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MEXICO-BASED Lozano Travel, part of the Virtuoso travel agency network, has opened Lozano Travel Bali yesterday, its first DMC based in Asia.
Lozano Travel Bali is a joint venture between the company and Dewata Premajaya, an Indonesian travel company owned by Indonesian travel veterans Hanafi Sastrawinata and I Wayan Sukiana.
Sergio Lozano, owner and founder of Lozano Travel, said: “Our company focuses on the high-end honeymoon market from South America and in the last 15 years, Bali has been the top destination in Asia, followed by Thailand and Maldives.
“With the Bali office opening, we are going to create more experiential programmes to suit the market’s requirements and to double the business, from around 500 passengers annually to 1,000 within a year.”
Lozano also plans to open a second Asian office in Thailand later this year.
He said that Mexicans could spend between three weeks and a month when they take a longhaul honeymoon trip, which combines Bali, where they stay for around a week, and other countries like Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and India.
Quizzed on accessibility, Lozano said travellers usually take a flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles and connects to Bali via Hong Kong or Singapore. Alternatively, flights are available from Mexico City to Tokyo or Shanghai then to Bali.
Commenting on the new joint venture, Hanafi, who will lead the Bali office as managing director, said: “Sergio and I have known each other for a long time. I have been handling his clients (in the previous company), so we are looking forward to welcoming more South American travellers to Indonesia.”
