Tps Travel Professionals Switzerland Societe Cooperative

What Tps Travel Professionals Switzerland Societe Cooperative does

TPS Travel Professionals Switzerland (TPS) is a cooperative society (Société Coopérative / Genossenschaft) founded in 2022, headquartered in Bern with secondary addresses in Kloten and Cully (VD), operating exclusively within Switzerland under commercial register number CHE-305.647.392. The cooperative serves as a collective purchasing and service network for Swiss travel agencies and tour operators, aggregating member volume to negotiate preferential supplier conditions that independent operators cannot secure unilaterally.

The cooperative's core offering is a membership program priced at CHF 1,290 in annual dues, plus a one-time refundable cooperative share of CHF 1,000 and a CHF 500 entry fee. Members gain access to a tiered premium partner network of 81 airlines, tour operators, GDS providers, insurers, and technology vendors (including Lufthansa Group at Gold tier, Air France/KLM and British Airways/Iberia at Silver, and Eurotrek at Platinum), as well as shared professional services in legal, accounting, IT, and marketing. Supporting products include an internal member marketplace, a directory covering all 253 member locations, a members-only intranet for documents and forum discussion, and approximately 10 annual events comprising General Assembly, TPS Inside regional networking, TPS Academy training, TPS Social Nights, and the Airline Hub format.

The business operates on a community-led go-to-market model: TPS acquires members via direct enrollment, industry events, and peer referrals, while premium partners pay tiered fees for privileged distribution access to 1,400 travel professionals across the member network. The cooperative reported consolidated member turnover exceeding CHF 600 million in 2025 and a Verlingue-led insurance program volume of CHF 350 million, achieving a 0.16 per mille premium rate. Governance rests with co-presidents Sonja Laborde and Kurt Eberhard (co-founders), operational manager Thomas Althaus (appointed January 2023), and board member Koni Kölbl. No external parent company, venture capital ownership, or material funding rounds are disclosed; the cooperative is entirely member-owned.

Name

Tps Travel Professionals Switzerland Societe Cooperative

Legal name

Travel Professionals Switzerland TPS

Website

https://tps.travel

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TPS Travel Professionals Switzerland is a cooperative society serving Swiss travel agencies and tour operators through aggregated purchasing power, negotiated supplier conditions, and shared professional services across 253 member locations and 81 premium partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: TPS generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees. Members pay CHF 1,290 per year for access to consolidated purchasing power, negotiated supplier rates, legal/IT/marketing consulting services, and networking opportunities. A one-time cooperative share of CHF 1,000 is also required. The cooperative model means members benefit from consolidated volume-based conditions with suppliers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TPS is a Swiss travel-industry cooperative that pools the purchasing volume of more than 200 member travel agencies and tour operators to negotiate better commissions and conditions with airlines, tour operators, GDS providers, insurers, and technology vendors. Members also gain access to an internal marketplace for knowledge and resource exchange, a member directory, professional services (legal, accounting, IT, marketing consulting), and a calendar of networking and training events.

Product overview

TPS (Travel Professionals Switzerland) is a cooperative society (Societe Cooperative) serving Swiss travel agencies and tour operators. The organization operates as a collective purchasing network rather than a single software product, offering multiple integrated service layers: a core membership program providing access to consolidated volumes for better supplier conditions, an internal marketplace for knowledge exchange, a member directory covering 253 locations, a network of 81 premium partners (airlines, technology providers, and tour operators), approximately 10 annual events/webinars, and an intranet platform. The portfolio functions as a unified cooperative ecosystem where membership fees are offset by negotiated supplier commissions and shared business resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Consolidated member revenue exceeding CHF 600 million in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered silver, gold, core and platinum.

