The Bravofly Group: sites, mission and future developments.

1. The Bravofly Group
10 September 2012

2. About Us:
The Bravofly Group is the leader in Europe in the travel, tourism and leisure industries.
Set up in May 2004 on the initiative of its two founding members, the Bravofly Group is today one of
the main European players in the online travel industry. The sites are available in 8 languages ​(soon to
be 11) and allow the consumers to book flights, package holidays, hotels, car hire, cruises, ferries and
restaurants.
Bravofly uses the latest technology to provide consumers with simple, customised solutions. By
integrating all the features into one system, Bravofly allows customers to choose and book the trip they
want at the best prices in an easy and quick way.
In particular, the innovative flight search platform used by Bravofly is the only system in Europe that
allows consumers to search for, compare and book flights offered by both low cost and traditional
airlines in a simple, transparent way, offering unique features such as searching by price.
The Bravofly Group's headquarters is in Chiasso, Switzerland.

3. The Mission:
• To offer consumers the possibility to choose and book their trips with the best price for their needs.
• To ensure ease of use, security and support, both while choosing and after the purchase with
innovative technologies.
• To be the leading site in Europe for information and booking for all leisure services, beginning with
travel.
THE WEBSITES
Searching for flights, hotel bookings, car rental and package holidays
Volagratis.it , Bravofly.com , Bravofly.co.uk , Bravofly.fr , Bravofly.de, Bravofly.ch, Bravofly.es, Bravofly.at,
Bravofly.hu, Bravoavia.ru, www.bravofly.com.tr
Tour Operators for package holidays Comparing all the deals and discounts
Viaggiare.it , Viaggiagratis.com Vivigratis.com
Cruise bookings Flight bookings for agencies and corporate travel
Crocierissime.it, Bravocroisieres.fr Volagratispro.it , Volagratis.biz
Social network for restaurant reservations Observatory for monitoring fuel prices
2spaghi.it Prezzibenzina.it
Travel Club for luxury holidays Trips to amusement parks
Hotelyo.it Parchigratis.it

4. Milestones:
2004 Foundation with capital of €50,000, two founders and one employee
Sale of first flight
2005 Introduction of traditional flights (CRS)
First internal customer service with four people
2006 Bravofly translated into four languages ​for the European market
2007 Introduction of the search engine for hotels
Completion of the internationalisation process and a new office in Switzerland
2008 Introduction of the “Find a Deal” and “Search by Price” features
Start of the sale of car rental services
2009 Start of the sale of package holidays
Launch of the sale of the combinations of flights from different airlines
2010 Start of the sale of cruises in conjunction with Crocierissime.it
Launch of the first App for iPhone and iPad
Acquisition of an interest by AXA Private Equity and other financial investors
Launch of the sale of Dynamic Packages (“Pacchetti Dinamici”) on Viaggiare.it
Introduction of the Fly Box onto the Italian market
2011 Crocierissime.it and 2spaghi.it become part of the Bravofly group
Entrance into Russian market with Bravoavia.ru
Launch of Volagratis application for Nokia and Android
Launch of site in Hungarian (Bravofly.hu)
2012 Hotelyo.com, Prezzibenzina.it, Parchigratis.it and Vivgratis.com become part of the Bravofly
Group

5. The Numbers:
Bravofly sites are growing rapidly in Europe with a strong position in Italy and France and
emerging positions in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Northern Europe, Spain, Hungary
and Russia.
Each month, the group sites as a whole generate:
Over 12,000,000 individual visitors per month
Over 75,000,000 page views
Over 26,000,000 flight searches
And there are:
Over 4,000,000 registered users and subscribers to the Weekly Newsletter
More than 1,000,000 app downloads
Over 400,000 fans on Facebook

6. Bravofly.com and Volagratis.it:
Flights, package holidays, hotel, car hire
and tourist guides

7. Flights:
Bravofly offers a single, simple search and booking system for over 400 airlines
(including both low cost and traditional carriers): with a single search, you can book
a flight. On the home page, all you need to do is insert your departure airport,
destination and the date and the best price for your chosen period is displayed
immediately.
After the search, you can see a
table with the best value
combinations: if you can be
flexible on dates, often just
moving your departure or
return by a few days can save
you money.

8. Flights, the filters for searching:
For a more targeted search, filters have been created which, when used together, make it possible
to:
•Identify the maximum price you are willing to pay for a flight that suits your needs
•Choose the time of day you prefer to depart
•Choose the most convenient departure and arrival airports
•Select an airline
•Where possible, select the class of travel and even special territorial
continuity tarriffs.

