Elite Tours

What Elite Tours does

Elite Tours is a privately held Bulgarian tour operator and travel agency headquartered in Burgas, licensed under PK-00205 as a Tour Operator since 2005 and PK-05616 as a Travel Agency since 2006. The company sells outbound packaged holidays, excursions, weekend trips, cruises, domestic Bulgarian sea holidays, and gift vouchers to Bulgarian consumers, with departures operated from four cities — Burgas, Varna, Sofia, and Plovdiv — and destinations spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Middle East. Per-person package pricing spans roughly €300 to over €4,000, with a 30% deposit and balance due 30 days before departure, indicating a standard leisure-travel cash-flow profile rather than a corporate or subscription model.

The company's product is assembled from third-party air inventory (Bulgaria Air, Ajet, Turkish Airlines), inbound tourism product from DERTOUR, dedicated cruise capacity (M/S Emilio Nile Cruise in Egypt), and resold travel insurance (Allianz, LEV INS, Emerald BG). It earns revenue on the spread between wholesale component costs and retail package pricing, plus commission on insurance and on optional excursion packages sold at destination. The storefront is website-mediated with no app or disclosed API, and operational scale is modest at 11-50 employees.

There is no public disclosure of funding rounds, ownership, executive leadership, or financial performance, and no indication of machine learning, AI-driven personalization, or dynamic packaging capability. Elite Tours therefore competes on the back of regulatory licensure, multi-city departure access, long-standing supplier relationships, and brand longevity rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Elite Tours

Legal name

Elite Tours

Website

https://elitetoursbg.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Elite Tours is a licensed Bulgarian tour operator and travel agency based in Burgas, selling outbound package holidays, cruises, and excursions from Burgas, Varna, Sofia, and Plovdiv to Bulgarian leisure travelers across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tour Operator Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Adventure & Expedition Travel Agencies (THAKAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Activity & Expedition Packages (Guided Adventure Trips) (THAJABAL), Escorted Coach & Bus Package Tour Operators (THAKADAA)

Keywords

• Package holidays
• Guided excursions
• Cruise vacations
• Beach holidays
• City breaks

Headquarters

HQ city

Burgas

HQ country

Bulgaria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Package Holiday Sales: Organized tour packages including transportation (charter flights, buses), accommodation, and sometimes meals. Revenue earned as tour operator margin on total package prices ranging from approximately €300 to €4,000+ per person.
2. Excursion and Tour Revenue: Day trips and multi-day excursions across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Packages include guided tours, entrance fees to attractions, and accommodation where applicable.
3. Travel Insurance Commissions: Medical travel insurance and trip cancellation insurance sold as add-on to tour packages. Allianz Global Assistance and LEV INS insurance products offered through the company.
4. Optional Excursion Packages: Additional optional excursion packages offered during tours (e.g., Nile cruise enhancement packages, Dubai supplementary tours) generating additional per-customer revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Elite Tours is a Bulgarian tour operator that sells organized package holidays and guided excursions for Bulgarian-speaking travelers. Packages bundle transportation (charter flights, buses, cruises, trains), accommodation, transfers, Bulgarian-speaking guides, and optional travel insurance into single all-inclusive bookings. Products include multi-day European tours, beach vacations in Turkey/Greece/Egypt, exotic long-haul trips, domestic Bulgarian seaside holidays, weekend city breaks, and cruise holidays.

