{"id":123776,"date":"2016-02-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/christian-tour-opens-an-agency-in-london-and-launches-memento-bus\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:13:13","slug":"christian-tour-opens-an-agency-in-london-and-launches-memento-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/christian-tour-opens-an-agency-in-london-and-launches-memento-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Tour opens an agency in London and launches Memento Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Cristian Pandel, the owner of the Christian Tour travel agency, is opening an office in London, after having opened agencies in Poland, Hungary, Serbia, and the Republic of Moldova over the past year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In parallel, Pandel is also launching a coach transport company &#8211; Memento Bus &#8211; which will operate routes between Romania and Greece, Turkey, Austria, or Bulgaria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Memento Bus will be the first \u201csmart cost bus\u201d in Romania, with an operating system similar to low-cost airlines.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As is the case with airlines, especially low-cost ones, coach ticket prices will no longer be fixed but will change depending on the destination, the time of purchase, and the departure date. The concept already exists in Poland and Germany, and it is a premiere on the Romanian market.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The first trips, to several destinations simultaneously, will be from March 15, and tickets will go on sale on March 1. Coach tickets can be purchased online and subsequently via SMS.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the next 3 years, the entrepreneur wants to transport 4 million passengers with Memento Bus coaches; for this purpose, the Memento Bus fleet will increase from 25 to 80 coaches by 2019.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Memento Group of Companies, the name of the entity that brings together Christian Tour offices in over 10 countries, is headquartered in London. The group also includes Memento Turkey, Memento Spain, and a hotel division under the Memento Hotels brand, which are now joined by the tourist transport company Memento Bus.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In 2015, Christian Tour recorded a turnover of 60 million EUR, an increase of 16% compared to the results obtained in 2014.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capital.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Capital<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is Memento Bus?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Memento Bus is Romania&#8217;s first &#8220;smart cost&#8221; coach service, launched by Christian Tour, featuring a dynamic pricing system similar to low-cost airlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is the headquarters of Memento Group?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Memento Group of Companies, which oversees Christian Tour&#8217;s international operations, is headquartered in London.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which international routes does Memento Bus serve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company operates coach routes connecting Romania with popular destinations such as Greece, Turkey, Austria, and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristian Pandel, the owner of the Christian Tour travel agency, is opening an office in London, after having opened agencies in Poland, Hungary, Serbia, and the Republic of Moldova over the past year. 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