Strategic Investment from Insight Partners
Open Destinations Receives Strategic Investment from Insight Partners to Fuel Next Chapter of Growth
London – June 23, 2025 – Open Destinations, a leading UK-based provider of reservation technology and services to travel companies worldwide, today announced a strategic growth investment from global software investor Insight Partners.
Founded in 1998, Open Destinations provides reservation technology and services to tour operators and rail companies around the world. The company’s flagship products, Travel Studio and Rail Studio, provide a full ERP solution—allowing customers such as Emirates, Orient Express, Belmond, Intrepid, Top Deck, Queensland Rail and Abercrombie & Kent to manage their products, inventory, pricing and reservations. In addition, Open Destinations provides back-office services that include product management, operations and customer service to companies such as Jet2.com, Holiday Extras and Travel Counsellors. The company has over 75 customers around the world in 30 countries and employs over 650 staff.
As the travel industry continues to prosper, we believe Open Destinations will be key to helping some of the biggest names in travel capitalize on this momentum and create more seamless experiences for travellers.
“Since its inception, Open Destinations has become an established leader in global travel and tour operations,” said Michael Shephard, Principal at Insight Partners. “As the travel industry continues to prosper, we believe Open Destinations will be key to helping some of the biggest names in travel capitalize on this momentum and create more seamless experiences for travellers. We look forward to partnering with Kevin, John, and the entire Open Destinations team in this exciting next chapter of growth for the company and its customers.” As part of the investment, Shephard and Insight Managing Director Peter Segall will join the Open Destinations Board of Directors.
Kevin O’Sullivan, Founder and Executive Chair of Open Destinations, believes that Insight will be a great partner for Open Destinations going forward. “We have built a fantastic team at Open Destinations over the past 25+ years. Insight’s investment is a testament to this team and represents a new chapter in the history of the company. Everyone who touches the Open Destinations ecosystem—from our customers and travel experts to the travellers themselves— stands to benefit from this investment and next chapter of company growth.” John Davies, CEO of Open Destinations, welcomed the investment and stated, “We are looking forward to working with the team at Insight and continuing to provide excellent customer service and market-leading products to our customers around the world.”
About Open Destinations
Open Destinations is an established travel technology player solving the biggest technological issues that tour and rail operators face. Founded in 1998, Open Destinations has more than 25 years of real-world experience and a network of 500+ travel tech experts and 10,000+ travel professionals who use Open Destinations’ rich, customer-centric technology every day. For our customers, it means selling whatever they want, however they want.
About Insight Partners
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of December 31, 2024, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 800 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on X @insightpartners.
