History

The foundation of OTI Holding’s first affiliate - ODEON Tours (ODEON Tourism International). Within a short time ODEON Tours proves its difference in the sector by bringing in many novelties to the field of quality.

Started its activities in Russia with the Coral Travel brand.

An online sales portal Holiday Market Services joins the Group and starts its operations. Provides the users of HMSTatil with accommodation, car rental, flight ticket and cultural tour services in Turkey.

A European market leader today, Coral Travel is launched in Warsaw. By organizing flights from 11 cities of Poland, Coral Travel sells holiday packages to 15 countries.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System starts to be implemented in ODEON Tours. In this way, ODEON Tours has become the first company in Turkey to obtain the sertification that covers all of the travel agency services.

Coral Travel is launched in Russia as a sales agency chain.

ODEON Tours launches Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh offices, thus starting to provide inbound services in Egypt.

The Sunmar brand starts operating in Russia.

OTIUM Hotels International starts operating with OTIUM Hotels Zeynep 5* and OTIUM Hotels Art 5*.

The OGD Security and Consultancy company is launched to provide services to a wider range of tourism businesses.

Coral Travel starts its tour operating activities in the Turkish domestic market.

Coral Travel starts tour operating activities in the Ukrainian market. Today the company is among the market leaders.

A hotel located in Side/Antalya joins OTI Holding. After reconstruction and improvements the hotel starts its activities under the name OTIUM Eco Club.

Coral Travel starts to operate in Belarus.

ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in Thailand.

An Ireland-based aircraft leasing company Blue Connect is established in Dublin.

ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in Spain.

ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in UAE.

ODEON Tours obtains the EFQM 5-Star Certificate : Recognised for Excellence.

Seven Seas and Kemer Life hotels join the Group. Today they operate as a part of the Seven Seas hotel chain under the names Seven Seas Blue Side and Seven Seas Life Kemer respectively.

Coral Travel begins operating in Georgia.

Xanadu Resort High Class joins OTI Holding.

ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in Greece.

OTI Holding celebrates its 25th anniversary.

With 1.196.616 guests hosted in 2017 in Turkey, Odeon Tours is recognized as the tourism company that has brought most tourists from all the markets.

The company operating in Germany - FERIEN Touristik GmbH is acquired by OTI Holding. Today FERIEN Touristik serves more than 200.000 guests per year. The company offers package holidays to around 100 destinations in 26 countries.

By bringing in total 1.524.704 tourists to Turkey, of them 1.377.345 being to Antalya, ODEON Tours has become the tourism company that has brought the largest number of tourists to Turkey from all over the world.

ODEON Tours becomes the 1st in the "Travel Agency Services " and the 9th in the ‘’Service Exports In All Sectors Across Turkey’’ categories at the Turkey's Top 500 Service Exporters research organized with the contributions of Turkey Exporters Assembly (TIM) and the Ministry of Trade.

ODEON Software and Technology starts its operations.

Coral Travel starts operating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.