Sell your tour operator to people who protect your legacy

Sell your company to people who honor legacy

We protect your mission and elevate it with smart tech and real human care

A tour operator sale should not feel like giving your life’s work to the wrong hands. You want your legacy protected, your mission respected and your brand elevated, not diluted. That is exactly what Ventura TRAVEL is built for, blending human care with smart technology to carry your company into its next chapter.

Our acquisition criteria

Well established specialist tour operators

Founder led or strongly entrepreneurially driven

Clear niche identity and loyal repeat guests

Strong reputation with positive reviews and word of mouth

Mature operations with solid delivery to travelers

Values aligned with responsibility, quality and authenticity

Potential to scale internationally or digitally with the right tech and processes

Why founders avoid Private Equity & big corporations

Most buyers focus on cost cutting, rapid extraction and folding your brand into something generic. Identity fades, founders lose their role and the entire business becomes optimized for short term profit.

Ventura TRAVEL is built on the opposite logic. We protect brand identity, keep founders in meaningful positions and use smart tech to elevate, not erase, what you built. Our model is long term, mission driven and centered on authentic, responsible travel that stays true to your original vision.

How it works at Ventura instead:

Legacy Protected

Your brand remains independent, visible and undiluted, safeguarded exactly as travelers, partners and your long standing community know it. We keep the essence, tone and personality that made your company successful in the first place.

Mission First Decisions

Every strategic, operational and product decision respects your original mission, niche positioning and purpose. As the brand grows inside Ventura, we ensure evolution never compromises the values and identity you built over years.

Smart Tech Advantage

AI, automation and data systems power smarter pricing, stronger customer acquisition and better service quality. Your brand becomes sharper and more resilient, benefiting from technology you would not build alone.

Smooth, Efficient Operations

Centralized HR, legal, finance and tech remove operational overload and founder bottlenecks. You gain lean, proven processes that free your team to focus on travelers, suppliers and meaningful work instead of admin.

Founder Friendly Deals

You receive a secure upfront payment, optional earn out and full flexibility in your future involvement. Whether you stay hands on, advise or exit cleanly, the timeline and role are adapted to your goals.

Long Term Value Upside

By joining a group preparing for IPO, you access equity potential unavailable in a traditional sale. As Ventura grows, so does the long term value of your stake, creating upside beyond the initial transaction.

Our Past Acquisitions

What worked and what did not

Two acquisitions, two outcomes

China Tours was acquired in summer 2021 during Corona, yet both sides quickly aligned on a fair deal. The founder stayed on for a smooth handover, and within months all trips, inventory, customer data and databases were fully integrated, with the website relaunched inside the Ventura system. Since then, China Tours has grown beyond the German market, expanding successfully into the French and UK source markets.

Sapio was acquired in late 2021 as a very small operation with one founder and one employee. Although the founder stayed for two years, the brand remained dependent on him and customers wanted direct communication and guidance from him, which made the transition slow and kept the company tied to one person. This experience showed us that very small, founder centered businesses are difficult to integrate. For our future acquisitions we will only consider companies of a certain size and with clearly defined, shorter transition periods.

How selling your tour operator to Ventura works

Exploration call We explore your brand story, mission and personal goals in depth, whether full exit, partial involvement or a focused scale up phase.

Brand fit and growth vision alignment We assess brand potential and cultural fit thoroughly, agreeing on a shared vision that protects your legacy and uses tech intelligently.

Strategic and financial evaluation We review performance, supply chain, loyalty and scalability in detail, identifying where AI and process excellence create real value.

Deal structure proposal A tailored mix of upfront payment, performance based earn out and optional Ventura equity participation that fits your situation.

Transition and growth phase You define your role while we integrate your brand smoothly, preserve its identity and strengthen tech and operational processes.

Scale with support With marketing, tech, AI, HR, finance and operations combined, your brand accelerates while staying personal, human and traveler focused.

Your contact person

Ralf Spielberger

Director of Acquisitions

Ralf Spielberger brings deep experience to every acquisition conversation, having led the acquisitions of Sapio and China Tours and built a long career in senior finance and high stake leadership roles. At Ventura Travel, he is responsible for preparing the company for its IPO while identifying and evaluating brands that are the right fit for our portfolio. He is your main contact throughout the entire transition, coordinating all due diligence steps with precision and clarity. His job is simple but demanding: ensure that every acquisition becomes a genuine win-win, delivering a fair, smooth exit for the founder and a long term success story for Ventura and its travelers.

Get in touch with Ralf below to explore a confidential and fair next step.