Do I need experience to start a travel agency?

No. A white-label platform handles the technology, airline inventory and ticketing, so you can start with no travel-industry background. You focus on pricing and customers.

Do I need an IATA licence?

Not to start. IATA accreditation lets you ticket directly with airlines and requires financial guarantees. Most new agencies issue confirmed e-tickets through a platform or consolidator that already has the airline connectivity.

How much does it cost to start?

Far less than a traditional agency or building your own site. With realtimefare it's a one-time setup fee with no monthly subscription and no per-booking commission — your main ongoing cost is the prepaid wallet you use to issue tickets.

You book at wholesale fares and add your own markup. Your customer pays you (fare + markup) through your own payment gateway and you keep the difference.

Can I use my own brand and domain?

Yes. Your storefront runs on your own domain with your logo, colours and branded e-tickets. Your customers never see realtimefare — you are the merchant of record.

How fast can I go live?

Once your application is approved and your store is provisioned, you can be selling flights within days.

Start an online travel business

Start your own travel agency — online, in days

No experience, no airline contracts, no coding. Launch a branded flight-booking business across 500+ airlines, set your own margin on every booking, and keep it.

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One-time setup No monthly fees No coding needed Your brand & domain

The easiest way to start a travel business in 2026

Building airline integrations, a booking engine and ticketing yourself takes months and lakhs. A white-label platform gives you all of it, branded as your own.

Live in days, not months

Skip airline contracts and software development — your branded store is ready to book immediately.

Low, one-time investment

No lakhs of capital. A one-time setup fee, then you fund a wallet to issue tickets. No monthly subscription.

500+ airlines, real-time fares

Sell domestic and international flights with live fares and instant, confirmed e-ticketing.

Your brand, your margin

Your logo, your domain, your GSTIN on invoices. You keep 100% of the markup you set.

How to start, step by step

1
Register your business
Set up as a proprietor, LLP or company with a GST registration, a current account and a payment gateway. You can start lean and upgrade later.
2
Get your booking platform
Instead of building airline integrations and a website (months of work), use a white-label platform that supplies live fares, ticketing and a branded storefront for a one-time fee.
3
Set your prices
You book at wholesale fares and add your own markup on each booking. There's no per-booking commission taken from you — the margin is yours.
4
Go live and sell
Share your booking site, start with your own network and social media, and reinvest early margins into ads. Travel is a repeat business — good service compounds.

Want the full detail? Read our guide: How to start a travel agency in India.

B2B flight booking portal

Book flights for your customers across 500+ airlines from one dashboard.

Flight booking API

Integrate live fares and instant ticketing into your own website or app.

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