The largest travel agency in Estonia celebrated its 30th anniversary
At the end of November, the largest travel agency in Estonia and the Baltic states marked 30 years of activity with an anniversary celebration.
At Estravel, celebrating the anniversary year began at the beginning of 2018 with different events, campaigns and special offers. The largest corporate and Platinum Club clients were invited to the anniversary celebration on 29 November. Anne Samlik, Estravel CEO and member of the management board, and Aivo Takis, founder and member of the management board, welcomed around two hundred guests.
At the event, fascinating memories of the first years of Estravel were shared and the current situation and plans for the future were discussed.
Keynote speaker Mikko Turtiainen, Vice President for Global Sales at Finnair Oy, spoke about the future of international aviation. Kersti Eesmaa, Director General of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gave useful tips for business and private travel. Musical entertainment was provided by the sensational opera singer Elina Nechayeva and the talented duo of young pianists Argo & Arko. The evening host was journalist Neeme Raud.
Photo: Kert Ülenõmm
Estravel Group is active on six markets: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Australia and the United States. The company has 16 travel bureaus in all. Every year approximately 170,000 people visiting about 170 different countries use Estravel’s services in organising their travel. Estravel, which employs over 200 people, is the largest employer in the Baltic states involved in the mediation of tourism services. The company is one hundred per cent based on Estonian private capital.
In summer 2018, the constantly expanding and growing Estravel opened its travel goods e-store and joined the E-Commerce Association. The selection of reisikaubad.ee includes thousands of products that one may need for travelling, such as suitcases, bags, hand luggage, hiking equipment, beauty and health products, books and electronic devices. In addition to travel goods, the e-store also sells Estravel gift cards. Customers can order e-store goods to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.
Estravel’s trademark Baltcoming is a professional conference organiser and a partner of incoming tourism in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In 2017, Estravel helped in the organisation of the work of Estonia’s presidency of the Council of the European Union by welcoming foreign guests and organising their accommodation and other activities in Estonia.