In January through June 2012, Eximtur posted sales of EUR19.9 million.
Eximtur said local tourism services rose 21% on the year to EUR4.5 million in the first half of 2013. Revenue from outgoing tourism was flat at EUR5.9 million.
Sales of plane tickets and business packages reached EUR9.5 million, down from around EUR10 million in the year-earlier period.
The resorts at the Black Sea were the preferred local travel destination for Romanian tourists who used Eximtur services in the first six months of 2013, while Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria were the three main foreign destinations, the travel agency said.
As to the more exotic destinations, the best sold travel packages were for the Bahamas, Tanzania, Panama, Andorra and the Cape Verde Islands.
Eximtur is owned by local entrepreneurs Lucia (pictured above) and Radu Morariu and runs 26 offices nationwide.