German travel operator managing 2M+ annual bookings across package holidays
Schauinsland-Reisen is a mid-market tour operator (€2.9B annual revenue, 2.05M guests in 2024/25) built on a legacy stack of Java, C#, SQL Server, and Sabre—the airline booking engine. Their active project list (yield management, flight procurement, flight disposition, catalog design, digital process optimization) and stated pain points (data freshness, IT system implementation, process digitalization) reveal a business caught between core operational needs and modernization pressures. The hiring mix is sales-heavy (14 of 39 open roles) with minimal engineering and data capacity (2 and 1 respectively), indicating they're scaling revenue operations and compliance functions rather than building new tech internally.
Schauinsland-Reisen operates as a family-owned, independent tour operator headquartered in Duisburg since 1918. Ranked third among German air-travel tour operators and in the top 10 across Europe, the company arranges package holidays to Mediterranean, North African, and long-haul destinations through a vertically integrated model: owned hotels, retail travel agencies, and majority stakes in airlines (Sundair, FlyAir41) and a long-haul specialist (Explorer). The 501–1,000 person workforce manages 2.05 million guest bookings annually. Technology infrastructure spans booking and inventory systems (Sabre for flights, proprietary catalog tools), financial systems (SQL Server, DATEV, Power BI), and HR management (Personio). Current operational focus centers on yield management, flight procurement optimization, and digital modernization of core travel-planning processes.
Java, C#, Python, SQL Server, Sabre (airline booking), Analysis Services, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Teams, DATEV (financial software), and Personio (HR).
Duisburg, Germany, where the company has been based since its 1918 founding. The main office relocated to the Innenhafen waterfront district in 2006.
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