Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi

What Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi does

Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi SRL (ODPT) is an Italian private limited company headquartered at Corso Matteotti 11, Turin, and a dedicated structure of the Arcidiocesi di Torino operating continuously since 1924 in the organisation of Catholic pilgrimages and cultural-religious tours. It is licensed as both a Tour Operator and an Agenzia Viaggi under Regione Piemonte licence n. 221/98 (since 1999), holds IATA accreditation for air ticketing, and operates with mandatory Unipol Assicurazioni civil liability cover (€2.066M), a major-risk policy (€31.5M), mandatory AXA Assistance insurance bundled into every package (medical/baggage, cancellation, cover stay) and Fondo Vacanze Felici insolvency protection (n. 2145). Its 2026 catalog publishes 78+ itineraries across Italy, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, including devotional departures to Lourdes, Fatima and the Holy Land (the latter with Commissione Pellegrinaggi in Terra Santa-authorised biblical guides), plus cultural-tour programs and a 2025-launched ODP+ sub-brand extending into premium nature, wellness and relaxation packages.

Revenue is generated almost entirely on a fixed-departure group-tour model: per-person pricing in euro (€335 to €4,290 plus a €35 booking management fee), with deposits at booking and balance 40 days before departure, minimum-participant thresholds of typically 10-15 (up to 30 on the Lourdes papal pilgrimage), and published cancellation terms. Distribution is hybrid — a single Turin flagship office plus a website (odpt.it) with downloadable Catalogo 2026 PDFs, nine topic-segmented phone/email desks (general, air ticketing, Italy groups, foreign groups, Lourdes, Fatima, Holy Land, accounting), an ODP+ e-commerce sub-brand page, B2B outreach to parishes, confraternities and associations for bespoke itineraries, and a secondary INCOMING service for inbound groups. Its core customers are Italian Catholic pilgrims (predominantly from the Piedmont/Turin catchment, often older and repeat), Italian cultural-tourist travellers seeking guided international itineraries with Italian-speaking guides, and a smaller institutional B2B base of parishes, group promoters and associations commissioning tailored departures.

The underlying technology is a standard WordPress-based tour-operator site with web analytics and iubenda privacy/cookie compliance; there is no public API, no mobile app, no proprietary AI/ML capability and no disclosed third-party model dependency. Capitalisation is modest at €100,000 (Cap. Sociale i.v.) and headcount is undisclosed, indicating a small operator whose principal assets are regulatory licences, the ecclesiastical brand, the AXA/Unipol/Fondo insurance stack and the recurring parish/association relationships built over a century of operation.

Name

Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi

Legal name

OPERA DIOCESANA PELLEGRINAGGI SRL

Website

https://odpt.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi SRL is a Turin-based, Archdiocese of Turin-affiliated Italian tour operator and licensed travel agency (since 1924) that organises Catholic pilgrimages (Lourdes, Holy Land, Fatima) and cultural-tour itineraries across 20+ countries for Italian pilgrims, parishes and cultural tourists, including its ODP+ premium leisure sub-brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Cultural Tour Operator Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Tour Operators (561520), Travel Agencies (561510)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAKAHAK

Pilgrimage Packages (Air-Inclusive) Tour Operators

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Religious & Pilgrimage Travel Agencies

SECONDARYTHAKAOAK

Culture, Heritage & Arts Itinerary Planning

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Custom Itinerary Planning Services

Keywords

• Pilgrimage tour packages
• Cultural tourism services
• Group travel packages
• Religious tour operator
• Travel agency services

