PENINSULA TOURS CO INC, established in 1988 is a fully licensed (A) group travel company, specializing in incoming and outgoing travel in Turkey.
Presently PENINSULA TOURS operates six fully licensed offices at six major tourist regions;
- Kusadasi,
- Istanbul (2),
- Bodrum,
- Marmaris,
- Antalya,
- Alanya,
with more than 160 well educated and experienced staff in Turkey.
The human resources of our company comprising of experienced well-organized, go-ahead people means a great and successful teamwork spirit. The latest technology in communication connects us to the world while also creating our essential infrastructure at home. PENINSULA TOURS carefully selects accommodation, transportation, excursions, car hire, boats, guides, restaurants and so puts together a package of high quality low price which tour operators can rely on as the best for the holiday maker. In order to cater for all the far reaching needs of our co-operators PENINSULA TOURS have gone under contract with more than 1000 tourist establishments.
Peninsula Tours, as per 2009, cooperates with more than 80 tour operators from over 25 different source markets, including, Corendon - Holland, Intermed – Belgium, Wings Abroad – Uk, Proland – Ukraine, Mr. Peter Company, Christian Tour, Magellan Travel, Fun Travel etc. – Romania, Odeon Tours, Odeon World , - Serbia, Meander Travel & Adventures – USA, Sunny Days – Czech Republic, Star1Holidays – Lithuania, Arts Vie, CCVI – France, GTI – Germany, DTI – Holland, GTI- Poland, DeltaBan, Donya 5 Gharre - Iran etc. and thanks to our volume buying power, Peninsula Tours group have handled over 100.000 foreign tourists and affected more than One and half Million overnights in season 2009.
More than 35 years experience in the tourism sector proved invaluable in the building up and expanding of our company, PENINSULA TOURS to what it is today and what will be in the future.
Especially in the last few years PENINSULA TOURS has made so much progress by keeping up with the rapid changes in the technology and having quality conscious policies in her products. Our vision for the 21st century is to be prepared to increase our capacity, while maintaining our high standards in the global tourism market. PENINSULA TOURS executives believe that the organization is the key to success and furthermore achieving her goals there is a great need for a professional, dynamic team in running the company.
Our staff policy is determined with all these pre-requisites, which enables us to have a general policy of being one step ahead. We are very proud to mention here that, PENINSULA TOURS have been awarded by the Ministry of Tourism for the last ten consecutive years for her remarkable impact in tourism business in general.
PENINSULA TOURS with her specialized team in incoming and outgoing travel offers full experience and knowledge on full destination management such as;
- support in product development,
- support in hotel contracting,
- hotel reservations,
- transfer operations,
- excursion operations,
- office service for representatives,
- customized products for groups
for the programs that travel agents or tour operators contemplate to TURKEY.
Peninsula Tours is a member of TURSAB – Association of Turkish Travel Agencies and International Air Transport Association - IATA.
Peninsula Tours took a step forward and joined as a tour operator the Turkish market under the motto “You’re ready for a holiday!” operating over the newly reorganized Istanbul Branch Office established in 2000.
Peninsula shares the happiness of honeymooners at the most romantic places of the world, brings passionate of archeology and history together at interesting civilizations, organizes shopping tours for shopping addicts to the well-known fashion centers in the world and visits the most popular entertainment centers, famous ski centers and the fascinating underwater paradises with the ones living beyond the limits.
Realizing tours and vacation programs especially to the Maldives, Mauritius Islands, Dubai and the mystic tourist attractions of the Far East, it has become a preferred and trusted brand on the higher segments of the market with its quality and service.
Apart from this, Peninsula offers a wide range of package tours with reasonable payment options that won’t affect the budget of the traveler; and works hard with its well-trained team in order to fulfill their wishes beyond their expectations.
Taking tour operation activities even one step further, the company established its first overseas Office in 2004 in the UK. The brands Wings Abroad and Sunwings are still continuing and developing their business activities in England.
The Group has recently corporate reorganization and opened in 2008 a second Office in Istanbul, the “Pilgrimage Office” specialized in religious tours. The company reached in this field an annual number of 2.500 passengers per year since 2009
Peninsula Tours with her affiliated companies within her organic structure have been also investing in the accommodation industry and the recent portfolio offers a full and/or co-ownership of several properties and companies at the major tourism regions of Turkey. Some of other companies in the group are:
After this much of years, Peninsula Tours Group decided to give back to the public and is involved in; an environmental project involving the planting of a tree for each guest who visits Turkey. This forest is just outside of Kusadasi. Also a sponsorship has given to Kusadasi Basketball team which was playing in the National league. And in the educational field by the group is helping to set up laboratories for the schools and also computer classes.
