Solustiq positions itself as Turkey’s first vertical AI company for travel

By AI, Created 9:25 AM UTC, May 20, 2026, /AGP/ – Solustiq says it is building AI products specifically for the global travel and tourism industry, from market intelligence and booking agents to cybersecurity tools. The Turkey-based company argues the sector needs industry-specific infrastructure as AI adoption, regulation and legacy system pressure accelerate.

Why it matters: - Solustiq is targeting a global travel industry worth more than $11 trillion in GDP contribution and employing one in 10 workers worldwide. - The company is betting travel operators need industry-specific AI, not generic copilots, to handle inventory, booking, compliance and customer-service workflows. - The push reflects a broader shift toward vertical AI, where software is built around one industry’s data, regulations and operating needs.

What happened: - Solustiq announced its positioning as Turkey’s first vertical AI company built for the global travel and tourism industry. - The company operates from Edirne, with offices in Istanbul and Dubai. - Founder and CEO Alper Tekin framed Solustiq’s approach as infrastructure for travel workflows that generic AI tools do not understand. - Tekin said the company is building for GDS systems, hotel inventory APIs, regulatory frameworks such as TURSAB, and the late-night operational needs of tour operators.

The details: - Solustiq says it is pursuing a portfolio model rather than a single-product SaaS approach. - DataGreat is an AI market intelligence platform with 38-plus specialized modules for travel and hospitality competitive research. - SkilledAgents is a no-code platform for travel agencies and DMCs to build AI agents for booking, customer service and itinerary planning. - VibePy is an AI code generation engine that produces FastAPI backends and is used internally to speed product development. - Vuln0x is an autonomous AI penetration testing platform designed to protect travel and hospitality clients that handle sensitive personal data. - Solustiq says the products share domain-specific training data, vertical workflows and integrations with industry protocols including OCTO, Hotelbeds and RateHawk specifications, plus TURSAB-compliant operational frameworks. - The company’s sister operation, Safaryar Holidays, is a TURSAB-licensed B2B hotel wholesaler and destination management company headquartered in Istanbul. - Safaryar Holidays holds license No. 10028. - Agency partners across Europe, the Gulf region and Central Asia use Solustiq-built tools daily, creating a live feedback loop for the platform. - Solustiq also operates more than 90 travel-related domains, including hagiasophia.com, galatatower.com and dolmabahcesarayi.com, which are used as content and distribution channels for AI-generated travel intelligence.

Between the lines: - Solustiq is making a broader market argument: travel technology is becoming ripe for AI-native infrastructure as legacy systems age. - Tekin pointed to three tailwinds behind the timing: pressure on GDS leaders Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport; falling costs for custom AI deployment; and regulatory pressure in the EU and Turkey, including Turkey’s Cybersecurity Law 7545. - The company is also using its own travel operations as a test environment, which can shorten product feedback cycles and make the tools feel more grounded in real workflows. - Solustiq’s messaging suggests it wants to compete on domain depth rather than general AI capability.

What’s next: - Solustiq is expected to keep expanding its travel-focused product stack and integrations across booking, intelligence, security and automation. - The company’s next challenge will be proving that vertical AI can scale beyond its own affiliated operations and gain adoption from outside travel partners. - Tekin said the travel industry now faces a choice between vertical AI built by people who understand the sector and horizontal AI built by people who do not.

The bottom line: - Solustiq is trying to turn deep travel-industry knowledge into a software advantage, and it is pitching that specialization as the next competitive layer in travel tech.