9. Flights, the “Find a Deal”:
Those in search of the cheapest flight who can be flexible will find the Find a Deal tool extremely useful.
Bravofly has developed this to allow everyone to find the cheapest travel solution by processing over 26
million searches carried out every month on Bravofly sites.
Alternatively it is possible to select the maximum amount that you wish to spend for your flights in order to
decide where and when you could fly within the means of your budget.

10. Combined flights and special offers:
Bravofly is the only search engine that offers users flights where the outward and return
journeys are operated by different airlines. This is a distinctive feature of Bravofly that
multiplies the travel options available to end users, who can then take their pick from many
possibilities according to timetabling or budget requirements.
Bravofly has a whole section dedicated to Special Offers. In this section, currently only
available on Volagratis.it, you can see all the best deals Bravofly makes available to its
customers thanks to exclusive arrangements with the major airlines. Any of these Special
Offers will also be visible when carrying out a normal search on Volagratis.it if you have chosen
to depart a few days either side of the offer dates.

11. Package Holidays:
The latest product, which at the moment has only been developed for the Italian site, has an area
dedicated solely to the best offers from the major tour operators. It is also possible to build
customised and convenient flight and hotel solutions using the Dynamic Packages (“Pacchetti
Dinamici”): a system which allows the customer to create their very own tailor-made package by
combining flights and hotels to suit their needs.
A system has been introduced that allows users to select a flight from Volagratis.it and choose from
over 250,000 hotels.

12. Hotels:
On Bravofly sites, you can choose the hotel for your leisure or business trip from over 250,000 hotels
worldwide offered by the leading hotel reservations providers on the Web.
Bravofly also offers advanced search methods for hotels, allowing users to find the most suitable hotel
very easily. You can choose a hotel based on parameters such as price, distance from the centre or
other points of interest in the city, description of rooms and services. Reviews from other users who
have already stayed at these places and have expressed an opinion about the service offered are also
available.

13. Car Hire:
In order to organise your trip quickly and easily, Bravofly offers users the possibility to book a low
cost rental car from major providers such as Sixt, Europcar, Avis and Hertz with the lowest price
guaranteed, discounts of up to 15% and other services such as a worldwide assistance telephone
number and a small deposit at booking time.

14. Tourist Guides:
This section of the website offers free downloadable tourist guides of the most-searched
destinations. The guides are both useful and easy to read, with specific tips about the city,
events, advice about where to eat and sleep and the beauty spots.

15. Other Sites of the Bravofly Group

16. Package holidays: Viaggiare.it and Viaggiagratis.com
Viaggiare.it is one of the largest travel agencies in Italy that offers users a simple way to book their
package holidays. Viaggiare.it makes it possible to search and compare package holiday offers from
many of them major tour operators and build customised and convenient flight and hotel solutions.
The site offers other information, including tips and content generated by the user, thanks to the
collaboration with Trip Advisor. Viaggiare.it uses the latest technology to make it possible to search
and compare package holiday offers from many of them major tour operators and build customised
and convenient flight and hotel solutions.
The Volagratis.it search engine of package holidays supports Viaggiare.it.

17. Crocierissime.it:
The first site dedicated to
cruises in Italy, boasting
contacts with the largest
Italian and foreign cruise
companies: Costa
Crociere, Msc
Crociere, Norwegian
Cruise Line, Royal
Caribbean and others, in
order to offer the Italian
market a complete
overview of the world of
cruises, from 3-star ships
to the most luxurious
vessels.
A site that is very easy and
fast to use, thanks to a new
search engine updated
daily to ensure the latest
offers from cruise
companies are always
available.

18. 2spaghi.it:
This is a social network (only available in Italian) where users share their favourite restaurants by
voting for them and adding reviews and comments, deciding the success of the restaurant itself in the
eyes of the community and also offering the opportunity to book. 2011 also saw the publication of the
Spagoguida, the first restaurant guide originating from the Web, with comments and reviews from
2spaghi.it users. With the 2spaghi.it application for the iPhone and Android it is possible to search for
restaurants in the surrounding area and review them in real time.

19. Hotelyo.it:
Hotelyo.it is a travel club
that offers its members a
selection of hotels and
holidays in the most
luxurious locations all
over the world.
Twice-weekly the site
advertises a hugely
discounted offer
(available for a limited
period of time) for 4 and
5 star hotels,
agriturismos, resorts and
other ideas for unique
and sought after
holidays.