Product overview

Elite Tours is a Bulgarian tour operator offering a comprehensive portfolio of travel services. The core products include Excursions (guided multi-day tours to Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Middle East), Holidays (beach vacations and resort packages to destinations including Greek islands, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Spain, Italy, and exotic locations), Sea Holidays in Bulgaria (domestic beach packages), Weekend Trips in Europe (city breaks), and Cruises. Additional services include Holiday Gift Offers (seasonal packages), Gift Vouchers, and access to the DERTOUR catalog. The company provides multiple transport options including airplane, bus, ship, train, and self-drive, operating from their Burgas office since 2005.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Excursions (Екскурзии)
• Holidays (Почивки)
• Sea Holidays in Bulgaria (На море в България)
• Weekend Trips in Europe (Дълги Уикенди в Европа)
• Cruises (Круизи)
• Holiday Gift Offers (Празнични оферти)
• Gift Vouchers (Ваучър за подарък)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Bulgaria AircoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAirline partner providing charter flight services for package holidays. Operates flights from Bulgarian airports (Varna) to destinations like Bodrum/Milas Airport for Turkey packages. Partner since at least 2025.
• Ajet Air TransportationsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkish airline partner for charter flights on Turkey routes. Provides transportation from Varna to Bodrum/Milas Airport for Kusadasi and other Turkish holiday packages.
• Turkish AirlinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational airline partner for long-haul destinations. Vietnam package (oid=90553) uses Turkish Airlines for flights Sofia-Istanbul-Ho Chi Minh route.
• Allianz Global AssistancesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMedical travel insurance provider. Insurance policy No. 13052510000450 with coverage up to €10,000 for medical assistance abroad. Mandatory for all tour packages.
• LEV INS ADsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBulgarian insurance company providing mandatory travel insurance and trip cancellation coverage. Policy No. 13052510000450 valid from 01.07.2025 to 30.06.2026.
• Emerald BGsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTour operator partner for some package holidays. Dynamic pricing system linked to Emerald BG for real-time price updates on Turkish holiday packages.
• M/S Emilio Nile CruisecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor5-star Nile cruise ship used for Egypt package holidays (oid=22119). Provides 7-night accommodation and full-board dining for Nile cruise tours.
• Local Partner OperatorssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal ground handling partners at destination countries provide on-ground transfers, local guides, and excursion coordination for all international tours.
• DERTOURsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational tour operator partner. DERTOUR catalog referenced on the website for additional product offerings.
• Travel StudiominorOthersWeb design and development agency responsible for the Elite Tours website (prostudio.bg/travel-studio).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TUI Group: Global package holiday and tour operator with broad destination coverage and airline integration. Highly comparable business model to Elite Tours at vastly larger scale, including charter flights, hotel contracting, and guided tours; also operates TUI Bulgaria as a direct local competitor.

Direct peers

• DERTOUR: German-headquartered tour operator offering multi-day package tours, beach holidays, and city breaks. Directly comparable to Elite Tours in tour operating model; also an actual Elite Tours catalog partner referenced on the company website.
• Jet2Holidays: UK-focused package holiday operator combining ATOL-protected packages with charter flights. Closely matches Elite Tours' integrated package-plus-flight model targeting a single national customer base with beach and city-break itineraries.
• Schauinsland-Reisen: German tour operator specializing in package holidays to Mediterranean, North African, and long-haul destinations. Directly comparable product mix (beach packages, multi-day tours, dynamic pricing) and reliance on charter airline partnerships.
• Coral Travel: International tour operator with strong presence across CIS, Eastern European, and Balkan source markets including Bulgaria. Comparable offering of package tours, beach holidays, and excursions from a single national customer base.
• TEZ Tour: International tour operator operating across Russia, CIS, and Europe with package holidays to Turkey, Egypt, UAE, and Asia. Highly comparable destination mix and multi-country departure network model.
• Mouzenidis Travel: Greek-headquartered tour operator with deep penetration in Greece, Russia, and Eastern European source markets. Comparable multi-destination, multi-language guided tour model with chartered and scheduled flights.
• Sawadee: German tour operator providing package holidays and round trips to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. Comparable multi-day guided tour product with single-country (Germany) customer concentration.
• Alltours: German tour operator focused on mass-market package beach holidays to the Mediterranean, North Africa, and Canary Islands. Closely comparable in destination mix, package-plus-flight structure, and family/leisure customer positioning.

Regional players

• Biblio Globus: Russian tour operator offering package tours, beach holidays, and excursions across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Comparable in destination mix and package structure but serves primarily a different (CIS) source market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EliteToursBG
• Xx.com/elitetours
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elite-tours-ltd

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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