ODEON Tours, the ground handling services brand of Coral Travel Group, ranked 7th in the service category among 1000 export companies at the Turkish Exporters Assembly’s ‘Champions of Export Awards’.
The 31st Ordinary General Assembly and Export Champions Award Ceremony of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) was held at the Haliç Congress Center with the participation of President H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
ODEON Tours, operating under Coral Travel Group, was honored with the Service Export Special Award by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). As the group’s destination services company, ODEON Tours brought more than 1.5 million tourists to Türkiye in 2023, generating 650 million euros in service exports. ODEON Tours maintained its leadership in the tourism sector by ranking 7th in the service export category in both 2022 and 2023.
At the ceremony, Coral Travel Group Chairman Ayhan Bektaş received the award from President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of Trade Mr. Ömer Bolat, and President of the Turkish Exporters Assembly Mr. Mustafa Gültepe.
“Our 2024 Target is 1.65 Million Tourists”
Expressing pride in their leading role in the development of the tourism sector, Ayhan Bektaş, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coral Travel Group, said: “In 2023, a record-breaking year for Türkiye‘s tourism, we at Coral Travel Group achieved all our targets, successfully bringing more than 1.5 million tourists to our country from 15 different source markets. We are preparing to host nearly 1.65 million tourists in 2024. Over the next three years, we aim to generate annual foreign currency exports exceeding 1 billion euros.”
“We Grow with Investments”
Bektaş highlighted the group’s continuous investments in various sectors to increase source market diversity, stating, “As part of our source market diversification and growth strategy, we quickly adapt to the demands and changing conditions in existing markets while closely monitoring new markets in different countries and regions. Last year, we expanded our market diversity by opening new operations in the Czech Republic, Romania, and Switzerland under Coral Travel. As Coral Travel Group, we host more than 3 million guests in 90 destinations across 40 countries. We also prioritize innovative product and service research in our highly competitive sector. We are pioneering digital transformation in our industry and are growing by making significant investments in our technology infrastructure every year.”
