Mobico : Travel Agency acquisition consolidates Mobico Group's position in Portugal
November 29, 2023 at 04:48 am EST
Share
Alsa, part of Mobico Group, is expanding its tourism business in Portugal with the acquisition of Lisbon-based travel agency Ibercruises, which leads the provision of handling services to the main cruise lines in Portugal and the Azores islands.
Ibercruises will join the Alsa's company BC Tours, which already has offices in Lisbon and Funchal that cater for the ports of Lisbon, Oporto and Portimao, Funchal and Azores islands. The acquisition reinforces and consolidates the business's position of BC Tours in Portugal, following the start of operations in the country earlier this year.
Isaac Álvarez, Director of the Alsa Tourism Unit, said: "I am thrilled to add Ibercruises business to BC Tours Group. The company has an excellent reputation in the cruise sector in Portugal and the Azores since 2005, and we are looking forward to keeping working closely with Carlos Santos and his excellent team of professionals, and welcoming them to the family of BC Tours and Alsa".
Carlos Santos, owner of Ibercruises Group, said: "My team is delighted and excited to join BC Tours Group, a company that we know well and have been working with closely for the past decade. Now it is a pleasure for me and my team to be part of the BC Group and I hope to keep offering our customers and partners the world class services that my proactive team has been developing for the past 19 years".
Mobico Group plc published this content on 29 November 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 29 November 2023 09:47:09 UTC.
Mobico Group PLC is an international transport operator. The Company provides mobility solutions to cities, businesses, education, healthcare and customers. It is internationally diversified with a portfolio of contracts and customer brands. The Company operates transportation services in 11 countries, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Spain, Morocco, Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Ireland and Bahrain, with some international coach services to other European countries. Its subsidiary, ALSA, operates long distance, regional and urban bus and coach services across Spain, and in Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and France. ALSA also offers mobility solutions to meet business leisure and healthcare needs. Its business in North America has three areas of activity, student transportation, transit and shuttle services. It operates in 34 states in the United States and three Canadian provinces. The Company operates rail services on seven routes in North Rhine-Westphalia.
MOBICO GROUP PLC 
