Online sales boost turnover of Accent Travel & Events

Accent Travel & Events agency, one of the leading players on the travel agencies market in Romania, is relying on online ticket sales in order to boost its turnover by 5-10% in 2007. Online ticket sales account for 5% of the company’s turnover, with most of the sales being made through ticketing agencies. Overall ticketing contributes 80% towards the agency’s turnover. “The impact of online ticketing will start to be felt as of 2007. We estimate our turnover will go up 5-10% in 2007, furthermore, online ticketing will start to account for 20% of the turnover in 2008,” said Lucian Boronea, general manager of the agency. Accent Travel & Events posted turnover worth 9.5 million euros in the first nine months of the year, an increase against the same time last year, when the company saw business worth 8.5 million euros.