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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions activity in the tourism industry: A spatial econometrics analysis

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  • Muhammad Farooq Ahmad

    (SKEMA Business School - SKEMA Business School)

  • Christos Alexakis

    (ESC [Rennes] - ESC Rennes School of Business)

  • Saqib Aziz

    (ESC [Rennes] - ESC Rennes School of Business)

  • Konstantinos Eleftheriou

    (University of Piraeus)

Abstract

The tourism industry is one of the largest sectors of the international economy with a 10.3 percent share in global GDP while cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity contributes 42–45 percent to aggregate foreign direct investment (FDI) flows. However, little is known about the extent to which tourism activity may affect cross-border M&A activity. We employ a spatial econometrics framework over a sample of 3849 M&A transactions from 34 countries to examine the role of tourism activity in cross-border M&A in the tourism sector. Our results indicate that tourism activity reduces M&As investment uncertainty. In addition, cultural distance negatively affects tourism's role as a channel for M&A activity.

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  • Muhammad Farooq Ahmad & Christos Alexakis & Saqib Aziz & Konstantinos Eleftheriou, 2025. "Cross-border mergers and acquisitions activity in the tourism industry: A spatial econometrics analysis," Post-Print hal-05068471, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05068471
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104238
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