Hakan Aksungur – born in Turkey however actually calling himself as a citizen of the world. He started his professional career in 1988 working as tour guide and operations executive in tourism industry whom he became passionate and followed his education studies in this field. He is graduated with a B.A. degree in Tourism & Hospitality Management from Marmara & Bogazici University in 1994.
His enthusiasm in tourism allowed him to travel all around the world and made him to be recognized as one of the top 10 outgoing experts in his home country – Turkey. After working as manager & director levels in Turkey’s selective tour operators, received many awards & accolades for his contributions. He partnered with previous colleagues in USA in 2010 and opened his own company – LaranazUSA.
His expertise among cruise & USA market is widely recognized by the markets. He is a self-starter and eager leaner about the digital technologies & coding for tourism industry. He managed a team of professionals where they created a user friendly SIC program for the tourism industry which is being well known for its efficiency & widely used across more than 20 countries.
In reference to company’s expansion plan, they have registered another company as PrepostUSA which is specialized in pre & post ground handling travel arrangements for cruise travelers in USA. Furthermore, LaranazaUSA became one of the shareholders of the Happy Holidays AG in Germany in order to trade in European market.
The grand announcement will take place in ITB Berlin this year and followed by some events within Germany.
“Finally, after 30 years of experience trading across 3 continents with 4 offices and integrating industry professionals with positive feedback and rewarding investment results showing us that we are on the right track. Now, we would like to grow in Europe & Middle Eastern markets”, said Hakan Aksungur the Co-Founder of LaranazUSA.