Exo Travel

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Exo Travel
Company typePrivate
IndustryTourism
PredecessorExotissimo
Founded1993
FoundersEric Merlin
Denis Colonna
Olivier Colomes
Number of locations
9
Area served
South Asia
Number of employees
700
ParentApple Tree Group
Websiteexotravel.com

Exo Travel, formerly Exotissimo, is a company which provides services to tourists in South Asia.[1][2] It was the first foreign company to be granted a tourism operating license in Vietnam.[citation needed] In 2015, Exotissimo has 20 offices and about 700 full-time staff. Its head office is in Bangkok, Thailand, and it has sales offices in France, Germany, Australia, USA, the UK and Ireland and Latin America.

History[edit]

Exotissimo was founded in 1993 in Ho Chi Minh City by Eric Merlin,[3] Denis Colonna and Olivier Colomes. The company started by operating tours in Vietnam.[4][5]

In 1995 Exotissimo partnered with local entrepreneur Su Su Tin and Exo Travel Myanmar,[6][7] was born.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kimberly Vierra; Brian Vierra (15 December 2011). Vietnam Business Guide: Getting Started in Tomorrow's Market Today. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-1-118-17881-2.
  2. ^ Fodor's Vietnam: The Guide for All Budgets, Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore on and Off the Beaten Path. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2003. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-1-4000-1101-8.
  3. ^ Pam Scott (1 April 2013). Life in Hanoi. Pan Macmillan Australia. pp. 131–. ISBN 978-1-74334-225-1.
  4. ^ "The final frontier: Ha Giang, Vietnam". South China Post,
  5. ^ "Myanmar: Investors beware" Archived 2016-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. TTG Asia, Greg Lowe
  6. ^ Stuart Deed (March 14, 2011). "Monument opens new chapter". Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Le «made in France» séduit la Birmanie"/ Le Figaro, Emilie Lopes, 04/01/201 (archived at the Wayback Machine