30 years of growth

Founded as a small family business operating camping holidays in Brittany, Eurocamp Travel Limited has evolved over three decades into Holidaybreak plc, a broad-based specialist holiday operator with market leading brands. In a travel industry that has changed beyond all recognition in that time, we have invested in both our core business and other growing sectors and emerged a balanced and resilient business, well placed to benefit from current industry and consumer trends.

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2002 * Before goodwill amortisation, impairment and exceptional operating costs.

1973 Eurocamp Travel Limited founded 1974   1975 Current Chief Executive Richard Atkinson joins Eurocamp as a courier in Brittany 1976   1977   1978   1979   1980   1981 Acquired by Combined English Stores plc 1982   1983   1984 Eurocamp enters Dutch market 1985   1986   1987 Take-over of Combined English Stores by Next plc Launch of Eurocamp Independent 1988 Management buy-out from Next Eurocamp enters German market 1989   1990   1991 Flotation on the London Stock Exchange 1992   1993   1994   1995 Acquisition of Superbreak Launch of Eurovillages (now Perfect Places) 1996 Acquisition of Eurocamp sales agencies in Holland, Germany and Switzerland 1997   1998 Acquisition of Keycamp Holidays 1999 Change of name from Eurocamp plc to Holidaybreak 2000 Acquisition of Explore Worldwide and Regal Holidays 2001 Launch of Superbreak Overseas programme 2002 Holidaybreak joins FTSE 250 Acquisition of EuroSites