Headquarters

HQ city

Turin

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Organised Pilgrimage Packages: One-time sale of fixed-departure pilgrimage packages (e.g., Lourdes, Holy Land, Fatima, Capodanno specials) priced per person in euro, including flights/coach, accommodation, full board, guides, insurance and a €35 per-person booking management fee. Typically require a deposit at booking and balance 40 days before departure.
2. Cultural-Tour Packages: One-time sale of cultural-tour packages in Italy, Europe and worldwide (Romania, Vietnam, Tanzania safari, Thailand, Bhutan, China, Uzbekistan, etc.), priced per person with minimum participant thresholds (typically 10-15).
3. ODP+ Premium Leisure Packages: Sub-brand ODP+ packages combining nature, wellness and relaxation (e.g., Azzorre, Istanbul weekend, Turkey gulet cruise, Uzbekistan, Tanzania) sold per person, often with regular weekly/multiple departures.
4. Bespoke Group Pilgrimages on Request: B2B service organising custom pilgrimages and religious-cultural trips for parishes, group promoters and associations to any destination on any date, with optional qualified lay accompanators.
5. Travel Agency Commissions and Booking Fees: Agenzia Viaggi services (since 1999) for booking third-party tour operator packages, IATA air ticketing, hotel reservations for any destination, and car rentals with leading companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi (ODPT) is a Turin-based tour operator and licensed Italian travel agency (licenza n. 221/98) that organises and sells faith-based pilgrimages, cultural-tour itineraries and bespoke group travel to Italy, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The offering includes fixed-departure pilgrimage packages (Lourdes, Holy Land, Fatima), Italian-led cultural tours worldwide, premium nature/wellness packages under the ODP+ sub-brand, custom group pilgrimages on request, and a general travel-agency service covering IATA air tickets, third-party tour bookings, hotels and car rentals.

Product overview

Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi Torino (ODPT) operates a portfolio centered on a single integrated offering — faith-based and cultural travel — delivered through three complementary pillars: the historical core pilgrimage product (ODPT Pellegrinaggi, active since 1924) plus cultural-tour arm (ODPT Viaggi Culturali), the licensed Agenzia Viaggi arm providing IATA ticketing, hotel and car-rental distribution, the newer ODP+ sub-brand extending the brand into premium nature/wellness/leisure packages, and two support services (Itinerari Speciali su Richiesta for custom group trips and INCOMING for inbound groups). All four travel pillars share the same operational infrastructure (Piemonte licence n. 221/98, AXA Assistance insurance, Fondo Vacanze Felici insolvency cover, Unipol Assicurazioni professional liability), and ODP+ explicitly reuses the back-office of the established pilgrimage operation while marketing to a younger, less strictly devotional audience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ODP+ (ODPpiù): A line of selected travel packages offered by Opera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi combining nature, wellness and relaxation, complementing the company's traditional pilgrimage offerings.

