Coral Travel Romania: A Strong Player in the Romanian Tourism Industry

Coral Travel Romania

An important event is taking place this year in the Romanian tourism industry as the Coral Travel holding company enters the market with big plans. Despite some major failures over the years, Romania’s tour operators and travel agencies market are relatively stable. Each player has found a place at the table over time, and even though a new tour operator is entering the market, one that is extremely strong and targets the same tourists as the others, the market is bound to shake things up a bit. We are talking about a company with strong relationships in destination countries, above-average financial strength, facilities provided by companies within the holding, and many hotels that they own. Coral Travel Romania has its own incoming partner, ODEON Tours, luxury hotels, local guides, private and group transport means, and 24/7 tour assistance. By raising the level of both services and vacation prices and commissions granted to resellers, the market will undoubtedly react.

Who is Coral Travel?

Coral Travel has 30 years of experience and comes from Turkey. They initially started as a tour operator in Turkey, went through many changes, the latest being just last year, and expanded into many other countries over time. They have been present in the markets surrounding Romania for a long time, with a significant presence in Ukraine, Russia, and, of course, Turkey. But they also operate in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, etc. They offer vacations to 90 destinations in 40 countries in more than 1,500 sales offices in 9 European countries, and about 3 million tourists choose to spend their vacations through them each year. Today, the Coral Travel Group has 37 companies in 22 countries and an international team of 4,300 employees from 25 different nationalities. They have integrated every aspect of the business within the company, from transportation to accommodation, destination services, tour assistance, cybersecurity, and aviation services, among others. All of them function as a whole, helping and consolidating the holding’s image in the international tourism world.

The plans to enter the Romanian tourism market were made before the Covid pandemic period, stopped by it, and then accelerated by the war that broke out in the East. It is a comprehensive plan for the company’s development in Europe, with Romania at its core. Starting next year, the company will offer franchising opportunities for those who wish to do so, and until then, their offers can be found in all travel agencies, as well as on their own website, coraltravel.ro.

Holiday offers from Coral Travel Romania

Coral Travel Romania’s main destinations are Turkey, Egypt, Greece, and Tunisia. Coral Travel will fly this year with four airlines: Turkish Airlines, Fly Lili, Corendon Airlines, and Aminawings from seven airports. Departures will be from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Craiova, Oradea, Suceava, and Iași. An interesting thing to note is that the flights operated by Flylili will have departures and arrivals from Baneasa Airport in Bucharest, a premiere of the season, offering more advantages to tourists, such as greater proximity to the city, easy accessibility, reduced passenger flow providing shorter waiting times and greater operational efficiency.

The exclusive vacation concepts for the Romanian market are as follows:

• Sun Family Club – the collection includes the best family hotels with Sun Family Clubs. All details are taken into account – meals adapted to children’s needs and wishes during the day, programs and animation, family rooms, etc.

• Coral Elite Service – a selection of luxury hotels and special benefits such as professional guides from the Coral Elite Service department upon arrival and departure, special transfers, and 24/7 tourist assistance.