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Bayu Buana travel firm aims for Rp1.8 trillion in revenue
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A model of the Bayu Buana booth for a travel fair that will be held in the Atrium of Puri Indah Mall in West Jakarta from March 10-12. (Courtesy of/Bayu Buana)
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ublicly listed tour and travel company PT Bayu Buana is targeting to rake in Rp 1.8 trillion (US$ 134,83 million) in revenue this year, 61.1 percent of which or Rp 1.1 trillion is expected to come from air ticket transactions.
The fees from about 35,000 outbound travelers are likely to contribute Rp 350 billion to Rp 400 billion to this year’s total revenue, Bayu Buana president director Agustinus Pake Seko told reporters on Tuesday.
The remaining revenue is expected from services in domestic traveling, hotel reservations and other activities, he added.
To promote its services, the company is holding a travel fair at the Atrium of Puri Indah Mall in West Jakarta on March 10-12, he said.
(Read also: Bayu Buana to open new branches)
Meanwhile, Bayu Buana general manager and chairwoman of the travel fair Yunita Widjaja said the company expected to collect about Rp 18 billion in transaction value from the approximately 2,000 visitors expected to visit the fair.
At the event, the company will offer special discounts, tour promotion prices, travel vouchers and door-prizes in the form of air tickets, domestic and international hotel vouchers and a Toyota Calya, she said. (yon/bbn)