Products and services

• ODPT Pellegrinaggi (Pilgrimages) Core pilgrimage service operating since 1924 under the Archdiocese of Turin, organizing group pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Lourdes, Fatima and other religious destinations in Italy and abroad. Every itinerary includes a technical escort, and trips to the Holy Land specifically include a Bible guide (priest or lay person) authorized by the Commissione Pellegrinaggi in Terra Santa.
• ODPT Viaggi Culturali (Cultural Tours) Cultural-tourism itineraries in Italy, Europe and worldwide, covering history, art, archaeology and UNESCO World Heritage sites (e.g., Uzbekistan on the Silk Road, China Beijing/Xi'an/Shanghai, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Tanzania safaris).
• ODP+ (ODPpiù) Premium Nature/Wellness Packages Premium sub-brand offering curated travel packages combining nature, wellness and relaxation beyond traditional pilgrimages (e.g., Turkey gulet cruise, Azores trekking tour, England & Wales grand tour, Tanzania safari lodge, Uzbekistan cultural tour, Egypt Cairo & Fayyum Oasis, Egypt Hurghada/Qena/Luxor, Istanbul weekend).
• Agenzia Viaggi (Travel Agency) General travel-agency services authorized under Piemonte regional licence n. 221/98 since 1999, including booking of packaged tours from third-party tour operators to any destination, IATA-accredited airline ticketing (individual and group), hotel reservations to any destination, and car rentals with leading suppliers.
• Itinerari Speciali su Richiesta (Custom Special Itineraries) Bespoke pilgrimage and religious-cultural trip service for parishes, group organisers and associations, organising special departures to any destination on any date, with the option to assign qualified lay escorts.
• INCOMING (Inbound Tourism) Inbound tourism service for groups visiting the Piedmont/Turin area and Italy, complementing the outbound pilgrimages and cultural tours operated by ODPT.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ years of continuous operation since 1924 as an Archdiocese of Turin structure
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AXA AssistanceflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAXA Assistance is the exclusive travel-insurance partner. Every ODPT package includes an AXA policy bundling Trip Cancellation, Medical Assistance/Expenses, Baggage and Cover Stay (quarantine) cover. Full terms documented in policy PDF (Sintesi-Polizza-AXA n.161117). The cover is included in the trip price from booking until trip completion.
• Unipol Assicurazioni SpAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnipol Assicurazioni underwrites the company's mandatory civil-liability policies: Professional Civil Liability policy n. 176224591 with €2,066,000 cover and major-risk policy n. 176224712 with €31,500,000 cover, both issued to comply with Italian travel-law requirements.
• Fondo Vacanze Felici S.c.a.r.l.coreOthersODPT is a member (iscrizione n. 2145) of the Fondo Vacanze Felici insolvency-protection fund (via Larga 6, 20122 Milano; tel. 02 92979050). Provides statutory protection to travellers in case of operator insolvency; travellers can contact Fondo Vacanze Felici or the competent authority if services are denied due to insolvency.
• Arcidiocesi di Torino (Archdiocese of Turin)flagshipOthersOpera Diocesana Pellegrinaggi is a structure of the Arcidiocesi di Torino, operating as an instrument of the diocese's pastoral care of pilgrimage ('pastorale del pellegrinaggio'). The institutional affiliation provides ecclesial legitimacy, access to parishes/associations and brand heritage dating to 1924.
• Medici con l'Africa CUAMM (Padova)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerItalian NGO partner (Doctors with Africa CUAMM, Padova) that co-manages the Wolisso Mission in Ethiopia with the Ethiopian Catholic Church. The 'Etiopia - La Rotta Storica e la Missione Wolisso' itinerary (20-28 October 2026) includes a half-day visit to the mission coordinated with CUAMM.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kel 12 Tour Operator: Italian tour operator specializing in cultural, archaeological and nature-immersive group travel to destinations including Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Asia — directly overlapping with ODPT's cultural-tour and ODP+ portfolio (Uzbekistan, Egypt, Tanzania, Bhutan, Jordan).
• Rusconi Viaggi: Milan-based Italian tour operator with a strong religious and cultural-tour catalog (Holy Land, Lourdes, Fatima, cultural tours worldwide), competing directly with ODPT in Italian parish-group and cultural-tourist itineraries.
• Pellegrinaggi Italiani: Aggregator-style Italian pilgrimage operator offering group departures to Lourdes, Fatima, Holy Land and other Catholic destinations, directly competing with ODPT for the same parish and individual pilgrim demand.
• Duomo Viaggi & Turismo: Travel agency and tour operator of the Archdiocese of Milan, the most direct Italian analogue to ODPT: a diocesan-affiliated operator running Catholic pilgrimages (Holy Land, Lourdes, Fatima) plus cultural tours, sharing the same licence structure, ecclesiastical trust signal and Italian parish-group customer base.
• Il Diamante Viaggi: Italian tour operator focused on cultural, archaeological and religious itineraries (Holy Land, Egypt, Greece/Turkey, Central Asia), comparable to ODPT's cultural-tour arm and often serving the same parish and over-50 Italian market.
• I Viaggi dell'Elefante: Italian cultural-tour operator running small-group, expert-led itineraries to Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with comparable price points (€3,000-€6,000+ per person) and a similar 50+ Italian cultural-traveller target audience.
• Frate Sole: Italian Franciscan tour operator specialized in religious pilgrimages and cultural-religious itineraries, with very similar offerings (Terra Santa, Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago) to ODPT and the same Italian parish/cultural-tourist target audience.

Regional players

• Gargano Viaggi: Southern-Italy-anchored Italian tour operator offering religious and cultural group departures, particularly Lourdes, Holy Land and Marian shrines; comparable product but serving a different regional catchment than Turin-based ODPT.

Broad incumbents

• I Grandi Viaggi: Listed Italian tour operator (IGV, Milan) with packaged and group cultural/resort travel; overlaps with ODPT/ODP+ in fixed-departure group cultural tours but operates at materially larger scale and broader resort positioning.
• CTS Viaggi: Italy's largest student/youth and cultural tour operator (Centro Turistico Studentesco and Giovani), offering cultural and group travel at much larger scale; overlaps with ODPT's cultural-tour and group-pilgrimage segments but serves a younger, broader audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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