Perfect Tour expects sales to double

Perfect Tour travel agency, controlled by Corina Pacuraru, expects to generate 24m-euro turnover this year, double the 2007 value, as the company posted 20m-euro sales in the first ten months of this year. The company’s revenues largely came from external travel, which brought the company around 70% of turnover, while internal travel generated 30% of turnover. “On the other hand, depending on the type of products, we can say ticketing accounts for 35% in turnover, while leisure packages bring 40% to turnover and the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, events) segment generates 25% of overall revenues,” said Sorin Vaduvoiu, the agency’s CEO. On the external travel segment, the destinations in highest demand were exotic ones, accounting for 10% in turnover, according to Vaduvoiu. Referring to winter holiday packages, he says they are worth 4m euros. “This year, we’ve opened six agencies involving investments worth around 120,000 euros and we now have 58 agencies countrywide. Next year we plan to open at least five agencies depending on market opportunities,” Vaduvoiu said. He expects market growth to slow down due to the financial crisis.