TATYANA DIMITROVA: NEVERENDING TRAVEL


Randevu Travel agency is a trusted partner to all who want to know the world

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Tatyana Dimitrova, founder of Randevu Travel

Travelling and discovering unknown destinations is one of life's greatest pleasures. With Randevu Travel agency trips to close and faraway countries are even more pleasant. For almost 30 years the agency has offered top quality tourist services – from trips in Bulgaria and abroad to plane tickets, weekend packages, cruises, exotic trips, nonstandard weddings and tours for foreigners in Bulgaria. Randevu Travel is the materialised dream of its founder, Tatyana Dimitrova – a woman who dared to share her passion for travel with thousands of satisfied clients whose numbers grow with each passing year.

What does the tourist industry look like after the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic? How did the tourist product and clients' preferences change?

The pandemic changed the tourists' behaviour because of the significant changes in the transportation sector and the conditions for safe travel in the EU countries. The change in the product offered on the market was connected to the change of the destinations and the restrictions of free movement. However, we are already witnessing a trend in which the clients' tastes are getting back to their preferred destinations before the pandemic.

How did you, at Randevu Travel, succeed in dealing with the challenges of the lockdowns and the travel restrictions?

We focused on destinations that did not require Covid-19 tests. We promoted countries that remained open or were more accessible to travel to.

An advantage were the airline tickets; we added to them an additional service imposed by the situation – filling declarations for entering a given country during the Covid-19 pandemic.

It is believed that in times of epidemics the demand for transportation, accommodation, restaurants, attractions, culture trips and other services drops. However, I can say that there are exceptions to each rule. Long before today, 27 years ago, when I was creating the Randevu Travel agency, the idea was to have a closed cycle of work. Meaning that when the client enters our office, they will receive all the needed services for their trip. By doing this we save them time and additional stress. At the agency we offer all the services that accompany the tourist experience – flight and bus tickets to international and domestic destinations, hotel accommodation, cruises, holidays, excursions, insurances. An interesting fact for us was that during the Covid-19 pandemic we registered a stable increase of the serviced clients. We took all protective measures and we continued with our work.

How did you manage to expand your activities in this critical period? How did you find a path to growth in a dramatically changed environment?

We entered the Internet with our website randevutravel.com and Facebook page Randevu, which we used to provide our clients with relevant and reliable information about travel conditions during the pandemic and which countries were open for tourism. This information was crucial for clients – access to it had to be easy, and should allow the clients to check for themselves.

Which three destinations should we visit by all means in 2024 according to you, the experts from Randevu Travel?

Japan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Which destination would you recommend to a group of female friends who want to do a girls only trip for a week?

The place that can give you everything that your soul craves – Bali.

When and how did you choose tourism as your vocation?

In 1997 I graduated in marketing at the St Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance. I returned to Bulgaria because I recognised an opportunity to make a career in academia. I published several scientific papers with Varna's Technical University, at the Economics department. However, I discovered that it was much harder for me to join Bulgarian academia than I had imagined. This was the main reason to open a tour agency instead. I adore my work, despite all the difficulties and challenges in the sector. The human factor has always been a priority in my work.

Which is your personal favourite destination?

The Maldives because of their tranquillity and romanics, marvellous seascapes, translucent ocean, incredible coral islands with opportunities for diving and surfing. It is hardly a coincidence that Marco Polo called this wondrous place "the flower of India," and the traveller Ibn Battuta described it as "one of the wonders of the world."

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Татяна Димитрова: Пътешествиe без край

Туристическа агенция Randevu Travel е доверен партньор за всички, които искат да опознаят света

Да пътуваме и да откриваме непознати дестинации е едно от най-големите удоволствия в живота. С туристическа агенция Randevu Travel пътешествията до близки и далечни страни са още по-приятни. Вече близо 30 години агенцията предлага туристически услуги от най-високо равнище – от екскурзии в България и чужбина до самолетни билети, уикенд пакети, круизи, екзотични пътувания, нестандартни сватби и турове за чужденци. Randevu Travel е сбъднатата мечта на основателката Татяна Димитрова – една жена, осмелила се да сподели страстта си по пътешествията с хиляди доволни клиенти, които продължават да се увеличават с всяка изминала година.