• Air France / KLMsilverChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAir France / KLM operates as a Silver-tier Airline Premium Partner within the TPS network. TPS members receive access to AF/KLM negotiated conditions, commissions, and incentive programs.
• LH Group (Lufthansa Group / Swiss)goldChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLufthansa Group operates as a Gold-tier Airline Premium Partner within the TPS network, providing preferred conditions and incentives to TPS members.
• British Airways / IberiasilverChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBritish Airways / Iberia operates as a Silver-tier Airline Premium Partner within the TPS network, providing basic guides and practical information for travel agencies.
• CondorcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCondor participates in the TPS Airline Hub events as an airline partner, providing updates and engagement with TPS members.
• Ethiopian AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEthiopian Airlines participates in TPS Airline Hub events as an airline partner.
• ITA AirwayscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorITA Airways participates in TPS Airline Hub events as an airline partner.
• Singapore AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSingapore Airlines is an airline partner featured at TPS Inside events and Airline Hub events.
• TAP Air PortugalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTAP Air Portugal participates in TPS Airline Hub events as an airline partner.
• Turkish AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkish Airlines participates in TPS Airline Hub events as an airline partner.
• DER Touristik SuissecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDER Touristik Suisse is a priority tour operator partner, presenting at TPS roadshows and providing preferred conditions to TPS members.
• Hotelplan SuissecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHotelplan Suisse is a tour operator partner featured at TPS Inside events and presenting to TPS members.
• Club MedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClub Med is a priority partner presenting at TPS events and providing exclusive conditions to TPS members.
• Railtour – FrantourcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRailtour – Frantour is a priority tour operator partner presenting at TPS roadshows.
• Sunny CarscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSunny Cars is a car rental partner presenting at TPS events and providing conditions to TPS members.
• WebbedscoreTechnology or IntegrationWebbeds is a technology/bed bank partner presenting at TPS roadshows and providing booking platform access to TPS members.
• Manta VoyagesgoldChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManta Voyages (Gold Prio Partner) increased base commission for TPS members to at least 11.5% from April 2023, benefiting over 70 TPS members.
• HanseMerkur International AGsilverChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHanseMerkur International AG is a Silver-tier Service & Technology Premium Partner providing travel insurance products to TPS members.
• JPM Publications / destinationbookgoldChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJPM Publications / destinationbook is a Gold-tier Technology Partner providing destination guide publications to TPS members.
• Linguista SprachaufenthaltegoldChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLinguista Sprachaufenthalte is a Gold-tier Touristik Premium Partner providing language travel programs to TPS members.
• Eurotrek AGplatinumChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEurotrek AG is a Platinum Partner and TPS Specialist providing hiking, cycling, and active travel tours. Based in Dietikon with 40 employees.
• PonantcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPonant is a cruise partner featured at TPS Inside events presenting luxury expedition cruises.
• MSC CruisescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMSC Cruises is a cruise partner featured at TPS Inside events presenting cruise products to TPS members.
• TravelportcoreTechnology or IntegrationTravelport is a GDS technology partner listed as a TPS sponsor, providing booking platform access.
• Passolution GmbHsilverTechnology or IntegrationPassolution is a Silver-tier service partner providing entry requirements and visa information services to TPS members. Special conditions: 4 months free for new clients until Dec 2024, 2 months free from Jan 2025.
• Verlingue AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVerlingue AG is TPS's insurance broker partner managing the collective business liability insurance framework contract for TPS members, negotiated from 2022 and enhanced in 2025. Total TPS revenue in the program reached CHF 350M+ enabling a premium rate of 0.16 per mille.
• FlyingLawyerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFlyingLawyers, led by Sophie Winkler, is TPS's data protection legal partner providing consulting services on Swiss data protection law compliance for TPS members.
• Schweizer Reise-Verband (SRV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRV (Swiss Travel Association) is a strategic partner offering TPS members 50% reduction on first membership fee. SRV provides lobbying, credit card processing deals, social insurance schemes, and training for TPS members.
• Infomaniak Network AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationInfomaniak Network AG is TPS's web hosting provider, based in Les Acacias, Geneva, handling external hosting of the TPS website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Travelport: Travelport is a global GDS (Global Distribution System) provider and a TPS technology partner. It serves TPS member agencies as a core booking infrastructure provider, making it an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.
• Amadeus IT Group: Amadeus is the world's largest GDS provider serving travel agencies, airlines, and hotels globally. Like Travelport, it supplies critical booking technology infrastructure to TPS member agencies and is part of the broader Swiss travel agency ecosystem TPS supports.

Broad incumbents

• TUI Group: TUI Group is Europe's largest integrated travel and tourism company with tour operators, airlines, hotels, and retail agencies. While it competes with TPS members on the retail side, it also supplies them via TPS partnerships, making it a broad incumbent in the same Swiss travel ecosystem.
• Hotelplan Suisse: Hotelplan Suisse is one of Switzerland's largest travel groups operating tour operators, retail agencies, and hotel brands. As a TPS Touristik Premium Partner, it operates in adjacent channels to TPS members and represents the type of large incumbent that benefits from TPS's distribution network.
• DER Touristik Suisse: DER Touristik Suisse is a major Swiss tour operator and a TPS Touristik Premium Partner. As a vertically integrated tour operator with its own retail network, it overlaps with TPS members' business but at much larger scale and serves as both a supplier and adjacent competitor to TPS member agencies.

Direct peers

• AERTiCKET: AERTiCKET is a German-based travel agency consortium and consolidator offering preferred airline tickets and hotel rates to member agencies. Like TPS, it operates on a membership basis to provide smaller travel agencies with volumes and rates they could not negotiate individually.
• Best-Reisen: Best-Reisen is a German travel agency cooperative with hundreds of member agencies across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It provides marketing, technology, supplier negotiations, and training — closely aligned with TPS's service portfolio for member agencies in the DACH region.
• Schmetterling International: Schmetterling International is a German travel agency cooperative and tour operator serving independent travel agencies with consolidated purchasing, technology, and marketing services. Its cooperative structure and B2B service model directly mirror TPS's offering for the German-speaking European market.
• RTK International: RTK International is a German travel agency cooperative with over 4,000 member agencies across Europe. It serves the same fundamental function as TPS — pooling independent travel agencies to negotiate better supplier commissions and provide shared services — making it the closest direct peer to TPS's cooperative model.

Regional players

• Schweizer Reise-Verband (SRV): SRV is the Swiss Travel Association serving as a national industry body for Swiss travel agencies and tour operators. As a TPS strategic partner offering 50% off first-year membership to TPS members, it provides overlapping representation and lobbying services for the same Swiss travel agency constituency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TPS-Switzerland
• Facebookfacebook.com/TPS.Travel.Professionals.Switzerland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tps-travel-professionals-switzerland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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