• Happy Tour won the prize for “The best travel agency”and Paravion.ro won the prize for “The best online travel agency in Romania”.
• The prizes were awarded during the Gala of “Hotel Tourism & Leisure Investment Conference”, the most important event dedicated to the local travel industry.
On April 24th, 2012, Happy Tour Group, owned by Ged Capital, walked again on the walk of fame, during the Gala of Hotel Tourism & Leisure Investment Conference, by winning two important awards: Happy Tour - “The best travel agency” and Paravion.ro - “The best online travel agency in Romania”. During this event the most important players on the local travel market were also awarded for the most efficient and innovative projects and concepts in hospitability and leisure in Romania.
Javier Garcia del Valle, Executive Vice President / CEO Happy Tour Group: “We’re glad that both the members of the jury and the people who voted acknowledged our leading position. We also want to congratulate all those who took part in this national competition as competitors or as winners, as well. Together, as partners or as loyal competitors, we’ve managed to set a new trend for the travel industry – The P.P. trend (The Performance and Professionalism Trend) and we proved that western standards can be achieved and even exceed in many cases. These awards validate our strategy and challenge us to do more as they also come to reconfirm other prizes and distinctions awarded before to the companies of Happy Tour Group. As you very well know, Happy Tour, as the official representative of FCm Travel Solutions, is the only travel company in Romania to bring the Oscar of World Travel Industry - World’s Leading Travel Management Company in January 2012, and Paravion.ro is the first online travel portal in Romania and the leader of online travel agencies due to a remarkable team work and sustained investments in technology. In 2011 alone, we invested about 400 000 euro in order to develop a complex booking platform with numerous features or improvements.
Remus Visan, Deputy Managing Director of Paravion.ro: “This prize represents an acknowledgement of our financial efforts in 2011, to both improve and secure our web platform. We’re glad to be elected the best online travel agency in Romania which is even more rewarding taking into account the tough competition and the dynamic of the local market”
More information about the 28 winners of the Gala can be found on the official website of the event: www.hotelconference.ro.
