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Jacob Online delays India operations

Chetan Kapoor - Mumbai

Jacob Online, part of the London-based JAC Travel Group that supplies net rate hotels to the travel and online industry, has delayed its India operations, according to David K Singh, its general manager. Speaking to Express TravelWorld, he says, "Due to operational reasons, we would now launch completely by the end of this year instead of our original plan of starting by mid-year."

According to him, the company is looking at acquiring 200 properties in the country which would include boutique and independent properties in addition to certain renowned hotel chains. "We haven't taken our job to task here in India. We want to consolidate with Indian hotels for the inbound traffic in the country. But we want to formulate the outbound market before contracting them," he said.As per information provided by the company, Jacob Online contracts over 3,000 hotels inspected by its team of buyers who negotiate net rates and allotments. Its customers range from major tour operators and online retailers to medium and small tour operators. It has over 500 active partners around the world booking over 5,00,000 passengers a year.