Sindbad Travel International (STI)

Assets

Sindbad Travel International (STI) is a group of three companies. Enter into it:

• "The center of the International Exchanges" — work and training abroad,
• Turcentre – the air tickets and bus tickets offered Sindbad, armoring of hotels, insurance abroad and
• service center of corporate clients of Sindbad Lufthansa City Center.

History

1995: Foundation of the company

• On April 12 — the Sindbad company was born.
• The company was connected to a booking system of tickets Smart Amadeus.
• The first staff of Sindbad is trained in Stockholm.
• The Russia's first student ID card of British Airways to London is sold.
• The first agency agreements with airlines Finnair, Swiss, Lufthansa are signed.
• In a year 800 ISIC cards are issued.

1996: The first version of the website sindbad.ru

• Entered FIYTO (International federation of the youth tourist organizations), were entitled the official agency RUHA (The Russian association of young travelers).
• The agreement with Pulkovo airline is signed.
• The program on the German wave and a plot on the Russian television about Sindbad.
• Sindbad gained the lead sales of several western carriers.
• The first version of the website sindbad.ru is created

1997: Department of corporate service

• The department of corporate service is created.
• The Constitution of Independent Travellers is issued.
• New corporate client — the American consulate.
• Organization of a performance "Collapse of a wall" at the international tourist exhibition.
• Corporate competitions "Sindbad Crazy Driver Trophy 97".
• The beginning of construction of office in SPbSU.
• Student ID air tickets begin to accept Lufthansa, KLM, Air France and Swissair airlines.

1998: Opening of office Sindbad in SPbSU

• Grand opening of office Sindbad in SPbSU.
• The first place on sales to British Airways airline.
• Air tickets according to ISIC cards began to accept SAS, the Austrian airlines, Delta.
• The beginning of the program of development of discounts in the ISIC system in St. Petersburg.

1999

• Release of a series of programs about travel on radio "Modern".
• Agreements with the first cafes and restaurants on the ISIC card are signed.
• The agency is recognized the best based on armoring in the Amadeus system on the Northwest.
• The first place on sales to Lufthansa airline.

2000

• Teaching rates with Lufthansa airline are created.
• The first edition of the reference book ISIC-LIFE.
• 90 companies provided discounts for owners of ISIC.

2001

• The presentation of armoring of the air ticket through Palm.
• Joint participation at the Norvekom exhibition with Northwest GSM company and demonstration of opportunities of remote armoring of air transportation.
• The initial charity event.
• Sending students to Maxidrome.
• The best clubs of the city provide discounts for students according to the ISIC card.

2002: Membership in IATA

• Start of the Work&Travel USA program.
• Sindbad is accepted in members of IATA.
• The ISIC St. Petersburg project is created.
• The daily presentations of the ISIC program in higher education institutions of the city.
• Start of the ISIC-VISA joint project with Promstroibank.
• The first students went to the USA to summer vacation according to the Work&Travel USA program.
• Lufthansa awards Sindbad a rank "Senator Agent", and British Airways — "Brilliant Agent".
• The company sent the train to Moscow to Maxidrome.

2003

The beginning of regular lectures on youth travel at schools of the city. The organization of tender of the children's drawing at schools of the city "St. Petersburg is the city of my dream" together with Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines. Participation in L. Parfyonov's program "Recently" devoted to the 300 anniversary of St. Petersburg. The agreement on an online service with GDS Amadeus is signed. 300 companies actively participate in the ISIC system.

2004

The department of corporate service was included into the international network "Lufthansa City Center". The St. Petersburg's first electronic student ID card on route Moscow-London is issued. The corporate school is open. The company performs 30% of the sales volume of ISIC across Russia. It is registered own by media — the ISIC-St. Petersburg-Life magazine. The ISIC distribution network in St. Petersburg makes 60 points. The company became the Regional Center ISTC, the first in the territory of Russia. Work&Travel in Chelyabinsk, Murmansk, Petrozavodsk and Pskov. The Center of the International Exchange is created. The first clients according to educational programs are sent to Great Britain. The Camp America program — work as leaders in summer children's camps of the USA is started.

