GULETBOOKERS

What GULETBOOKERS does

Guletbookers International is a private, Bodrum-headquartered gulet charter specialist founded in 2008 with approximately 8 employees. The company acts as a booking intermediary connecting charter customers with gulet (traditional Turkish wooden motor-sailing yacht) owners and crews across Turkey, Greece, and Croatia. Its core offering is private gulet charter, supplemented by motor yacht charter, blue cruise itineraries, special-interest cruises, and onboard watersports. Yachts are organized across five luxury tiers (Standard, Luxury, Deluxe, High Deluxe, VIP), three- to seven-cabin configurations, and 20 named ports/anchorages across the three operating countries. Per-day pricing ranges from approximately €1,000 to over €10,000 depending on class, size, season (low/mid/high), and departure region, with average weekly booking values in the €15,000-€70,000 range.

The company operates without a proprietary technology platform — there is no app, no public API, no SDK, and no documented AI or machine-learning capability. The booking workflow is consultative and human-mediated: customers filter yachts on the website and submit inquiries through a contact form, email, WhatsApp, or phone, after which the sales team assembles a quote. Revenue is generated as a per-day charter booking fee, with the rate inclusive of yacht, crew, fuel for up to four hours of daily cruising, linens, towels, water, gas, meals preparation, and Turkish harbor expenses; food provisions, alcohol, water sports equipment, airport transfers, VAT, and gratuity are billed as add-ons. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer via a multilingual website (Turkish, English UK, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian) and direct communication channels — no resellers, marketplace listings, or third-party platforms are used.

Customer demand is anchored in luxury travelers and HNWIs seeking exclusive private charters, with secondary segments comprising couples (honeymoons, anniversaries), families and groups of 6-12+, introverts and privacy-seekers, and corporate/MICE clients for executive retreats and incentive travel. Marketing is content-led, relying on a blog and SEO-optimized destination guides to capture organic top-of-funnel demand across European source markets.

Name

GULETBOOKERS

Legal name

Guletbookers International

Website

https://guletbookers.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Guletbookers is a Bodrum-based gulet charter intermediary connecting leisure travelers with traditional Turkish wooden yachts and crews across Turkey, Greece, and Croatia, offering private crewed charters priced from €1,000 to over €10,000 per day.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Yacht Charter Services

NAICS

Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (48721), Tour Operators (561520)

akta.pro primary industry

Gulet & Traditional Wooden Yacht Cruises (THAEADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Luxury Yacht & Small-Ship Expedition Cruises (THAEABAF)

Keywords

• Gulet charter services
• Yacht charter booking
• Blue cruise holidays
• Crewed yacht charters
• Mediterranean boat rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Bodrum

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Yacht Charter Booking Fees: Guletbookers generates revenue through per-day yacht charter fees. Customers pay for the rental of gulets, motorsailers, and motor yachts on a daily rate basis. The charter rates typically include the yacht, crew, fuel for cruising (up to 4 hours per day), linens, towels, water, gas, meals preparation, and Turkish harbor expenses. Additional charges may apply for food supplies, alcoholic beverages, water sports equipment, airport transfers, VAT, and crew gratuity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GULETBOOKERS is an independent gulet charter booking company that acts as an intermediary connecting private charter customers with gulet (traditional Turkish wooden motor-sailing yacht), motorsailer, and motor yacht owners and crews across Turkey, Greece, and Croatia. Its core service is selling per-day private crewed yacht charter holidays that include captain, crew, meals preparation, and customizable Mediterranean itineraries, with options ranging from budget Standard class to ultra-luxury VIP gulets priced from roughly €1,000 to over €10,000 per day.

Product overview

GULETBOOKERS is a luxury gulet charter company operating a portfolio of traditional Turkish wooden yachts and motor yachts for private charter holidays. The core offering is the Gulet Charter service, supplemented by Motor Yacht Charters, Blue Cruise experiences, and Special Interest Cruises. Yachts are categorized by luxury class (Standard, Luxury, Deluxe, High Deluxe, VIP), cabin capacity (3-7 cabins), and departure region (Bodrum, Marmaris, Gocek, Fethiye, Antalya). Additional services include watersports equipment, customizable cruise routes, and airport transfers. The platform enables direct booking via WhatsApp, contact forms, and enquiry forms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gulet Charter

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sailogy: Online yacht charter platform with strong Mediterranean presence including Turkey and Greece. Comparable as a digital booking intermediary for private yacht charters, with similar target audience and price-band offerings.
• Boatbookings: Online yacht and boat charter brokerage platform operating across the Mediterranean. Closely comparable business model — web-based intermediary connecting charter clients with yacht owners, similar consultative sales motion and premium positioning.
• Gulet Cruises (e.g., guletcruise.com / similar Turkish operators): Other Turkish-based gulet charter specialists (e.g., guletcruise.com). Direct competitors with identical product, geography, and customer base — same niche, same gulet fleet, same Mediterranean booking flow.
• MedSailors: Operator of small-ship flotilla sailing holidays in Greece, Turkey, and Croatia. Comparable in targeting similar Mediterranean traveler segments with crewed/supported multi-day maritime experiences.

Emerging players

• Yachtico: Online yacht charter aggregator with European and Mediterranean inventory. Comparable digital charter intermediary model targeting similar end customers, though with broader yacht categories and less gulet specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Variety Cruises: Small-ship cruise line running itineraries across the Mediterranean and Adriatic. Comparable small-ship Mediterranean leisure-travel offering, though Variety Cruises operates vessels directly rather than as an intermediary.
• SamBoat: European boat rental marketplace with a wide Mediterranean inventory. Comparable online charter intermediary model, but with a much broader category footprint (sailboats, motorboats, RIBs) and weaker gulet specialization.
• Dream Yacht Charter: Global yacht charter company operating in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. Comparable as a charter intermediary/operator in the luxury leisure sailing segment, with a Mediterranean presence overlapping Guletbookers' core geographies.
• GetMyBoat: Global boat and yacht rental marketplace with significantly larger scale. Comparable as a booking intermediary for water-based experiences, though broader in scope and not specialized in gulets.
• The Moorings: Large yacht charter company offering bareboat and crewed charters globally. Comparable as a yacht charter booking platform in the luxury leisure segment, but with a much larger fleet and broader geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/guletbookers
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/guletbookers
• Facebookfacebook.com/guletbookers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guletbookers
• Instagraminstagram.com/guletbookers

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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