Global Travel and Tourism Sector Deal Activity Plunges 31.9% in 2023, Finds GlobalData

GlobalData | January 11, 2024

Global travel and tourism sector witnessed the announcement of a total of 723 deals (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE), and venture capital (VC)) during 2023, a decline of 31.9% compared to the 1,062 deals announced during the previous year, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that all the deal types under the coverage witnessed notable decline in volume during 2023 compared to the previous year. While the volume for M&A deals fell by 32.8%, the number of PE and VC deals were down by 40% and 27.9%, respectively, during 2023 c...