2005

Award from The Most Professional Team British Airways company. Award from Lufthansa of "Gold Agent" The diary of the fashionable architect, his friends and the company "Sindbad Travel' on www.livejournal.com" is published"

2006

Creation of the ISIC Data Base. The transport application to the ISIC card — ISIC also BSK is started now. Participation in Rocky Festival. The first priklyuchenets on the GAP-adventures project are sent. The center of the International Exchanges for the first time sent students to Canada. We entered a pilot project of BSP-RUSSIA. The e-ticket — already reality. Awards from British Airways of "Most creative travel agency 05/06"; Lufthansa of "Golden Agent", SAS of "Bronze Partner" and SN Brussels "Gratitude for Effective Cooperation".

2007

On the website of the company the first tool for online armoring of air tickets based on GDS Galileo is started. A lot of work in the field of development of IT technologies: the system of computer testing of employees for check of professional knowledge, creation of the processing system of requests of clients considering each appeal of the client to our company is implemented. The Russia's first e-ticket through GDS Galileo is issued. At the initiative of Sindbad in Russia the association of the LCC agencies which included 20 agencies is created. Directors of our company entered into the management of this association. On annual world Assembly of the LCC agencies the department of Sindbad LCC was recognized by the most active agency Lufthansa City Center in the world and awarded ranks Most Active Agency 2007.

2008

Transition to GDS Galileo to record-breaking short term (less than a month) is performed. Sales growth at the end of year made more than 35%. Awards from Air France-KLM for the 3rd place selling tickets at the end of 2007-2008. The diploma of "For the excellent performance and outstanding results in 2008" from Swiss airline.

2009

On sindbad.ru the new version of online armoring of air tickets based on Galileo Web Services is started. sindbad.ru The automatic statement of air tickets if you pay with the bank card begins to work. Due to growth of online sales the company successfully endures crisis. The five-year development strategy of the company as leading player in the market of Internet sales of air transportation is developed.

2010

Integration of the website of the company with domestic and foreign metasearch engines. The beginning of cooperation with the system of QIWI on acceptance of instant payments for air tickets. Release of a broadcast series about aviatravel on radio "Business FM". The number of online sales for the first time exceeds quantity offline sales. The technical director of the company of Travelport (GDS Galileo) conducts a four-hour tour in own data center (Atlanta, the USA) for employees of sindbad.ru sindbad.ru employees The company receives the status of representative office of Lufthansa airline. The application for purchase of air tickets via Apple iPad is developed.

2011

• On the website there are special student fares and youth which are valid for card owners of ISIC,IYTC,ITIC.
• Kot pilot becomes a mascot of our command. The logo and corporate style are developed by Turbomilk company.

• The diploma "Best agent" for outstanding achievements in the field of sale of air tickets Airberlin Group.
• The diploma "The best agency of 2011" from China Southern Airlines.
• The III place according to the results of sales from Lufthansa Group.
• The I place in the nomination "Break of year: sales increase on the runs Lufthansa Group in 2011".
• The II place in tender of sales of LOT Polish Airlines, June-August, 2011.
• The II place – the best IATA Agency of 2011 from Czech Airlines.
• The certificate of honor for application of the advanced solutions in online sales from Rossiya Airlines.
• The diploma of "Best Selling Agent 2011" from Hahn Air airline.

2012: Start of the English version of the website

• Automation of requests for return of air tickets directly from the order.
• Applications for purchase of air tickets via mobile devices based on IOS and Android are developed;
• Start of the English version of the website.
• The first experience of employees far off, as the country for an experiment was selected Cyprus.
• Carrying out tenders on the page of the company on social network Facebook together with LOT Polish Airlines, Etihad Airways, American Airlines.

• Award "The best sales agent in St. Petersburg: the leader in 2012 under the number of the sold tickets" from Korean Air.
• The I place "The best IATA Agent in 2012" from Czech Airlines.
• "The best agency of 2012" from China Southern Airlines.
• The diploma for "Leadership on sales" from Siberia Airlines.
• The diploma of "Best Partner of 2012" from Aeroflot Russian Airlines.