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Travel and tourism sector deal activity down by 5.9% in 2024

Samantha Chiew
Samantha Chiew • 2 min read
Travel and tourism sector deal activity down by 5.9% in 2024
2024 saw a decline in tourism-related deals. Photo: Bloomberg
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A total of 649 deals [mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing] were announced in the travel and tourism sector during January to November 2024, which represents a y-o-y decline of 5.9% compared to the 690 deals announced during the same period in 2023, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

GlobalData's Deals Database analysis further indicates that compared to the January-November 2023, the M&A and venture financing deal volumes decreased by 0.8% and 25.3%, respectively, during the January-November 2024. Meanwhile, private equity deals’ volume experienced a 27.3% y-o-y increase during the same timeframe.

Aurojyoti Bose, lead analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The travel and tourism sector deal activity showcased a mixed trend across the different deal types during the specified timeframe. And similarly, the trend across different regions and key markets remained a mixed bag during the review period.”

While North America, Middle East and Africa, and South and Central America registered double-digit declines, Asia-Pacific experienced single-digit decline. Meanwhile, Europe saw double-digit growth in deal volume.

North America, Middle East and Africa, South and Central America, and Asia-Pacific regions witnessed respective deal volume fall by 31%, 18.2%, 20% and 2.3%, respectively, during January-November 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Meanwhile, Europe saw a 15.9% improvement in deal volume during the review period.

The US, China, South Korea and France also witnessed decline in deal volume by 30.2%, 25.6%, 8.7% and 25%, respectively, during January-November 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Meanwhile, the UK, India and Japan witnessed improvement in deal volume by 10%, 28.9% and 44.8%, respectively.

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