Directorate

HOLIDAYBREAK PLC
2 August 1999

                         Holidaybreak PLC
                                       
               Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Holidaybreak plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Clive McLintock  as
a Non-Executive Director of the company with effect from 1 August 1999.

Clive  McLintock, aged 61, was a founder of Barclays Development  Capital  Ltd
and  served as a Director from 1979 to 1991.  During his time at Barclays,  he
held Board positions in around 20 companies, including Viking International at
the time of its acquisition of Unijet.  In 1991 he was appointed Non-Executive
Director  of  the  Unijet Group plc, a position he held until  First  Choice's
acquisition of Unijet in 1998.  Prior to joining Barclays, he had  worked  for
various businesses in the healthcare and technology sectors.

Currently  he  is  Chairman of Forum 21 Ltd, which he co-founded  in  1993  to
provide  innovative  business  development  programmes  for  business  support
agencies such as TECs and Business Link.

Clive McLintock is taking over from Gordon Harman, Non-Executive Director  and
former  Finance  Director of the company who will be standing  down  from  the
Board  in  September 1999.  The company would like to acknowledge his diligent
service and his invaluable contribution over the years and wish him well.

Richard Atkinson, Chief Executive, said: 'We are delighted to have secured the
services  of Clive.  The knowledge that he has accumulated from his  extensive
boardroom experience will be a welcome addition to our Board as we continue to
look for ways to accelerate the expansion of our business.'

For further enquiries please call:

Richard Atkinson, Chief Executive
Holidaybreak plc                             Tel: [phone]