Odisseias

What Odisseias does

Odisseias is a Portuguese e-commerce marketplace, founded in 2005, that aggregates and resells experience-based gift vouchers from hotels, spas, restaurants, adventure operators, and leisure attractions. The platform lists more than 25,000 experiences spanning mainland Portugal (from Minho to the Algarve), the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores, and Andalusia in southern Spain. Vouchers are priced from approximately €19.90 to over €300, carry a 3-year-3-month redemption validity, and are fulfilled by the buyer to a recipient who redeems at the partner venue — a model that decouples the moment of purchase from the moment of consumption.

The business operates two customer segments. The core B2C flow drives gift purchases through the public website, supported by category browsing, themed gift guides, and seasonal promotional campaigns. A dedicated B2B portal (empresas.odisseias.com) addresses corporate gifting, incentive, and team-building demand. Supply is anchored by tier-1 Portuguese brand partners including Vila Galé Hotéis, Melia Hotels International, SL Benfica, Sporting CP, FC Porto, Jardim Zoológico, Cinemas NOS, and Oceanário de Lisboa, alongside long-tail venues in hospitality, wellness, gastronomy, and adventure categories. Payment rails include MBWay, Multibanco, credit card, PayPal, Revolut Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Klarna installments, indicating both local market depth and a recent push toward higher-ticket and cross-border conversion.

Monetization follows a standard marketplace transaction model: Odisseias captures a take rate on voucher gross merchandise value at the point of sale, with revenue tied to volume, average voucher price, and category mix. The 20-year operating history, broad supplier roster, and dual B2C/B2B structure point to a mature category leader in the Portuguese experience-gifting segment. Recent strategic moves — B2B portal launch, Spain expansion, new product formats (Packs Presente, Loja Solidária), and payments expansion — suggest incremental rather than transformative growth. No AI/ML capabilities, funding events, or M&A activity are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Odisseias

Legal name

Odisseias

Website

https://odisseias.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Odisseias is a Portuguese e-commerce marketplace founded in 2005 that sells experience-based gift vouchers across 25,000+ hotels, spas, restaurants, and attractions in Portugal and Spain, serving both individual consumers (B2C) and corporate gifting buyers (B2B).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Experience Gift Marketplace

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Tours, Activities & Experiences Booking Marketplaces (THALAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Travel Subscription, Membership & Deal Clubs (THAKAAAL)

Keywords

• Experience gift vouchers
• Online voucher marketplace
• Corporate gifting solutions
• Spa and wellness packages
• Travel and leisure experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Voucher Sales: Odisseias generates revenue through the sale of digital and physical vouchers for experiences. Customers purchase voucher certificates that can be redeemed at partner hotels, spas, restaurants, adventure providers, and leisure venues across Portugal. The company acts as an intermediary, collecting payment upfront and facilitating redemption at partner locations. Revenue is transaction-based, with vouchers priced per experience or as multi-experience gift packs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Odisseias operates an online marketplace where consumers purchase digital and physical gift vouchers for experiences (hotel stays, spa treatments, adventure activities, restaurant meals, leisure attractions, and multi-option gift packs) that are redeemed at hundreds of partner venues across Portugal. The company aggregates more than 25,000 experiences from third-party hotels, spas, restaurants, and adventure providers, taking a transaction-based cut on vouchers sold. A dedicated corporate portal serves B2B buyers with bulk gifting solutions.