Как изглежда туристическият бранш след кризата, предизвикана от пандемията от Covid-19? Какво се промени в туристическия продукт и в търсенията на клиентите?

Пандемията промени поведението на туристите, тъй като имаше големи промени в сектора на транспорта и условията за безопасно пътуване в държавите от ЕС. Промяната в продукта, предлаган на пазара, бе свързан с промяната на дестинациите и ограниченията на свободното движение. Вече обаче наблюдаваме тенденция вкусовете на клиентите да се връщат обратно към предпочитаните дестинации като преди пандемията.

Как вие, от Randevu Travel, успяхте да се справите с предизвикателствата на локдауните и ограниченията за пътуване?

Акцентирахме на дестинациите, които не изискваха Covid-19 тестове. Промотирахме държави, които бяха отворени или по-достъпни за пътувания.

Преимущество бяха и самолетните билети, като добавихме към тях допълнителна услуга, наложена от ситуацията – оформянето на декларации за влизане в съответната държава по време на пандемията от Covid-19.

Счита се, че по време на епидемичните периоди търсенето на транспорт, места за настаняване, ресторанти, атракции, културни обиколки и други намалява. Аз обаче смело мога да твърдя, че всяко правило си има изключения. Още преди 27 години, създавайки агенция Randevu Travel, идеята беше да имаме затворен цикъл на работа, а именно – влизайки в офиса на агенцията клиентът да получи всички необходими услуги за неговото пътуване, като по този начин му спестяваме време и допълнителен стрес. В агенцията предлагаме всички услуги, които съпътстват туристическото преживяване – самолетни и автобусни билети по международни и вътрешни дестинации, хотелско настаняване, круизи, почивки, екскурзии, застраховки. Интересен факт за нас бе, че по време на пандемията от Covid-19 отбелязахме трайно нарастване на обслужените клиенти. Взехме всички предпазни мерки и продължихме.

Как успяхте да разширите дейността си в този критичен период? Как открихте нов път на развитие в една силно променена среда?

Чрез навлизане на интернет пространството с нашия уеб сайт randevutravel.com и Facebook страница Randevu, през които давахме на нашите клиенти точна информация за условията по време на пандемията и кои държави са отворени за туристическа дейност. Тази информация беше изключително важна за клиентите – достъпът до нея трябваше да е лесен и да позволява на клиента да провери сам.

Кои три дестинации трябва непременно да посетим през 2024 г., според Вас – експертите на Randevu Travel?

Япония, Шри Ланка и Малдивите.

Коя дестинация бихте препоръчали на група приятелки, решили да попътуват някъде по женски за седмица?

Мястото, което може да ти даде всичко, за което мечтае душата ти – остров Бали.

Кога и как избрахте да се занимавате с туристическа дейност?

През 1997 г. завърших Санкт Петербургския университет по икономика и финанси със специалност маркетинг. Прибрах се в България, защото видях възможност за развитие на научна кариера. Имах няколко научни публикации към Технически университет Варна, в катедрата по икономика, но установих, че е доста по-трудно да се впиша в научните среди в България, отколкото предполагах. Това бе и основната причина да създам агенция. Обожавам работата си, въпреки всички трудности и предизвикателства в сектора. Човешкият фактор е винаги приоритет в работата ми.

Коя е Вашата лична предпочитана дестинация?

Малдивите заради своето спокойствие и романтика, прекрасни морски пейзажи, прозрачен океан, невероятни коралови острови с възможност за дайвинг и сърфинг. Не случайно Марко Поло е нарекъл това чудно място "цветето на Индия", а пътешественикът Ибн Батута го определя като "едно от чудесата на света".

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