event services for group travelers, and has received multiple trade awards from airlines, tourism boards, and cruise lines. The portfolio does not reflect a platform-plus-modules architecture; rather, it is a collection of related travel service verticals unified under the Rakso Travel brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• R-Points: Loyalty program offering rewards and points for customers booking international airfare and tour packages

Products and services

• Air Ticket Reservation

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

36 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Star CruisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor cruise line partner offering cruise vacation packages to various destinations. Star Cruises is one of the leading cruise operators in Asia.
• Dream CruisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPremium cruise line partner providing luxury cruise vacation experiences.
• Crystal CruisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLuxury cruise line partner offering premium cruise experiences worldwide.
• Royal CaribbeancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational cruise line partner offering cruise vacations to global destinations.
• Princess CruisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor cruise line partner providing cruise vacation packages.
• Norwegian Cruise LinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational cruise line partner offering Freestyle Cruising experiences.
• Eva AircoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiwan-based international airline. Awarded Recognition Award 2026 to Rakso Travel.
• Korean AircoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth Korean national airline. Awarded Top Producer Award 2024 to Rakso Travel.
• Japan AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapanese international airline. Awarded Outstanding Top Producer 2025 recognition.
• Philippine AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhilippine national carrier. Awarded Gold Award for International Passenger Sales and Bronze Award for Domestic Passenger Sales.
• EmiratescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational airline based in Dubai. Awarded Outstanding Sales Performance 2024-2025 recognition.
• Qatar AirwayscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQatari international airline. Awarded Valued Trade Partner Award 2024/2025 (Top Sales Partner).
• Turkish AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkish national airline. Awarded Top 10 Agents Recognition and Top Agency Sales.
• Air CanadacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian international airline. Awarded Top Agent of the Year 2025.
• All Nippon Airways (ANA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapanese airline. Awarded Top Producer Award to Rakso Travel.
• Qantas AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian national airline. Awarded Top Agent of the Year recognition.
• United AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS-based international airline. Awarded Gold Award for Passenger Sales Philippines.
• Vietnam AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVietnamese national airline. Awarded Outstanding Contribution to Group Sales 2024.
• Lufthansa City CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal travel network. Awarded Top Performer recognition.
• China Southern AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChinese national airline. Awarded Top Agent Award to Rakso.
• China EasterncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChinese airline. Awarded Top Agent Award.
• Asiana AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth Korean airline. Awarded Outstanding Top Producer and Top Agent Award.
• Royal Brunei AirlinesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBruneian national airline. Awarded Top Producer recognition.
• AirAsiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMalaysian low-cost airline. Awarded Top Agent Award.
• AirSWIFTminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhilippine airline. Awarded Top Producer (2019 Performance) and Appreciation Award.
• Cathay PacificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHong Kong-based airline. Awarded Top Partner Award.
• Royal Caribbean CruisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational cruise line. Awarded Outstanding Sales Contribution recognition.
• Norwegian Cruise LinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational cruise line. Awarded Top Producer recognition.
• Sabre Travel Network (Philippines), Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationTravel technology and GDS provider. Awarded Top International Producer 2024 to Rakso Travel.
• Taiwan Tourism AdministrationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment tourism body. Awarded Appreciation Award 2026.
• Korea Tourism Organization ManilacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment tourism organization. Awarded Highest-Selling Travel Agencies Award 2026 and multiple recognitions over the years including Best Performance of Korea Inbound Products.
• Resorts World Sentosa SingaporecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIntegrated resort in Singapore. Awarded Travel Agency of the Year 2025 and Special Recognition Award 2025.
• World Travel AwardscoreOthersPrestigious international travel awards organization. Awarded Philippines' Leading Travel Agency recognition.
• Seoul Metropolitan Government/Seoul Tourism OrganizationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGovernment tourism body for Seoul, South Korea. Awarded Seoul Best Travel Agency recognition.
• STARR Insurance PhilippinesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTravel insurance provider. Awarded Best Performance recognitions for Korea Inbound Products, Co-Promotion, and Joint Promotion.
• CHROMAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTravel partner. Awarded Most Valued Trade Partner and Top Travel Agency recognition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sharp Travel & Tours: Philippine travel agency with multi-branch footprint and corporate/MICE services. Closely comparable to Rakso on branch-based retail distribution, corporate travel services, and tour packaging.
• Zoy Travel: Filipino OTA offering travel deals and packages. Comparable to Rakso in serving Philippine outbound travelers with a digital-first booking experience and similar tour-package inventory.
• Galaxy Travel & Tours: Philippine travel agency with comprehensive booking services for leisure and corporate clients. Comparable to Rakso in serving the same Philippine retail and corporate customer base.
• Pan Pacific Travel & Tours: Philippine travel agency with similar full-service offerings across flights, tours, and corporate travel. Comparable as a domestic Philippine travel agency competitor with branch presence.
• Travelbook.ph: Philippine-focused online travel agency offering flights, hotels, and tour packages. Directly comparable to Rakso in terms of Philippine retail consumer market and similar product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Trip.com: Asia-leading OTA with strong Asian destination inventory and corporate travel services. Comparable to Rakso in Asian outbound travel focus and broad product offerings, but at much larger scale.
• Booking.com: Global OTA offering flights, hotels, and travel packages including strong Asia-Pacific coverage. Comparable as a much larger incumbent operating in the same online travel booking category, but with vastly broader scale and geographic reach.
• Agoda: Asia-focused online travel platform owned by Booking Holdings, with strong Asia-Pacific hotel and flight inventory. Comparable to Rakso on Asian outbound travel demand but operating as a digital-only global platform.
• Expedia: Global online travel marketplace serving leisure and corporate travelers with flights, hotels, packages, and cruises. Comparable to Rakso across the same product verticals, but at global scale.

Emerging players

• Klook: Asia-focused digital travel-activity and tour booking platform with strong Philippines presence. Comparable to Rakso's tour-package and ancillary services, with overlap on Asia-Pacific destination bookings though more digitally native.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/raksotravel
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrkuxRN5UbckFdyFUNAJXUQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/raksotravel
• Instagraminstagram.com/raksotravel
• Pinterestpinterest.ph/raksotravel

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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