Clive Jacobs
Entrepreneur and Investor
A visionary British entrepreneur and investor with a record of building category‑leading businesses across the travel, media and hospitality sectors, and a long-standing influence on the industries he helps shape.
Well-known for building his company Holiday Autos into the world’s largest leisure car rental broker before its sale to lastminute.com plc in 2003, he has continued to invest in the travel and hospitality sectors in the years since.
He is currently chairman and founder of Jacobs Media, with offices in the UK and Dubai, and executive chairman and majority shareholder of Tully Luxury Travel, as well as the recently formed Usturiun Luxury Travel.
Business & investment
Clive has invested in a number of start-up and later-stage businesses and has acted as an advisor on several significant acquisitions with major banks and private equity firms.
He founded Travel Weekly Group upon acquiring Travel Weekly in 2009, before also acquiring The Caterer in 2012 and launching umbrella company Jacobs Media in 2016.
Today Jacobs Media spans from the UK to Dubai, with brands including Connections, Aspire Luxury Travel Club and the Association of Touring and Adventure Suppliers (ATAS).
Over the years Clive has also owned Michelin star restaurants L’Ortolan and the New Angel in the UK.
In 2014, Jacobs took a stake in and became chairman of luxury travel business Tully Luxury Travel (formerly known as The Cruise Professionals). More recently he invested in Usturiun Luxury Travel, as well as acquiring Online Travel Training (OTT) for Jacobs Media.
Clive provides thought leadership and keynotes at industry conferences, think tanks and policy-making forums. He also takes a keen interest in mentoring and supporting young entrepreneurs.
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