Paravion, the largest online travel agency in Romania and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe, increased its turnover by over 30% in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period in 2015, to EUR 40 million.

The operations carried out by Paravion in Turkey via the tourism portal Bavul.com also went up by 17% year-on-year, reaching EUR 17 million.

In Romania, Paravion saw a 55% increase in city-break sales compared to the same period of 2015, and a 45% increase in plane ticket sales. However, the fastest growing business segment was that of services connected to plane ticket sales, namely premium packages and insurance, which tripled.

The company sold 320,000 plane tickets in the first nine months and estimates 430,000 for the whole year. The orders from mobile platforms went up by 150%.

Free independent travelers between 25 and 34 generated some 45% of the agency’s business and tourists between 35 and 44 brought another 25%.

editor@romania-insider.com

(photo source: Paravio.ro on Facebook)