Director Shareholding

Online Travel Corporation PLC
30 July 2001

ONLINE TRAVEL CORPORATION PLC



GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS



The Board of Online Travel Corporation plc (the 'Company') announces that on
30th July 2001, it granted options over 250,000 ordinary shares of 1pence each
to two directors of the Company under the Company's unapproved share option
scheme.  This represents 0.31% of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company.  These options are exercisable at a subscription price of 28p after
30th July 2003 but before 30th July 2011.




Director   Position in    No. of    % of shares    Total no. of    % of shares
           the Company    options     in issue   options now held    in issue
                           held
Elan      Non-executive     250,000        0.31%           400,000        0.50%
Blutinger director


Robert    Technology        600,000        0.75%           700,000       0.88%
McDonald  director

Totals                      850,000        1.06%         1,100,000        1.38%



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