Product overview

Odisseias is a Portuguese gift experience and voucher platform founded in 2006 that offers over 25,000 experiences across Portugal and Spain. The platform operates as a marketplace connecting consumers with partner hotels, spas, restaurants, adventure providers, and leisure attractions. The core product portfolio includes: Hotéis e Viagens (hotel stays and travel), Spa e Beleza (wellness and beauty treatments), Lazer (leisure and entertainment), Aventura (adventure activities), Restaurantes (dining experiences), Packs Presente (gift boxes with flexible choices), and Bilhetes (attraction tickets). The platform also features seasonal campaigns like Black Summer Days and Férias de Verão, as well as B2B corporate solutions under Soluções Empresas. Customers purchase vouchers digitally or physical gift boxes that can be redeemed for experiences at partner locations, with a validity of 3 years and 3 months.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotéis e Viagens (Hotel stays and travel) Vouchers for hotel stays and travel experiences across Portugal, including romantic getaways, family vacations, rural tourism, beach resorts, and luxury accommodations ranging from 3-star to 5-star properties at partner hotels such as Vila Galé and Melia. Targeted at consumers seeking premium stays at voucher-discounted rates.
• Spa e Beleza (Spa and beauty) Vouchers for spa treatments, massages, beauty services, and wellness experiences including couples massages, body treatments, facials, hair services, and spa circuits at hotel spas and dedicated wellness centers such as GSpa by Altis Grand Hotel and Satsanga Spa. Targeted at consumers and gift buyers seeking wellness and relaxation experiences.
• Aventura e Atividades (Adventure activities) Vouchers for adventure and extreme experiences including skydiving, hot air balloon rides, helicopter tours, supercar driving experiences, karting, kayaking, surfing, diving, and other extreme sports activities. Targeted at adventure seekers and gift buyers looking for thrill-based experiences.
• Lazer (Leisure) Vouchers for leisure and family entertainment experiences including theme parks, water parks, boat tours, cruises, dolphin watching, museum visits, escape rooms, and family entertainment across Portugal and Spain. Targeted at families, couples, and gift buyers.
• Restaurantes (Dining) Vouchers for dining experiences including romantic dinners, brunches, traditional Portuguese cuisine, sushi, seafood, Fado houses, dinner shows, and gourmet meals at partner restaurants. Targeted at food enthusiasts and gift buyers celebrating occasions with culinary experiences.
• Packs Presente (Gift Packs) Multi-option gift boxes and voucher packages (e.g., 'Momentos Únicos a Dois' offering 1,200 experiences from €22.40 and 'Fugas a Dois' offering 800 hotels from €49.90) allowing recipients to choose from multiple options across stays, spa, adventure, gastronomy, multitheme, and football categories. Targeted at gift buyers who want to give recipients flexible choice.
• Bilhetes (Attraction tickets) Tickets to attractions, theme parks, water parks, zoos, aquariums, and entertainment venues throughout Portugal and Spain, including partner venues such as Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa, Oceanário de Lisboa, and Cinemas NOS. Targeted at families, gift buyers, and leisure consumers.
• Soluções Empresas (Corporate Solutions) Corporate gift and experience solutions for businesses, providing bulk voucher purchases for employee rewards, client gifts, team-building experiences, and business incentive trips using the same underlying partner inventory. Targeted at HR, Office Management, Procurement, and Marketing buyers in Portuguese companies.
• Férias de Verão (Summer vacations) Seasonal summer vacation packages featuring beach destinations, all-inclusive resorts, family hotels, and summer activity bookings across Portugal. Targeted at consumers and families planning summer holidays or giving vacation-themed gifts.
• Loja Solidária (Charitable gift store) Charitable gift experiences where a portion of proceeds supports social causes, allowing consumers to purchase experience vouchers while contributing to charitable initiatives. Targeted at socially conscious gift buyers.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 25,000 experiences available on the platform
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vila Galé HotéiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVila Galé is a flagship partner, with a dedicated section on the Odisseias platform featuring exclusive rates for stays across their hotel portfolio. The partnership includes branded presence on the partner page and featured offerings across multiple categories including hotels, spas, and restaurants.
• Melia Hotels InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelia Hotels International properties are featured across Odisseias, including hotels in Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve. The partnership covers multiple experience types including hotel stays and spa treatments.
• GSpa by Altis Grand HotelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGSpa (by Altis Grand Hotel, Lisbon) is featured as a top spa partner with premium offerings listed prominently on the platform across multiple spa categories.
• Satsanga SpacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSatsanga Spa operates multiple locations (Palácio dos Arcos, Ópera in Alcântara) and is prominently featured with premium spa packages and treatments across the platform.
• SL BenficaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSporting Clube de Lisboa (Benfica) partner with exclusive experiences including stadium tours, museum visits, and SLB-branded merchandise packs available as vouchers.
• Sporting Clube de PortugalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSporting Clube de Portugal partner offering stadium and museum tours plus official merchandise as experience vouchers.
• FC PortominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFC Porto partner offering stadium tours, museum visits, and official merchandise as experience vouchers on the platform.
• Jardim Zoológico de LisboaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLisbon Zoo partnership offering family tickets and experience packages available as vouchers.
• Cinemas NOSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNOS Cinemas partnership offering cinema tickets with popcorn as gift packs on the platform.
• Oceanário de LisboaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOceanário de Lisboa partnership offering aquarium entry tickets as experience vouchers on the platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Smartbox: Smartbox is the European leader in the gift-experiences box category, offering multi-experience voucher packs across hotels, gastronomy, sport, and wellness. It is a direct competitor to Odisseias, with overlapping product (gift boxes, voucher catalogs), target customers (B2C gift buyers and B2B), and an even larger international footprint.
• Dakotabox: Dakotabox is a Portuguese experiences-gift marketplace directly competing with Odisseias in the same domestic market. It sells gift boxes and vouchers across hotel stays, gastronomy, adventure, and wellness experiences, with a near-identical model and target audience in Portugal.
• Giftbox: Giftbox is a Portuguese operator in the experiences-gift box segment, offering themed gift boxes for couples, gastronomy, adventure, and relaxation. It competes head-to-head with Odisseias in Portugal with the same gift-voucher delivery model and overlapping partner network.
• Wonderbox: Wonderbox is one of Europe's largest experience-gift box operators, active in multiple countries including Portugal and Spain. It mirrors Odisseias' model of curated multi-experience packs with hotel, gastronomy, and adventure themes, serving as both a direct competitor and a benchmark for international scale.

Broad incumbents

• Groupon: Groupon is a global deals marketplace offering discounted local experiences, travel, and goods. While much broader than Odisseias, it overlaps significantly in the local experiences and travel category, competing for the same price-sensitive gift and leisure buyer.
• GetYourGuide: GetYourGuide is a global tours, activities, and attractions booking marketplace with deep inventory of bookable experiences. It is comparable to Odisseias on the experience-aggregation and booking side, though its primary model is direct booking rather than gift vouchers.
• LivingSocial: LivingSocial pioneered the daily-deals model for local experiences and travel. Although scaled down from its peak, it remains a structural reference point for the experience-deal marketplace model Odisseias uses, particularly for promotional campaigns like Black Summer Days.
• Klook: Klook is a leading Asia-based experiences and travel-services booking platform that has expanded globally. It is comparable as a broad experiences aggregator and ticketing marketplace, though it focuses more on direct bookings than gift vouchers, and is increasingly relevant as European travel inventory is aggregated.

Emerging players

• Tiqets: Tiqets is an online ticketing platform for museums, attractions, and cultural experiences, with strong European coverage. It overlaps with Odisseias' Bilhetes (tickets) category and competes for cultural and leisure attraction inventory in Iberia and beyond.
• Hotelgift: Hotelgift sells hotel-stay gift cards globally, comparable to Odisseias' Hotéis e Viagens category but specialized only in hotel stays. It competes for the same gift-buyer audience focused on hotel experiences and is a relevant niche adjacent player.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/odisseias
• Xx.com/odisseias_gifts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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