**EXHIBIT 13**

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**CERTIFICATIONS**

I,      Brent Hoberman, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form    20-F of lastminute.com plc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not    contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material    fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances    under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the    period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,    and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in    all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and    cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this    report;

4. The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible    for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined    in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over    financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))    for the company and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,    or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our    supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company,    including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within    those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being    prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial    reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be    designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding    the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements    for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and    procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness    of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered    by this report based on such evaluation; and

 (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the    company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during    the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or    is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control    over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers    and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control    over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee    of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent    function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses    in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which    are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,    process, summarise and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves    management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s    internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 31, 2004

|   | By:    | /s/ Brent Hoberman         |
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|   |   | Brent Hoberman      Chief Executive Officer                        |

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I, David Howell, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form    20-F of lastminute.com plc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not    contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material    fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances    under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the    period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements,    and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in    all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and    cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this    report;

4. The company’s other certifying officer    and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls    and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))    and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act    Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,    or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our    supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company,    including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within    those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being    prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial    reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be    designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding    the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements    for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s    disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions    about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of    the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the    company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during    the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or    is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control    over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers    and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control    over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee    of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent    function):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses    in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which    are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,    process, summarise and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves    management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s    internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: March 31, 2004

|   | By:    | /s/ David Howell            |
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|   |   | David Howell      Chief Financial Officer                                          |

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