Clive Jacobs is a British businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder of

Holiday Autos A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...

Group and Travel Weekly Group.

Career

Holiday Autos Group

In 1988, Clive Jacobs co-founded the

Group, which was the first car rental broker in Europe and one of the earliest travel companies to provide a pre-bookable, pre-paid, fully inclusive product that was guaranteed in price. The company also claimed to be the pioneer in offering a late deals car hire website. Backed by ECI Ventures Jacobs bought out his partners in 1995. Jacobs went on to sell Holiday Autos to lastminute.com for £43 million in 2003.

Travel Weekly Group

In 2009, Jacobs founded Travel Weekly Group and acquired ''Travel Weekly'' and its associated brands, websites and events from

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. In 2012, Clive Jacobs expanded his portfolio with the acquisition of ''

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'' (formerly ''Caterer and Hotelkeeper'') from Reed Business Information. Subsequently, in 2016, he launched the umbrella brand Jacobs Media Group. Jacobs serves as the chairman and majority owner of the group, which employs approximately 100 people based in Victoria, London.

Other business interests

In 2008 Jacobs bought the Michelin-starred New Angel Restaurant and Rooms in Dartmouth in Devon, which he went on to sell to Alan Murchison’s 10 in 8 Fine Dining Group in 2010. In 2012, Jacobs was involved in talks with other investors, including former

Thomas Cook Group Thomas Cook Group plc was a global travel group, headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange from its formation on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG — successor to Thomas Cook & Son — and ...

executive Terry Fisher, about a possible £400 million buyout of Thomas Cook Group. In 2014, Jacobs took a stake in and became chairman of luxury travel business Tully Luxury Travel (formerly known as The Cruise Professionals).

References

External links

Official website
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