Cox & Kings acquires LateRooms Ltd
Q. Holiday and education travels company _____________ has acquired online hotel booking firm LateRooms Ltd.- Published on 14 Oct 15a. Thomas Cook
b. Cox & Kings
c. Globe Forex and Travels Ltd
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Cox & Kings
Holiday and education travel firm Cox & Kings has acquired UK based online hotel booking firm LateRooms Ltd on 13th October 2015 from TUI Group for INR 85 crore. LateRooms offers a complete range of accommodation options totalling 54,800 properties to be booked up to a year in advance. The UK firm has 3.5 million opted-in and active consumer database and operates a Single Web Platform for mobile device usage. Acquisition is in line with the strategic intent of the travel group to expand its online and B2C leisure proposition.