REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT


         REGISTRATION  RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") dated as of January 1,
1998 by and among Hospitality  Worldwide Services,  Inc., a New York corporation
(the  "Company")  and  each of the  shareholders  listed  on  Schedule  I hereto
(individually,  a "Shareholder"  and  collectively,  the  "Shareholders").  This
Agreement is made pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as
of January 1, 1998, by and among the Company,  HWS Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation,  Bekins  Distribution  Services Co.,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation
("Bekins") and the Shareholders (the "Merger Agreement"). Capitalized terms used
herein  without  definition  shall  have the  meanings  set forth in the  Merger
Agreement.

                  1.       DEFINITIONS.

                  As used in this Agreement,  the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

                  "COMMON STOCK": The Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of
the Company.

                  "EXCHANGE  ACT":  The  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

                  "PROSPECTUS":  The  prospectus  included  in any  Registration
Statement   (including,   without   limitation,   a  prospectus  that  discloses
information  previously  omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective
registration  statement in reliance upon Rule 430A),  as amended or supplemented
by any  prospectus  supplement,  relating  to the terms of the  offering  of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and
all  other  amendments  and  supplements  to  the   Registration   Statement  or
prospectus,  as the case may be, including  post-effective  amendments,  and all
material  incorporated  or  deemed  to be  incorporated  by  reference  in  such
prospectus.

                  "REGISTRABLE  SECURITIES":  The  shares of Common  Stock to be
issued and delivered to the  Shareholders  pursuant to the Merger  Agreement and
any and all shares of Common Stock issued as a dividend or distribution  thereon
or in connection with a split thereof or as a result of the  recapitalization of
the  Company,  until such time as such  Common  Stock  ceases to be  Registrable
Securities as provided in the next sentence. Any Registrable Security will cease
to be a Registrable  Security when (i) a  Registration  Statement  covering such
Registrable Security has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable
Security has been disposed of pursuant to such effective  Registration Statement
or (ii) such Registrable  Security is distributed to the public pursuant to Rule
144 (or any similar rule then in force) under the



Securities Act or (iii) such Registrable Security is held by the Company.

                  "REGISTRATION  STATEMENT":  Any registration  statement of the
Company that covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement, including the Prospectus,  amendments and supplements to such
registration  statement  or  the  Prospectus,  as the  case  may  be,  including
post-effective amendments, all exhibits, and all material incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

                  "RULE  144":  Rule  144  under  the  Securities  Act  (and any
successor rule then in force).

                  "SEC": The Securities and Exchange Commission.

                  "SECURITIES ACT": The Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and
the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

                  "UNDERWRITTEN  REGISTRATION"  OR "UNDERWRITTEN  OFFERING":  An
offering  and sale of  securities  of the  Company  pursuant  to a  Registration
Statement under the Securities Act.

                  2.  SECURITIES  SUBJECT  TO  THIS  AGREEMENT.  The  securities
entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Registrable Securities.

                  3.  REGISTRATION.

                      (a) Subject to the  limitations  set forth in Section 3(b)
hereof,  the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the Registration under
the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities in accordance with this Section
3(a). The Company shall file with the SEC a Registration Statement in respect of
the Registrable  Securities (i)  representing  the Payment Shares and the Escrow
Shares  not later  than  three  months  after  the  Closing  Date (the  "Initial
Registration") and (ii) representing the Make Whole Shares as soon as reasonably
practicable  following the delivery thereof to the  Shareholders  (the "Deferred
Registration" and together with the Initial  Registration,  the  "Registrations"
and  individually  as  a  "Registration").   In  connection  with  each  of  the
Registrations,  the Company  shall use its best  efforts to cause the same to be
declared  effective by the SEC as soon  thereafter as  practicable.  The Company
shall keep the  Registration  Statement  filed in  respect of each  Registration
effective  until the earlier to occur of (A) one (1) year  following  (x) in the
case of the Initial  Registration,  the  Closing  Date or (y) in the case of the
Deferred Registration,  the date on which the Make Whole Shares are delivered to
the  Shareholders  and (B) the date when the Registrable  Securities  covered by
each respective Registration Statement have been sold pursuant thereto.


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                      (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3(a) hereof,
the Company  shall have the right on one  occasion at any time in respect of any
Registration  Statement to delay the filing of such Registration Statement or to
withdraw  such  Registration  Statement  (or notify the  holders of  Registrable
Securities  covered by such Registration  Statement not to sell such Registrable
Securities  pursuant to such  Registration  Statement)  after the filing and the
effective  date thereof  (each such delay,  withdrawal  or notice is referred to
herein as a "Permitted  Interruption")  for a reasonable  period of time (not to
exceed 90 days in any such case,  which may not  thereafter  be extended) if, at
such time:  (i) the Company is engaged in any active  program for  repurchase of
Common Stock and furnishes a certificate to that effect to the  Shareholders  or
(ii) the Board of  Directors of the Company  shall  determine in good faith that
such offering will interfere with a pending or contemplated  financing,  merger,
acquisition, sale of assets,  recapitalization or other similar corporate action
of the  Company and the Company  furnishes a  certificate  to that effect to the
Shareholders.  After such Permitted Interruption, the Company shall use its best
efforts to restore such Registration or to effect such Registration (as the case
may be) within 30 days without  further  request from the  Shareholders,  unless
such request has been withdrawn by written notice of the Shareholders, and shall
increase the time that the Registration  Statement remains effective pursuant to
Section 3(a) hereof for the time of such delay or withdrawal.

