Happy Tour acquires biggest online airline ticket agency
Spanish investment fund GED makes the first step towards
developing the biggest travel group on the Romanian market by
acquiring the biggest online airline ticket agency Paravion.ro,
through travel agency Happy Tour.
The acquisition of Paravion.ro for an amount put by ZF at around
500,000 euros, is part of GED's consolidation on the travel market,
which started back in December 2007 with the acquisition of Happy
Tour.
Following the consolidation model of GSM services retailers into
Fonomat dealer, the Spanish investment fund announced upon taking
over Happy Tour that it was planning to invest 15 million euros in
the company and in the acquisition of other travel operators, as
well, between 2008-2011.
"We see the online segment as a main business line, which we expect
will record two-digit rises, due to the strong demand for this type
of services. By acquiring the Paravion.ro platform, web pages, the
know-how and the technology, the group took a big step forward,"
according to GED representatives.