The growth in turnover was due to a 16.5% increase in the number of the company’s tourists. Eximtur has 28 own and franchised agencies, in 18 cities in Romania. For 2016, the company expects a turnover of EUR47 million.
The company’s activity is organized in four divisions: business travel and event organization, leisure travel, incoming and tourism school.
The business travel division rose over 22%, accounting for nearly 65% of Eximtur’s turnover, namely, EUR28 million. Eximtur Business extended its client portfolio by 20%, in the first nine months of 2016, while existing clients needed more services compared with 2015.
Overall, the increase in sales volume in the first nine months of 2016 is due to 10% more airline reservations and sales, compared with the same period in 2015, a 30% rise in sales of domestic tourist services (seaside), a 112% increase in sales of domestic tourist services (spa and mountain tourism, boarding houses, the Danube Delta and other destinations in Romania), a 64% rise in incoming/sales of tourism services in Romania for foreign tourists and a 64% increase in demand for local accommodation and events organized for corporations.