7 Specialty Travel Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Specialty Travel Business

A specialty travel business specializes in providing a specific type of travel experience. Examples of specialty travel businesses include adventure tours, eco-tourism, and luxury cruises.

These agencies are often called “niche” or “boutique” and have more experience and knowledge about their niche than larger companies. The first step to starting your own specialty travel business is to identify what niche you want to specialize in. It can be anything from destination-specific (e.g., Paris) to specific types of trips (e.g., cruises).

Here are some real life success stories of starting a specialty travel business:

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1. Augustine Tours ($648K/year)

Augustin Ndikuriyo, the founder of Augustine Tours, came up with the idea for his business when a client at the hotel where he worked asked for recommendations on travel companies in Burundi. Unable to find any options, Augustin saw the opportunity to fill the gap in the market and launched Augustine Tours in 2010. Since then, the company has grown to generate an impressive monthly average of €50K, offering unique safari experiences in East Africa that go beyond traditional tourism.

How much they make: $648K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1.5K
Current team size: 3

How I Bootstrapped My Cultural Tour And Travels Business To $54K/Month

Augustin Ndikuriyo founded Augustine Tours, a travel company that offers wildlife safari and cultural tour experiences around East Africa, which makes a monthly average of €50K/Month and focuses on transformative tourism that benefits visitors and the local communities.

About

Augustin started Augustine Tours about 14 years ago

Revenue

Augustin grew the business to $54K/month

Costs

It cost Augustin $1500 to start the business

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4. Lifecare

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Website traffic: 460K/month

5. ASSURANT

Assurant protects what matters most for your customers and clients alike. Learn more about us or access the help center.

Where they're located: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Website traffic: 440K/month

So... can you actually make money with a specialty travel business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. cvsspecialty

CVS Specialty Pharmacy provides personalized support for patients with complex & chronic conditions. Sign in to manage your specialty medications, or transfer you prescriptions from another pharmacy.

Where they're located: St. Lawrence, Jersey
Website traffic: 820K/month