The company ended 2014 with revenue worth EUR40 million and has 39 agencies in Romania and one unit in Chisinau.
Alin Burcea is among the first entrepreneurs in tourism and believes that in Romania agencies that bring foreigners in the country have no support, with the only plus being the VAT cut.
“On the incoming side, there is no support except free participation in fairs. On the other hand, there are 20-25 agencies that bring foreign tourists in Romania and 1,500 agencies that transport Romanians. There should be a fiscal incentive supporting these agencies,” believes Burcea, who is also the vice-president of the National Association of Tour Operators (ANAT).
On the other hand, he believes the fact that no charter flights from abroad come to Romania is a problem.
Paralela 45 had over 100,000 clients last year and around 22,000 chose Greece as a holiday destination. The company expects over 16,000 clients for Turkey this year, 3,500 at most for Bulgaria and around 5,000 for Spain.
In Romania, the company expects 4,500 clients for the seaside and around 2,000 for the rest of the country in 2015.
At present, Paralela 45 has charter flights from almost all airports in Romania to locations of Spain, Greece or Turkey.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)