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Overview Holidaybreak is a European specialist holiday group with market leading positions in the UK and other major European markets. In 2005 the Group.

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1 Overview Holidaybreak is a European specialist holiday group with market leading positions in the UK and other major European markets. In 2005 the Group provided 3 million holidays in over 100 countries worldwide. The business generates substantial cash, delivers industry leading margins is highly profitable and has proven resilient in the face of changing market conditions. The Group has the financial strength to respond to changing market trends and exploit opportunities for both organic and acquisition based growth whilst paying an attractive dividend. Key Management Carl Michel, Chief Executive (42) Appointed Chief Executive in September 2005. He previously held senior positions at companies including McKinsey, British Airways, Energis and Opodo. Bob Baddeley, Finance Director (52) Joined the Company in March 1995. He has held senior financial positions at Albert Fisher, Swan Steel and Unigate (now Uniq). Bob Ayling, Chairman (59) Was appointed a Non-executive Director in February 2003 and became Chairman in June 2003. Previously CEO of British Airways. Strategy Stock Data as at 17/07/06 Listing LSE Ticker HBR Sector Travel & Leisure, FTSE Small cap Market Cap £327.1m Share price 675p Shares in issue 48.41m 52 Week High / Low 787.5p / 642 p History 1973: Eurocamp Travel founded 1988: Management Buy Out 1991: Eurocamp floated on the LSE 1995: Acquisition of Superbreak 1998: Acquisition of Keycamp 1998: Holding company renamed Holidaybreak 2000: Acquisition of Explore 2004: Acquisition of Dutch on-line leisure business BRC 2005: Acquisition of Dutch adventure business Djoser The three operating divisions have different product and business models but all share important strengths - market leadership, multi- channel distribution and high standards of product and service quality. The Group will grow the portfolio of brands under the Holidaybreak umbrella organically, by investment in growing areas of the current business, and by acquisition. Internet is a core part of the marketing strategy and accounts for approximately 40% of sales and is continuing to grow strongly.. Major Shareholders Holidaybreak plc Hartford Manor, Greenbank Lane Northwich Cheshire, CW8 1HW Tel: +44 (0) 1606 787100 Email: group@holidaybreak.co.uk Website: www.holidaybreak.co.uk Craig Breheny / Ash Spiegelberg Brunswick Group 16 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3ED Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959 holidaybreak@brunswickgroup.com CORPORATE OVERVIEW July 2006 Contacts Financial Summary * Before goodwill and exceptional costs Aberforth Investment Managersc.17.7% Fidelityc.10.8% Morley Fund Managementc. 5.4% Legal & General Investment Mgmtc. 5.3% Sales, £m PBT, £m* Net Cash Inflow, £m 281.6 28.0 46.2 259.5 27.9 47.4 44.4 22.0 20042003 Financial Calendar (Year end 30/09/06) Date AGM14 March 2006 Interim Results17 May 2006 Trading UpdateSeptember 2006 Preliminary ResultsDecember 2006 303.0 32.0 52.00 EPS, pence DPS, pence 44.0 24.2 48.8 26.6 2005

2 Hotel Breaks The division provides domestic and overseas short-break holidays primarily for UK and Dutch consumers. Superbreak provides leisure hotel stays for UK customers. Bookings come through UK high street travel agents, direct by phone and via the internet. Bookit is the market leading on-line intermediary for short- stay leisure hotel breaks in the Netherlands. The main brand, Weekendjeweg.nl, provides hotel accommodation for two night weekend stays primarily in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Both businesses benefit from a very flexible cost structure, trade at consistent margins and have very strong cash flows. 2005 Turnover: £126.7m 2.45m holidays sold in year to 30/09/05 Strong relationship with 3000+ hotels, 250+ hotel suppliers Flexible cost base – no commitment to hotel room allocations Strongly cash generative – negative working capital Operates in a growth sector Adventure Travel The three businesses, Explore (UK), Djoser (The Netherlands) and RegalDive (UK) are market leaders in ‘soft adventure’ and scuba diving holidays. Explore provides small group escorted tours to approximately 130 countries worldwide. Djoser offers escorted tours in 85 countries and is one of the largest adventure holiday operators in mainland Europe. Bookings come direct, through specialist and overseas agents and increasingly via the internet. The cost base is flexible and cash generation and margins are attractive. 2005 Turnover: £62.6m 60,300 holidays sold in year to 30/9/05 Increasing demand for active, special interest and unusual holidays Over 480 different tours to 131 countries Tight control of tour load factors underpins profitability Flexible cost base – Low commitment to flight seats CORPORATE OVERVIEW July 2006 Camping The division provides self-catering mobile homes and tents pre-sited on high quality European camp-sites. Customers, predominantly families, come from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and seven other European countries. Sales are mainly direct, via the internet or through high street travel agents. Eurocamp and Keycamp are the market leading brands in the sector. Customer satisfaction and repeat booking levels are strong, with high margins and healthy returns on capital. 2005 Turnover: £113.7m 523,000 holidays sold in year to 30/09/05 Market leading brands – Eurocamp and Keycamp Customers from nine different countries, mainly UK, Holland and Germany 9,700 mobile-homes and 4,250 tents on 219 campsites in France, Italy and seven other countries High levels of customer satisfaction and repeats


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