BCD Travel in Bulgaria

Official Launch

Grand Hotel Sofia, 1 Gurko str., Sofia

Press conference:  26.02.2008, 1700 H, Triaditsa room
Cocktail and presentation: 26.02.2008, 1830 H, Sofia hall
Guests:American Chamber of Commerce member companies
Speaker:Greg O’Neil – Managing Director and SVP Global Partner Network

PRESS RELEASE

  BCD TRAVEL CONTINUES TO BUILD ON GLOBAL STRENGTHS

Global travel management company signs ASTRAL Holidays JSC as partner in Bulgaria

 
Sofia, 26.02.2008 - ASTRAL Holidays - one of the leading travel companies in Bulgaria, announced that it has joined BCD Travel, the third largest global travel management company, as its official Partner.

 
ASTRAL Holidays, established in 1995, is currently one of the biggest travel companies at local market in respect of annual turnover, with more than 100 high qualified specialists servicing all clients with proved quality products. The company has 12 locations over the country. 

 
BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines the corporate travel process, helping companies manage and control the movement of their people, information and resources.  The company focuses on implementing an integrated, seamless technology platform throughout all global locations to provide full access to and analysis of travel data for these clients.   Clients can take advantage of BCD Travel’s presence and technology infrastructure to track every trip, every traveler, and the costs incurred throughout every journey.

 
“To speak of the increasing globalization of today’s marketplace is to repeat what has become commonplace.  But the ability to provide real, workable solutions to the companies operating in that marketplace is far less common – and that is precisely what BCD Travel does,” said Greg O’Neil, Managing Director & Senior Vice President of Partner Networks & Asia Pacific Region. “Our expansion in Bulgaria means we are now better positioned than ever before to deliver our travel solutions to national and multinational customers in every established and emerging market around the world.”

 
Hristo Galbachev, ASTRAL Holidays’ Managing Director, said, “BCD Travel shares our philosophy for growth and success in the region, and we are excited by the decision to forge a strategic partnership with BCD Travel for corporate travel management solutions in Bulgaria.  We will continue to service our existing clients with every attention to detail and will work together to foster new business development growth and enhance our overall service offering.”

 

Commenting on the new partnership, Mike Buckman, BCD Travel’s CEO, said: “BCD Travel is committed to being where our clients need us to be, wherever they conduct business across the globe. I’m delighted with our latest move in global expansion, which will bring our flexible technology, strategic solutions and commitment to service leadership to Bulgaria’s corporate travel market.”

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About BCD Travel

As a leading provider of global corporate travel management, BCD Travel simplifies and streamlines the business of travel. This benefits the organization on every level: from the bottom-line to the business traveler. BCD Travel operates in 96 countries on five continents, with US$12 billion in total sales and a combined worldwide workforce in excess of 12,000. BCD Travel is a BCD Holdings N.V. company.

About BCD Holdings N.V.

 
BCD Holdings N.V. is a Dutch, family-owned company, founded by John A. Fentener van Vlissingen in 1975, which focuses on the travel industry and financial services. The operating companies of BCD Holdings N.V. post total sales of US$13 billion and 14,000 employees.