Clive Jacobs

Clive Jacobs
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Businessman and entrepreneur
OrganizationTravel Weekly Group
Websiteclivejacobs.com

Clive Jacobs is a British businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Holiday Autos Group and Travel Weekly Group.

Career

Holiday Autos Group

In 1988, Clive Jacobs co-founded the Holiday Autos 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.[1] The company also claimed to be the pioneer in offering a late deals car hire website.[2] Backed by ECI Ventures Jacobs bought out his partners in 1995.[citation needed] Jacobs went on to sell Holiday Autos to lastminute.com for £43 million in 2003.[3]

Travel Weekly Group

In 2009, Jacobs founded Travel Weekly Group and acquired Travel Weekly and its associated brands, websites and events from Reed Business Information.[4][5][6]

In 2012, Clive Jacobs expanded his portfolio with the acquisition of The Caterer (formerly Caterer and Hotelkeeper) from Reed Business Information.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

In 2012, Jacobs was involved in talks with other investors, including former Thomas Cook Group executive Terry Fisher, about a possible £400 million buyout of Thomas Cook Group.[10][11]

In 2014, Jacobs took a stake in and became chairman of luxury travel business Tully Luxury Travel (formerly known as The Cruise Professionals).[12]

References

  1. ^ Bawden, Tom (2 July 2005). "Holiday Autos founder to buy car rental company for £155m". The Times. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ^ Williamson, Dan. "Holiday Autos enters late car-hire market". Campaign Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Lastminute buys car hire firm". BBC. 26 March 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ Brook, Stephen (7 July 2009). "Reed sells travel portfolio". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ Andrews, Robert (7 July 2009). "RBI Selling Travel Publishing Group To Hire Car Co. Founder". Gigaom. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ Mason, Rowena (9 July 2009). "Holiday Autos founder picks up travel unit from Reed Elsevier". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ Johnston, Chris (18 October 2012). "Jacobs grabs another cracker with deal to buy hotels trade magazine". The Times. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Caterer and Hotelkeeper sold to owner of Travel Weekly Group". Press Gazette. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. ^ Kühn, Kerstin. "Alan Murchison buys former John Burton Race restaurant the New Angel". The Caterer. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Thomas Cook spurns £400m funding deal". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Thomas Cook rebuffs £400m cash plan". Daily Express. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Tully Luxury Travel announces change in executive leadership team". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 27 November 2017.