20. VolagratisPRO.it e Volagratis.biz
Designed for travel agencies, Volagratis PRO offers a free unique and professional system to
operators within its sector, which allows them to obtain commission on flights, hotels and
package holidays as well as many other useful features.
Volagratis BIZ offers a system that responds to the needs of any agencies who would like to
reduce the costs of business travel whilst at the same time maintaining a high standard of quality
and professionalism.

21. PrezziBenzina.it
Prezzibenizina.it is an online platform monitoring fuel prices at individual petrol stations thanks to the
constant updates by the users themselves.
Through the site and the free application for the iPhone and Android, the user can locate the cheapest
petrol station in their vicinity and upload the fuel prices to the website in order to keep the platform
as updated as possible.

22. Vivigratis.com
Vivigratis.com is the site that compiles all the deals and offers of purchasing groups and other
commercial operators, presenting them in a uniform manner all on one site.
Users can customise the homepage and newsletter according to their personal preferences and tastes.
This way they can keep an eye on the best offers from a specified city without having to check through
the numerous offers published every day.

23. Parchigratis.it
Parchigratis.it is a site dedicated to fun.
On the site it is possible to organise a trip
in one of the best amusement parks in
Italy, combining the entrance ticket with
the booking of a hotel.
Perfect for the family as well as friends
and couples, Parchigratis.it is the latest
innovative product to be added to the
portfolio of the Bravofly Group and is
dedicated to those who want to have
fun.
The innovative system allows the user to
combine the best solutions of park +
hotel at the most convenient price.
But that’s not all: soon there will also be the best acquariums and theme parks in Italy
available, still with the possibility to combine your booking with a hotel, thereby not spending
a fortune.

24. Bravofly Applications:
Since June 2010 Bravofly has also offered the ability to search, compare and book
flights to “mobile” users. In the iTunes App Store you can download the Bravofly
applications for the iPhone and iPad, which in a short space of time allow you to
search, use filters, choose your preferred flight, look at all the details and complete
the booking in a simple and secure way.
The application is also available for the Nokia phone in the Ovi Store. And now
owners of an Android smartphone can download the Volagratis application from the
Android Market and book your flight on the go.
February 2012 saw the release of the new applications,
Volagratis Plus and Bravofly Flights Plus, exclusively for the
iPhone, iPad and iPod. This latest app comes more complete
with more functions and it is possible to search and book flights,
follow the progress of your flight and receive a €20 voucher
upon download.
Recently, thanks to our collaboration with Google, Bravofly
launched the application Volagratis Pilot. Available free from the
Chrome Web Store, Volagratis Pilot is a game that allows
participants to put themselves in the shoes of a pilot. This
application is good fun and easy to use and is another
demonstration of the efforts of Bravofly in always wanting to
keep up with the times.

25. Social Network of Bravofly:
Bravofly talks openly with all its users, even through some of the most diverse social networks.
The Facebook Volagratis page is growing rapidly into an enormous success and is a place to meet
clients, for those with a passion for travel to discuss their experiences and to discover the latest
news from Volagratis. Recently other features have been introduced that allow fans of Volagratis
to book their own flight, hotel or package holiday directly through Facebook. Facebook fan pages
have also been opened for Bravofly.fr, Bravoavia.ru and Bravofly.com.
Also 2spaghi.it, Crocierissime.it , Prezzibenzina.it e Hotelyo.it have dedicated fan pages and in
total the Bravofly Group has more than 400,000 “likes”.
Bravofly can also be found on other major social networking sites such as Twitter, Pinterest,
Google Plus, Flickr, LinkedIn and Foursquare.

26. L’osservatorio:
The Volagratis Flight Observatory (“L’Osservatorio Volagratis”) conducts research into the
whole flight, holiday and cruise sectors, analysing the phenomenon of choosing and
purchasing flights, both in its quantitative dimensions and in the interpretation of the
scenarios and trends of this new way of travelling, in constant evolution.
The Observatory (only in available in Italian) makes use of a large amount of data extracted
from 15 million searches made each month by Bravofly site users, and was set up in 2004 as a
result of the need to provide users and the media with accurate, detailed information, as well
as an overview of the low-cost phenomenon.
Articles from the Observatory can be found at the following address:
www.osservatorio-volagratis.com

27. Press Office:
Andrew Buswell
Email: andrew.buswell@bravofly.com
Tel: (0044) 02035297118