Business travel company BCD Travel, part of the international travel group BCD Group, today announces its final figures for the year 2018. The company achieved its own revenue of US$16.4 billion. Sales through international partners were US$10.7 billion, resulting in total sales of US$27.1 billion. A 6 percent increase in sales compared to the year 2017. Total EBITDA increased from US$132.3 million by over 16 percent to US$154.3 million. Debt remained below 1.5 times EBITDA constant.
BCD Travel is the market leader in the Netherlands, however, most of its profits are realized in America. With more than 13,500 employees, the company operates in 109 countries and strengthened its global position in 2018 with an acquisition in Colombia, the fourth largest economy in South America. This was the tenth consecutive acquisition within four years. In addition, BCD Travel expanded its client base by over US$1 billion in new clients and again achieved a retention rate of over 95%. In line with this growth, provided there are no unforeseen global developments, BCD Travel expects a further increase in total EBITDA in 2019.
