Travel agency search fund

May 05, 2021

by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School in Miami, FL, USA

Hi all - I am launching a search fund looking to acquire a travel agency. Does anyone have experience in this space or have any suggestions? Specifically interested at this stage in connecting with potential investors and brokers, as well as learning more about the operations of this sort of business--the tech stack, other sorts of skills I'd need to develop in order to operate a business like this.

Reply by a searcher
from The University of Michigan in Portland, OR, USA

Hi Ethan, sounds like a fun venture! At the risk of perhaps stating the obvious, I recommend gaining understanding of the main GDS players (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, and Worldspan) and understanding which one, from a cost-benefit perspective, you'd want to underpin your business and all bookings. e.g., some GDS providers may bundle product sets and abilities; some may offer better pricing for small/medium enterprises

Reply by an investor
from Harvard University in San Francisco, CA, USA

Hi ^redacted‌ - happy to chat. We acquired, operated & sold a tour operator (www.smarTours.com)...not exactly a travel agency, although some use tour operator & travel agency interchangeably. My email is redacted

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