Investindustrial Joins the World Travel & Tourism Council as a Global Member

Date: 29 June 2026

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is pleased to welcome Investindustrial as a Global Member.

Investindustrial is a leading investment group focused on the mid-market. Investindustrial combines capital with deep industrial expertise and an operational approach to support long-term value creation and international expansion across its global portfolio.

With a strong presence globally, Investindustrial investment companies are active across a range of sectors, including industrial manufacturing, healthcare services and leisure. Its portfolio reflects a strategy centred on building global leaders through active ownership and close collaboration with founders and management teams

In the hospitality and leisure industry, Investindustrial has invested in PortAventura World, one of Europe's largest resorts. Located near Barcelona, PortAventura World is a 210-hectare resort situated within 816 hectares of tourism development land. It receives over 5 million annual visits and generates annual sales of close to €350 million. The resort comprises three theme parks (including a Ferrari-branded theme park)10 hotels with a total of 3,350 rooms cand a large convention centre. The long-term investment in PortAventura World highlights Investindustrial's commitment to supporting high-quality, large-scale tourism businesses' assets.

Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Investindustrial to WTTC as a Global Member. As a leading European investment group with a strong focus on hospitality and leisure, Investindustrial brings valuable expertise in driving sustainable growth and long-term value creation. Their experience in developing world-class businesses will bring a different perspective and strengthen our global network as we continue working towards a more resilient, innovative, and sustainable Travel & Tourism sector."

Investindustrial said:
"Investindustrial has a long history of investing in Southern Europe, one of the world's most important tourism destinations. Over the years, we have built significant experience investing in this region, developing the relationships, insight and operational expertise needed to support the long-term growth of family-owned companies. We believe that successful investment requires a combination of local understanding, strong networks and the intelligent use of data. We are therefore pleased to join the World Travel & Tourism Council at a time of renewed momentum for the industry. Under its new leadership, we see a strong alignment with these priorities, and we look forward to contributing actively to the development of the industry."

About the World Travel & Tourism Council

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is the global body representing the private sector of Travel & Tourism and the leading authority on the sector's economic and social contribution worldwide. Its members include Chairmen, Presidents and CEOs of the world's leading travel and tourism companies across hotels, airlines, airports, cruise lines, tour operators, technology platforms and destinations, spanning every major region globally.

WTTC works to advance sustainable growth across the Travel & Tourism sector by driving collaboration between industry leaders and governments, shaping global policy, and providing authoritative research on the sector's economic impact worldwide.

About Investindustrial

Investindustrial is a leading European group of independently managed investment, holding, and advisory companies with €18 billion of raised fund capital. With sustainability principles deeply embedded into the Firm's core approach, Investindustrial has a 36-year history of providing mid-market companies with capital, industrial expertise, operational focus and global platforms to accelerate sustainable value creation and international expansion.

Certain companies of the Investindustrial group are authorised by, and subject to regulatory supervision of the FCA in the United Kingdom, the CSSF in Luxembourg and the FSRA in Abu Dhabi Global Market. References to 'Investindustrial' are of generic nature, for ease of reading, and may refer, depending on the context, to a fund or any of its independently managed investment subsidiaries. Investindustrial's investment companies act independently from each other and each Investindustrial fund.