Astral Holidays



ASTRAL Holidays JSC is a private joint-stock company operating on the Bulgarian market since 1995. ASTRAL Holidays JSC is a licensed tour-operator and travel-agent of the Committee for Tourism, tour operator license No. 00836, travel agent license No. 00837, member of BATA /Bulgarian Association of Tourist Agencies/, of the Bulgarian Tourist Chamber and authorized IATA member. As IATA member we do sale all airlines having agencies in Bulgaria: Al Italia, KLM, British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Lauda Air, Swiss Air, Turkish Airlines, CSA, Malev, LOT, Olympic, AEROFLOT and others.
ASTRAL Holidays JSC is tour operator No: 1 in Bulgaria for 2001 from BATA /Bulgarian Association of Travel Agencies/.

The company has 4 offices in the 3 biggest cities in Bulgaria: Plovdiv /head office/, second sales – office in Plovdiv, Sofia – city center, Varna – down town and employs 30 employees. ASTRAL Holidays JSC does operate with more than 150 agencies in the country, as well as reliable partners – tour-operators worldwide. This broad network has been created for greater flexibility and competition power on the tourist market, based on good quality and low prices, achieved by a professional crew, youthful in spirit and ambitions for top realization.

 
 


Managing Director: Mr. Hristo Galbachev

Head office: Plovdiv 4000, 18, Belgrad str.
Tel/Fax: ++359 32 652 515, 652 516,
E-mail: plovdiv@astralholidays.com

Sell office: Plovdiv 4000, 24, Otez Paisiy Str.
Tel./Fax: ++359 32 626606, 626609,
E-mail: plovdiv2@astralholidays.com

Office-Sofia 1000, 37, Vitosha Blvd. apt.2
Tel./Fax: ++359 2 9884140 9809761, 9874689;
E-mail: sofia@astralholidays.com

Office-Varna 9000, 40, Maria Louisa Blvd.
Tel./Fax: ++359 52 608048, 608049;
E-mail: varna@astralholidays.com
Internet site: www.astralholidays.com

International Tourism Department
1. Excursions and vacations worldwide
2. Own chartered programs
3. Hotel reservations and accommodation
4. Rent-a-car
5. Insurances

In the capacity of a licensed tour operator ASTRAL Holidays JSC makes and sells its products branded as Elite Tourism.

The complete set of tourist and airlines services includes reservation and ticket sale, arrival and departure accompanying at the relevant airports, transfer service, ASTRAL Holidays JSC original vouchers for accommodation, medical insurance, guide assistance, various excursions, visa service, rent-a-car etc.

ASTRAL Holidays JSC is the major lodger and titular in signing the contract with BALKAN Airlines for Antalia and Bodrum for summer 2000, 2001 and 2002, as well as for summer programs to all Spain. We offer to our client qualitative services in Turkey through its regular partners with which we keep good personal and business contacts.
For Spain our partners are Tropikal Tours, Sirius Tours and Avistour, together we have done the first and very successful program back to back Sofia-Palma de Majorca-Barcelona-Sofia and Sofia-Girona-Sofia one year ago. For its chartered flights our company operates with BALKAN Airlines, Bulgarian Air Charter, Air Via, Hemus Air, thus giving our customers the opportunity to fly by safe airplanes, to interesting places, with various accommodation options, qualitative service in all this destinations and various opportunities for sightseeing. This form has been applied on the Bulgarian market and our clients are very satisfied with the product they are receiving, with regards to the price and the realization of the service as well.

TICKET SALES DEPARTMENT
1. Reservations and ticket sales for the country and abroad
2. Courier Services
3. Club System
As an authorized IATA member, and agent of all airlines, operating in Bulgaria, respectively, ASTRAL Holidays JSC offers a wide range of choices for a trip. The top priority of the department is to offer the best prices for the season and the opportunity every client to participate in the bonus programmes of the airlines preferred by him.
For the complete servicing of every passenger and client the company offers courier services - delivery of the ticket to the home, office or any other client's address.
The established club system for ticket sales gives the opportunity to the clients who have chosen ASTRAL Holidays JSC to become members of the Club. The bonus programme consists of three levels, it can be transferred to friends and relatives of the regular ASTRAL Holidays JSC clients.

INCOMING TOURISM DEPARTMENT
1. Hotel reservations and accommodation
2. SPA – resorts
3. Transfers and excursions
4. Guide and interpreting service
5. Rent-a-car
6. Tourist Insurance

MARKETING, ADVERTISEMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

1. Market and price research
2. Advertisement
3. Public Relations
For the effective functioning and qualitative work of the main departments of ASTRAL Holidays JSC on the tourist market in Bulgaria and abroad the department develops and implements complete market and price research, prepares the advertisement strategy of the company and carries out the public relations in all directions and aspects.
-establishes a complete "Clients Relations" system, including inquiries, personal contacts, mail contacts and others for the purpose of improving the activity and offering of new attractive tourist products and services for the better satisfaction of all clients.

Our tourist offer

     
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