                  4.  HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS.

                      RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SALE BY SHAREHOLDERS OF REGISTRABLE
SECURITIES.  Each  Shareholder,  if, as and when his Registrable  Securities are
covered by a Registration  Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, agrees,
if and to the extent requested by the Company, in the case of a non-underwritten
public offering of shares by the Company,  or if and to the extent  requested by
the  managing  underwriter  or  underwriters,  in the  case  of an  underwritten
offering  (to the  extent  timely  notified  in  writing  by the  Company or the
managing  underwriter  or  underwriters),  not to  effect  any  public  sale  or
distribution  of  securities  of the  Company  of any  class  included  in  such
Registration  Statement,  including a sale  pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar
rule  then  in  force)  under  the  Securities  Act,  except  as  part  of  such
non-underwritten  or underwritten  registration,  during the 10-day period prior
to, and a period of up to 60 days (as determined by the Company,  in the case of
any non-underwritten  offering) or 90 days (as determined by the Company and the
managing underwriter or underwriters,  in the case of an underwritten  offering)
beginning  on,  the  effective  date  of any  non-underwritten  or  underwritten
offering  made  pursuant  to such  Registration  Statement  (any such  period in
respect of a Registration  Statement  being referred to as a "Holding  Period");
PROVIDED,  however, that the period of time for which the Company is to maintain
the

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effectiveness of such Registration  Statement  pursuant to Section 3(a) shall be
increased by the length of the applicable Holding Period.

           5.     REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.

                  In connection with the registration obligations of the Company
pursuant to and in  accordance  with  Section 3 of this  Agreement,  the Company
shall effect the Registrations to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities
in accordance  with the intended method or methods of disposition  thereof,  and
pursuant thereto the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:

                  (a)  prepare  and file with the SEC a  Registration  Statement
relating to the  Registration on any  appropriate  form under the Securities Act
that  shall be  available  for the  sale of the  Registrable  Securities  by the
Shareholders  in accordance  with the intended method or methods of distribution
thereof, and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become
effective  and remain  effective as provided  herein;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that
before  filing a  Registration  Statement or  Prospectus  or any  amendments  or
supplements  thereto,  as the case may be,  the  Company  shall  furnish to each
Shareholder and the managing underwriter or underwriters,  if any, copies of all
such  documents  proposed to be filed,  which  documents  will be subject to the
review of the Shareholders and such underwriter or underwriters, if any, and the
Company shall not file any such Registration  Statement, or amendment thereto or
any  Prospectus  or any  supplement  thereto to which the  Shareholders,  or the
managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object in writing
on a timely basis;

                  (b)  prepare  and  file  with  the  SEC  such  amendments  and
post-effective  amendments to each Registration  Statement  required to be filed
pursuant to Section 3 of this  Agreement  as may be  necessary to keep each such
Registration  Statement  effective  for  the  time  period  necessitated  by the
intended methods of disposition  contemplated by the  distribution  resulting in
the filing of such Registration  Statement;  cause the related  Prospectus to be
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar  provisions  then in force) under the
Securities  Act;  and comply  with the  provisions  of the  Securities  Act with
respect  to the  disposition  of all  securities  covered  by such  Registration
Statement  during  such  period  in  accordance  with the  intended  methods  of
disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration  Statement, as
so amended, or such Prospectus as so supplemented;

                  (c) notify each  Shareholder  and the managing  underwriter or
underwriters,  if any,  promptly,  and (if requested by any such person) confirm
such notice in writing, (i) when a Prospectus or

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any  Prospectus   supplement  or   post-effective   amendment  related  to  such
Registrable  Securities  has been filed,  and, with respect to any  Registration
Statement  or  any   post-effective   amendment   related  to  such  Registrable
Securities,  when the same has become effective,  (ii) of any request by the SEC
for  amendments  or  supplements  to  such  Registration  Statement  or  related
Prospectus or for  additional  information,  (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of
any stop order suspending the  effectiveness of such  Registration  Statement or
the  initiation of any  proceedings  for that  purpose,  (iv) if at any time the
representations  and  warranties  of the  Company  contained  in  any  agreement
(including any underwriting  agreement) contemplated by Section 5(j) below cease
to be true and  correct,  (v) of the receipt by the Company of any  notification
with  respect  to  the  suspension  of  the   qualification  or  exemption  from
qualification of any of the Registrable  Securities for sale in any jurisdiction
or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, (vi) of the
happening  of any event  that  makes  any  statement  made in such  Registration
Statement or related  Prospectus  or any document  incorporated  or deemed to be
incorporated  therein  by  reference  untrue  in any  material  respect  or that
requires the making of any changes in such Registration  Statement or Prospectus
so that such documents will not contain any untrue  statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading,  and (vii) of the reasonable  determination of the Company
that  a  post-effective  amendment  to  such  Registration  Statement  would  be
appropriate;

