Hakan Aksungur

Hakan Aksungur - Born in Turkey, but describes himself as a citizen of the world. He began his career in 1988 within the tourism sector, a field he was passionate about, starting in the casinos that were open at the time. He later worked as an agency operations executive and tour guide. During this period, balancing work and study, he pursued his education in the Tourism and Travel Agency Management Departments of Marmara and Boğaziçi Universities. His enthusiasm for tourism led him to travel the world and earned him recognition as one of the top 10 experts in International and Cruise Tours in his home country of Turkey. After serving as an executive and director at prominent Turkish tour operators, he received numerous awards and accolades for his contributions. In 2010, he partnered with former colleagues in the USA to establish his own company, TTA. His expertise in cruises and the US market is widely recognized across the industry. Self-taught in digital technologies and coding for the travel industry, he designed and implemented TTA's entire digital infrastructure. He currently manages a professional team in creating a user-friendly booking platform, renowned for its efficiency in the tourism industry and widely used in more than 20 countries. As part of the company's expansion plans, he is working alongside Murat Özgül on the launch of another venture, prepostusa.com. Together, they have built a website where cruise passengers traveling to the US can seamlessly arrange all their pre- and post-cruise ground services through a single platform. 'Ultimately, after dedicating 30 years to the tourism industry, contributing to the growth and development of major companies and being honoured with various awards, seeing TTA—of which I am a part—operating across 3 continents with 4 offices, receiving positive feedback from industry professionals and our guests, and knowing that our financial foundation remains rock-solid despite various crises, proves that I am doing my job right. We now aim to expand into the European and Middle Eastern markets,' said TTA Co-Founder Hakan Aksungur.