– Interview with Fernando Bandrés, Director of operations Soltrópico.
Winter operation 2017/2018 ran within our expectations and within budget that we had planned. The balance is positive. Who says is Fernando Bandrés, Director of operations Soltrópico, salientando que, During this period, the most sold and that is one of the top in the Soltrópico portfolio was Cape Verde, as much salt as the Boavista.
Emphasizing again that the sales were in accordance with the operator had predicted and planned, both in turnover, em passageiros transportados, as well as the profitability of the product.
– The destination with the greatest number of passengers carried was Cape Verde, said Fernando Bandrés, but not revealing, as it is the policy of "House", the number of passengers transported.
– What are the prospects for the high season?
– We have a fairly balanced budget growth level. The top selling destinations continue to be the classics within the Soltrópico portfolio, in which are a reference in the market. Notably Cape Verde, Saïdia, Sal, Boavista and Porto Santo as charter destinations and Madeira and the Azores as a product in regular career, explains our interviewee concluded that the long-haul destinations – Mauritius, Maldives and Thailand – are also guaranteed places a bet with the Turkish Airlines and Emirates, that allow us to ensure availability on the high times.
– What's the news that appear in Soltrópico programming for high season?
– The big news in the summer of 2018 was the return of the charter operation for Tunisia, in particular for Monastir and Djerba.
– As for circuits, I would like to know how the product is being accepted?
– In circuits, the circuits in Azores, em regime de Tudo Incluído, where this year we guarantee departures only with a minimum of two passengers, What has had a very positive effect on the sales of the product.
To conclude this short exchange we asked Fernando Bandrés what's new the operator would present next winter.
– During the winter 2018/19 We will not launch any new. Will most likely expand our charter of new year's Eve programming including some destination where only work currently in regular.
