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.
Our Journey
1992
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.
1994
Started its activities in Russia with the Coral Travel brand.
1999
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.
2000
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.
2001
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.
2002
Coral Travel is launched in Russia as a sales agency chain.
2004
ODEON Tours launches Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh offices, thus starting to provide inbound services in Egypt.
2005
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.
2006
Coral Travel starts its tour operating activities in the Turkish domestic market.
2008
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.
2010
Coral Travel starts to operate in Belarus.
2010
ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in Thailand.
2011
An Ireland-based aircraft leasing company Blue Connect is established in Dublin.
2012
ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in Spain.
2013
ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in UAE.
2013
ODEON Tours obtains the EFQM 5-Star Certificate : Recognised for Excellence.
2013
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.
2013
Coral Travel begins operating in Georgia.
2014
Xanadu Resort High Class joins OTI Holding.
2014
ODEON Tours Inbound starts to operate in Greece.
2017
OTI Holding celebrates its 25th anniversary.
2017
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.
2017
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.
2018
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.
2018
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.
2019
ODEON Software and Technology starts its operations.
2021
Coral Travel starts operating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.