Director Shareholding

    9th January 2004

                     Online Travel Corporation plc ('OTC')                     

                            Directors Shareholdings                            

Following the admission to trading ("Admission") of the 55,333,333 new ordinary
shares issued and allotted pursuant to the placing announced on 16th December
2003, the directors of OTC are interested in the issued ordinary share capital
("ISC") of OTC as follows:

                                    Percentage of ISC                      
                                                                           
Director              Share Holding    Before Admission     After admission
                                                                           
T                           183,333               0.15%               0.10%
Zanzotto                                                                   
                                                                           
M                         3,443,600               2.82%               1.94%
Jones                                                                      
                                                                           
A Ekkeshis                  691,965               0.56%               0.39%
                                                                           
R Mcdonald                   40,000               0.03%               0.02%
                                                                           
E                           194,938               0.16%               0.11%
Blutinger                                                                  

Enquiries:

Online Travel Corporation plc

Mark Jones 020 8607 9281

Cardew Chancery

Richard Fallowfield 020 7930 0777



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