Demre Tour

What Demre Tour does

Demre Tour is a privately held, founder-operated travel agency and tour operator established in 1996 and headquartered in Akçay/Edremit, Balıkesir, on the Aegean coast of Turkey (TÜRSAB membership No. 3443). The company designs, packages, and sells guided group tours, ferry/flight-inclusive itineraries, hotel bookings, and ground-transfer services. Its product portfolio spans Greek island tours (Midilli/Lesbos, Sakız/Chios, Girit/Crete, Santorini), domestic Turkish cultural and historical circuits (Cappadocia, Ephesus, Troy, Konya, Gallipoli), adventure experiences (Kazdağı Jeep Safari), day excursions, and festival-themed trips. Core customer targets are individual Turkish leisure travelers — primarily from the Edremit Gulf region — seeking all-inclusive, Turkish-guide-led experiences that bundle visa assistance, ferry logistics, accommodation, and transportation.

The underlying technology is a Turkish/English bilingual website (demretour.com) that functions as a content catalog and lead-generation surface rather than a transactional OTA; bookings convert via phone (+90 266 384 85 86) and email ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected]). Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer — no third-party resellers, OTAs, or B2B partnerships are evidenced. Revenue is generated across four streams: tour packages (€99–€185 per person for Greek islands, low-hundreds TL for domestic circuits, on a pay-as-you-go per-departure basis), transfer services (YTL unit pricing for Vito/Sprinter/Novo vehicles to Edremit, İzmir, and Çanakkale airports), ferry and flight ticket resales, and hotel booking commissions. The business model is asset-light on the demand side but operationally hands-on on the supply side, with Demre Tour coordinating its own ground transport fleet, supplier relationships, and tour-guide staffing. Ownership remains with founder Aysen (and husband Adem), with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries.

Name

Demre Tour

Legal name

Demre Tour

Website

https://www.demretour.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Demre Tour is a founder-operated Turkish travel agency (est. 1996) based in Akçay/Edremit that sells all-inclusive package tours, transfers, and ferry/flight tickets to Greek islands and domestic Turkish destinations, serving individual leisure travelers from the Aegean region through direct website, phone, and email booking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tour Operator Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation (487)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Escorted Coach & Bus Package Tour Operators (THAKADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Activity & Expedition Packages (Guided Adventure Trips) (THAJABAL), Political, Social History & Civic Tours (THAJAAAK)

Keywords

• Package tour services
• Greek islands tours
• Turkish domestic tours
• Airport transfer services
• Hotel reservation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edremit

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tour Packages: Demre Tour generates revenue through packaged tour services that include transportation, accommodation, guided tours, and meals. Tours are offered as all-inclusive packages to destinations including Greek Islands (Midilli, Sakız, Girit, Santorini), domestic Turkish destinations (Kapadokya, Efes, Konya, Çanakkale), and cultural tours.
2. Transfer Services: Ground transportation services between Edremit Gulf area locations and airports (Edremit Airport, İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, Çanakkale Airport), as well as intercity transfers.
3. Ferry and Flight Tickets: Sale of ferry tickets (Ayvalık-Midilli, Çeşme-Sakız routes) and flight arrangements for package tours, including the Crete flight package from Balıkesir Körfez Airport.
4. Hotel Bookings: Hotel accommodation services through their platform, featuring partner hotels in destinations like Antalya-Alanya.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Demre Tour is a licensed Turkish travel agency (TÜRSAB membership 3443) that sells all-inclusive packaged tours covering transportation, accommodation, guided excursions, and meals to Greek islands and domestic Turkish destinations. The company bundles ferry/flight tickets, visa assistance, and door-to-door transfers from the Edremit Gulf region into each package, targeting individual Turkish travelers.

Product overview

Demre Tour is a travel agency based in Akçay/Edremit, Balıkesir, Turkey, operating since 1996 with TÜRSAB membership (license 3443). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of travel services organized into international tours (Yurt Dışı), domestic tours (Yurt İçi), Greek Islands tours, day excursions, and specialty tours. Their core offerings include guided tours to Greek islands (Midilli/Lesvos, Sakız/Chios, Girit/Crete, Santorini) via ferry, domestic tours covering Cappadocia, Ephesus, Troy, Konya, and the Northern Aegean region, adventure experiences such as Jeep Safari in Kazdağı, and supporting services including hotel bookings, airport transfers, and ferry/flight ticket booking. The company specializes in Turkish-Greek cultural exchange tours and holds particular expertise in Lesvos island operations for 17+ years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Midilli Turları (Lesvos Tours) Weekly and multi-day ferry tours to Lesvos (Midilli) island including Molyvos, Agiassos, Petra, and Plomari with visits to UNESCO heritage sites and Ouzo factories. Targeted at individual Turkish travelers from the Edremit Gulf region.
• Sakız Adası Turu (Chios Tour)

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jolly Tur: One of the largest Turkish tour operators offering domestic and international package tours including Greek Islands and cultural destinations. Directly comparable to Demre in product mix (multi-day package tours, transfers, hotel bookings) with significantly broader geographic reach.
• ETS Tur: Major Turkish travel agency operating package tours across domestic and international destinations. Comparable business model with similar multi-day package tours and online booking capabilities, but at much larger national scale.
• Anı Tur: Turkish tour operator offering domestic and outbound package tours, including cultural and historical itineraries similar to Demre's Troy, Ephesus, and Cappadocia products.
• Setur: Established Turkish travel agency providing international and domestic package tours, hotel bookings, and ferry/flight ticketing—closely matching Demre's full-service offering across tour packages, transfers, and ancillary bookings.
• Pronto Tour: Turkish outbound tour operator with Greek Islands and European package tours, including ferry-based island packages. Comparable niche focus on Aegean cross-border tourism from Turkey.
• Tatil Sepeti: Turkish online tour and holiday booking platform selling package tours, hotel stays, and transfers. Comparable in offering breadth but competing on digital UX rather than founder-led local expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Coral Travel Turkey: Large international tour operator's Turkish arm, offering outbound package tours from Turkey. Comparable outbound tour model but with global brand scale and broader European destination portfolio.

Emerging players

• Feribot.com: Turkey-based ferry ticket booking platform serving Greek Islands routes (Ayvalık-Midilli, Çeşme-Sakız). Overlaps with Demre's ferry ticketing add-on and represents a digital-native competitor in the Aegean ferry corridor.

Others

• Aegean Airlines (Greece): Greek flag carrier serving Greek Islands and mainland destinations. Not a tour operator but an enabler/supplier relevant to Demre's flight-based tour packages and a structural partner for outbound Turkish-Greek tourism.
• TURSAB: Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (regulatory body of which Demre is a member under license 3443). Industry-level peer reference for accreditation standards rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/demretourtravelagency
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/demre-travel-agency

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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