Since the beginning of 2021, the startup has expanded to 25 counties and managed to double its turnover from one month to another, to over RON500,000, in the first eight months of 2021.
“We have two major objectives: to contribute to an increase in sales for our partners, by providing them with the instruments needed for promotion and financial management, to build a benchmark easy to cover and full of inspiration for tourism and culture lovers. This way, we are helping our partners to digitize their activity and we stimulate the appetite for special experiences, easy to access, for the general public”, said Cosmin Ivan, co-founder BookTes. Ivan established the startup in 2020, together with Iulian August, both having an experience of over 15 years in ticketing technology.
BookTes provides a complete and customized solution for the online organization, management and sale of all activities in the cultural-tourism sector and includes the most extended range of cultural and tourism experiences in Romania (over 600 at present). The solution comprises a financial management and self-service interface for cultural and tourism operators.
BookTes has signed partnerships with over 120 cultural institutions and famous operators such as the National Museum of Art of Romania, The National History Museum of Romania, the Museum of Recent Art, the Black Church in Brasov, the Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute in Tulcea, the Tara Crisurilor Museum in Oradea, the Buzau County Museum, the Moldova National Museum Complex in Iasi, the Royal Court of Targoviste, the Bison Land in Varatec, Agapia, Neamt, the Mini Transylvania Park, the Walk This Way Braila, the Bucovina Outdoor Adventure and many others.
The startup aims to reach over 1,000 tourism and cultural projects by the end of 2021, from over 150 partners across Romania. Also, BookTes will launch new facilities on the platform for its partners, targeting a 25% increase in turnover by the end of 2021.