Amadeus Ventures will expand into the Asia-Pacific region early next year, roughly six years after being founded by its Spanish parent company.

Amadeus Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of Spain-based travel technology provider Amadeus IT Group, will commence dealmaking in the Asia-Pacific region in the first quarter of 2020, KrAsia reported on Monday.

The unit will target the area as it believes the market there is ripe for travel-focused plays and business models that efficiently translate into other territories.

Amadeus Ventures currently has 10 companies in its portfolio including travel location rating platform Avuxi, interior navigation software provider Situm and…