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Musafir.com

Growth Score40DXBi Rank77Heat Score100

The UAE's first online travel agency

Founded 2007PrivateDubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai, UAE, Dubaimusafir.com
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Overview

Musafir.com is an online travel agency headquartered in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), offering flight, hotel, and holiday-package bookings plus UAE tourist and global visa assistance. Founded in 2007 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani and Sachin Gadoya, it bills itself as the UAE's first online travel agency and has since expanded into corporate/B2B travel management (Musafir Business) with offices in the UAE, India, and Qatar. It remains active in 2026, publishing annual UAE travel-trend research that is regularly picked up by regional trade press.
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Operating Status
Active
Company Type
Private
Headquarters
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai, UAE
Founded
2007

Products & Services

Musafir.com (consumer OTA)

Core online travel agency platform for flights, hotels, holiday packages, visas, and transfers, serving UAE/GCC and India consumers.

Musafir Business

Corporate/business travel management platform with AI-assisted booking recommendations, paperless approval workflows, 20+ travel-policy control checks, expense reporting, cost-center tagging, mobile app, 24/7 support, and MICE (meetings/incentives/conferences/events) services; reports serving 1,650+ companies and 900+ active users with 89,000+ bookings managed.

musafirtag

B2B booking platform for travel agents launched at Arabian Travel Market 2025, offering multi-GDS connectivity, Emirates NDC access, Visa API integration, white-label reseller branding, agent markup/commission/credit-limit management, and inventory/charter management, rolling out across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and wider MENA.

Musafir Visa Services

Visa application processing for UAE, UK, Schengen, India, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, including bulk submission via the Visa API Suite.

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PartnershipAnnounced

Strategic partnership with SNTTA (Sharjah National Travel & Tourist Agency)

Musafir.com and SNTTA (a Sharjah-based travel agency operating since 1976) announced a strategic partnership to integrate SNTTA's services with Musafir.com's technology platform, aimed at delivering integrated corporate and leisure travel solutions across the UAE. Announced by Sachin Gadoya, Co-Founder and CEO.

Jan 20, 2025

Product LaunchAnnounced

Launch of musafirtag B2B booking platform for travel agents

Musafir.com launched 'musafirtag' at Arabian Travel Market 2025 — a B2B travel-agent booking platform offering Emirates NDC access, multi-GDS connectivity, Visa API integration, white-label reseller branding, and agent management tools, rolling out across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and wider MENA from May 2025.

Apr 28, 2025

Market ExpansionAnnounced

Expansion into Saudi Arabia

Musafir reported to have expanded operations into Saudi Arabia to target the Kingdom's growing tourism sector.

Dec 6, 2023

Capital Raise / M&A StrategyAnnounced (fundraising mandate, not a confirmed closed round)

Advisor mandate to raise $50M for acquisitions

Musafir hired M&A advisory firm Cambon Partners to help raise approximately $50 million to fund acquisitions of legacy corporate-travel players across the Middle East and India, per Cambon partner Morgann Lesne. No specific targets or investors were named, and no confirmation of a closed raise was found.

$50M

Apr 12, 2023

PartnershipAnnounced

Partnership with BOTIM for visa services

BOTIM (UAE calling/payments app) joined forces with Musafir.com to ease the tourist visa application process for UAE visitors.

Mar 4, 2023

PartnershipAnnounced

Partnership with Vistara for visa services

Musafir.com joined hands with Vistara (Indian airline) to simplify visa services for travelers.

Oct 21, 2023

PartnershipAnnounced

Partnership with SanKash for Travel Now, Pay Later

SanKash and Musafir.com partnered to offer a 'Travel Now, Pay Later' installment payment option for holiday bookings.

Aug 22, 2023

PartnershipAnnounced

Collaboration with AlUla (Saudi Arabia) to promote tourism

UAE-based Musafir.com collaborated with AlUla (Saudi heritage/tourism destination) to promote tourism.

May 4, 2023

Investment / Facility LaunchAnnounced

Technology and Innovation Centre opened in Pune, India

Musafir.com set up a Technology and Innovation Centre in Pune, India, to build out engineering/tech capability for the group.

Nov 1, 2022

Market ExpansionAnnounced

New corporate office opened in Qatar

Musafir.com opened a new corporate office in Qatar as part of regional expansion.

Oct 14, 2022

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