Appointment

Online Travel Corporation PLC
2 February 2001


                        Online Travel Corporation Plc

                       Announces New Board Appointment

             Tommaso Zanzotto Appointed As Non-Executive Chairman


London, UK:  Online Travel Corporation Plc ('OTC'), the travel technology and
distribution company, today announced the appointment of a new non-executive
chairman, Tommaso Zanzotto with immediate effect.



Tommaso, 59, has extensive experience in global travel and financial service
organisations with previous roles including President International of
American Express Travel Related Services and Chairman and CEO of Hilton
International. Since leaving Hilton he has built two successful businesses in
residential real estate and hotels in Tuscany, and in the antiquarian books
through Stocklight. He is also on the Board of several other companies and is
a member of the World Travel Council.



The former Chairman, Alan Judd, will remain as a Board member and focus on new
business development and international opportunities.



Mark Jones, CEO of OTC, commented:



Tommaso shares our ambition to make OTC a global travel enabler. His
experience in running large multi-national leisure companies and network of
influential contacts will help us achieve this. We have some very exiting
opportunities and Tommaso's strategic input will help us make the right
decisions. We'd like to thank Alan for his efforts as Chairman, particularly
since our floatation last June.



Tommaso Zanzotto commented:



Time has arrived for an Internet based company to concentrate on content and
the linkages between providers and users. OTC is at the right place at the
right time with a sound formula and solid financial performance.  I am
thrilled to be able to help the company to reach its goals and surpass them.



Matters falling to be disclosed under Rule 16.11(e) of the Alternative
Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange are:



Mr Zanzotto has no unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences, has
not been declared bankrupt nor has he been a director of any company which,
during his time as a director or, within12 months following his resignation as
a director, has gone into receivership or liquidation.  Nor has he been
subject to any public criticisms by statutory or regulatory bodies.



Other directorships include:



Kuoni Holdings Ltd

Stocklight Ltd

TZ Associates

Shapero Ltd

Alimset Ltd

Kerr, Hermann & Stagg Ltd



Past directorship held within the last five years are:



Ladbroke Plc

Travel Service International Inc.

Compass International Inc.



The Board of OTC also announces that on 2 February 2001, it granted options
over 1,000,000 OTC ordinary shares to Tommaso Zanzotto, representing 1.45% of
the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.  These options are
exercisable at a subscription price of 36.5p, 50% after 2 February 2002 and
the remainder after 2 February 2003.


For further information, please contact:

OTC                                 Tel: [phone]
Mark Jones, Chief Executive Officer
Robert Falkner, Finance Director

Buchanan Communications             Tel: [phone]
Nicola How / Isabel Petre


2 February 2001



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