Directors Shareholding(s)

Holidaybreak PLC
1 October 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Holidaybreak plc

2   Name of director:
Simon John Tobin

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Director named in 2 above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Simon John Tobin

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
n/a

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Exercise of an option over 24,616 ordinary 5p shares at a price of £1.95 per
share under the Holidaybreak plc 1996 Unapproved Share Option Scheme, exercise
of an option over 15,384 ordinary 5p shares under the 1991 Executive
(Performance Related) Share Option Scheme ('the Schemes') and sale of 40,000
shares allotted pursuant to the Schemes.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
40,000

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.086%

11  Class of security:
Ordinary 5p

12  Price per share:
£3.60 per share

13  Date of transaction:
29 September 2001

14  Date company informed:
1 October 2001

15  Total holding following this notification:
Nil ordinary 5p shares and option over 78,530 ordinary 5p shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
Option over 0.169% of issued share capital

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
Julie Vickers

24  Contact telephone number:
01606 787103

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Julie Vickers
Company Secretary


Additional Information:

This announcement relates to the sale of shares following the exercise of
options under the Company's 1996 Unapproved Share Option Scheme and 1991
Executive (Performance Related) Share Option Scheme.  Following the exercise
and sale, Simon Tobin continues to hold 78,530 ordinary 5p shares in
Holidaybreak plc under option (0.169% of the Company's issued share capital).