ODEON Tourism, Champion of Exports: Summit in Tourism, Target Public Offering!

ODEON Tourism, the ground services brand of Coral Travel Group, managed to be in the top 10 in service exports and number one in the tourism sector at the 'Export Champions Awards' organized by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM). This success was crowned with hosting 1.6 million tourists in Türkiye in 2024 and achieving 1.2 billion dollars in service exports.

ODEON Tourism, the ground handling services brand of Coral Travel Group, once again attracted attention at the 'Export Champions Awards' organized by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM). ODEON Tourism, which brought 1.6 million tourists to Türkiye in 2024 and realized 1.2 billion dollars worth of service exports, ranked in the top 10 in service exports and also consolidated its leading position in the tourism sector. This success stands out as a reflection of the group's 33-year deep-rooted history and stable growth.

President Erdoğan presented the award

The award ceremony was held on June 30, 2025 at the Haliç Congress Center with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır and Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak. At the event organized within the scope of TİM's 32nd Ordinary General Assembly, ODEON Turizm was awarded by ranking 6th in the general ranking. Coral Travel Group Chairman Ayhan Bektaş described this special moment as follows: "Receiving my award plaque from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was a great source of honor for us." ODEON Turizm managed to remain at the top of the service export category in 2024, as it did in 2022 and 2023, which reveals the sustainable success of the group.”

Future vision

Coral Travel Group is focusing on new targets to further strengthen its leadership in the tourism sector. Ayhan Bektaş shared the group's 2025 plans with the following words: "While we leave behind a year in which we broke records in 2024, we aim to attract nearly 1.8 million tourists to our country in 2025 and sustainably increase our foreign exchange exports in the coming period."

Bektaş emphasized their growth strategy and added: "We operate in 23 countries, primarily in tour operating, accommodation and destination services. We host over 3.5 million guests in more than 90 destinations in 40 countries. In order to ensure sustainable growth, we continue our efforts to open up to new markets and expand our service network. We continue our digital transformation investments without slowing down in order to overcome the competition in the sector."

While ODEON Turizm strengthens its leadership in the sector thanks to its integrated business model created with its strong service infrastructure and subsidiaries in different fields, it also initiated the public offering process with its application to the Capital Markets Board.

In addition to its destination services operating in Türkiye, ODEON Tourism has as its subsidiaries the following companies: Otium Otelcilik Turizm Ticaret A.Ş., which owns the Seven Seas Life and Marvida Family Eco hotels operating in the field of hotel management; Coral Seyahat A.Ş., which operates in the field of tour operation in Türkiye; and Odeon Güvenlik Koruma ve Danışmanlık Hizmetleri A.Ş., which operates in the field of security services.

Thanks to this wide service portfolio, ODEON Tourism is not limited to destination services only, but also offers an end-to-end integrated service structure in the tourism value chain.