{"id":1104,"date":"2025-10-20T15:22:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stepstonecf.com\/wp\/transacties\/intrepid-travel-sawadee\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:29:10","slug":"intrepid-travel-sawadee","status":"publish","type":"transacties","link":"https:\/\/stepstonecf.com\/en\/transacties\/intrepid-travel-sawadee\/","title":{"rendered":"Intrepid Travel & Sawadee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Headquartered in Amsterdam, Sawadee Reizen<\/a> is one of the largest experiential tour operators in the Netherlands, offering over 250 trips across 100 countries with a global team of 180 people. Sawadee will continue to operate under its existing name and brand, which is well-recognized in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n

Sawadee was previously part of Travelopia<\/a>, the world\u2019s leading experiential travel company, with a unique platform for accelerating the growth and long-term success of specialist experiential travel brands. Travelopia\u2019s portfolio includes market leading brands in polar expedition, active adventures, private jet tours, yacht and riverboat charter, golf tours, and high-end tailormade travel. It has over 2,500 employees, and sells in c125 source markets, to c140 destinations. <\/p>\n

Intrepid Travel<\/a>, headquartered in Melbourne, has been a world leader in responsible travel for 35 years, with a mission to create positive change through the joy of travel. Intrepid offers small group adventure tours in a range of styles and themes, and also has its own network of DMCs in 28 countries. The business is committed to transparency and ethical travel, having become B-Corp certified in 2018. <\/p>\n

The acquisition will add \u20ac60m in revenue and an additional 20,000 customers per year to Intrepid, boosting EBITDA by an extra \u20ac3m. It will immediately make the Netherlands Intrepid\u2019s fourth-largest source market (after Australia, the US, and the UK). Intrepid and Sawadee have enjoyed a successful working partnership since 2011. Intrepid DMC operates a number of Sawadee\u2019s trips, delivering high-quality, locally focused, immersive travel experiences with a strong commitment to responsible travel. <\/p>\n

Tijdens de transactie ondersteunde Stepstone Corporate Finance+ Travelopia bij de verkoop van Sawadee aan Intrepid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":2501,"template":"","soort_deal":[51],"sector_deal":[56],"class_list":["post-1104","transacties","type-transacties","status-publish","hentry","soort_deal-company-disposals","sector_deal-consumer-retail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTravelopia sold Sawadee to Intrepid | Stepstone CF+<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stepstone CF+ adviseerde Travelopia bij de verkoop van Sawadee Reizen, Nederlandse specialist in belevenisreizen, aan Intrepid Travel.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stepstonecf.com\/en\/transacties\/intrepid-travel-sawadee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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