                  (d)      use its reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal
of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration
Statement;

                  (e) if  requested in writing by the  managing  underwriter  or
underwriters or the  Shareholders,  (i) immediately  incorporate in a Prospectus
supplement  or  post-effective   amendment  such  information  as  the  managing
underwriter  or  underwriters  and the  Shareholders  agree  should be  included
therein and as may be required by applicable law, (ii) make all required filings
of such Prospectus  supplement or such  post-effective  amendment promptly after
the Company has received  notification of the matters to be incorporated in such
Prospectus  supplement or such post-effective  amendment and (iii) supplement or
make amendments to such  Registration  Statement;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  that the
Company  shall  not be  required  to take any of the  actions  set forth in this
Section  5(e) that are not,  in the  opinion  of  counsel  for the  Company,  in
compliance with or required by applicable law;

                  (f)  furnish to each  managing  underwriter,  if any,  without
charge,  at least one signed  copy,  and  furnish to each  Shareholder,  without
charge, at least one conformed copy, of each  Registration  Statement related to
such Registrable Securities and

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any  post-effective  amendments  thereto,  including  financial  statements  and
schedules,  all  documents  incorporated  therein by reference  and all exhibits
(including,  if  requested,   those  previously  furnished  or  incorporated  by
reference);

                  (g) deliver to the Shareholders and the underwriters,  if any,
without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses related to such
Registrable  Securities  (including  each  preliminary  prospectus)  and as many
copies of any amendment or supplement thereto as they may reasonably request;

                  (h) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, to
register or qualify or cooperate with the  Shareholders,  the  underwriters,  if
any,  and their  respective  counsel  in  connection  with the  registration  or
qualification  (or exemption from such  registration or  qualification)  of such
Registrable  Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws
of such jurisdictions as the Shareholders or underwriters  reasonably request in
writing;  use its best efforts to keep each such  registration or  qualification
(or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement
is required to be kept effective;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, that the Company will not
be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it
is not then so qualified,  (ii) take any action that would subject it to general
service of process in any such  jurisdiction  where it is not then so subject or
(ii) take any action  that would  subject it to the  assessment  of taxes in any
such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

                  (i) cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement to be (i) listed on each securities exchange, if any, on which similar
securities issued by the Company are then listed or (ii) authorized to be quoted
on the National  Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System if
the  securities  so  qualify  and if the  Company  does  not then  have  similar
securities listed on any securities exchange;

                  (j) enter  into such  agreements  (including  an  underwriting
agreement in form,  scope and substance as is customary in similar  underwritten
offerings)  and take all such other actions in connection  therewith  (including
those   reasonably   requested  in  writing  by  the  managing   underwriter  or
underwriters,  if any, or the  Shareholders)  in order to expedite or facilitate
the disposition of such Registrable  Securities and in such connection,  whether
or not an  underwriting  agreement  is  entered  into  and  whether  or not  the
registration is an underwritten  registration  (i) obtain opinions of counsel to
the Company and updates  thereof  addressed to each  Shareholder and each of the
underwriters,  if any,  covering  the  matters  customarily  covered in opinions
requested in underwritten offerings;  (ii) to the effect a due diligence defense
is available,  obtain "comfort" letters and updates thereof from the independent
certified public accountants of the Company addressed to each

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Shareholder  and  each  of the  underwriters,  if  any,  such  letters  to be in
customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in "comfort"
letters in  connection  with  similar  underwritten  offerings;  and (iii) if an
underwriting  agreement  is  entered  into,  the same  shall  contain  customary
indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth
in Section 7 hereof with  respect to all parties to be  indemnified  pursuant to
said Section; and

                  (k)  so  long  as  the   Company  is   required  to  keep  the
Registration effective,  comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the
SEC and make  generally  available to its security  holders  earning  statements
satisfying  the  provisions of Section 11(a) of the  Securities Act and Rule 158
thereunder  no later  than 45 days after the end of any  12-month  period (or 90
days after the end of any  12-month  period if such period is a fiscal year) (i)
commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable  Securities are
sold  to  underwriters  in a firm  commitment  or  are  sold  in a best  efforts
underwritten offering, and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering,
commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the
effective date of a Registration  Statement,  which  statements shall cover said
12-month periods.

                  The  Company may require  each  Shareholder  to furnish to the
Company  such  information   regarding  the  distribution  of  such  Registrable
Securities  as the Company may from time to time  reasonably  request in writing
and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of
any Shareholder if he fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time
after receiving such request.

                  Each  Shareholder  agrees by acquisition  of such  Registrable
Securities that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of
any event of the kind described in Section  5(c)(ii),  (iii), (v), (vi) or (vii)
hereof,  such  Shareholder  shall  immediately  discontinue  disposition of such
Registrable  Securities  covered by such  Registration  Statement or  Prospectus
until such  Shareholder's  receipt of the copies of the  supplemented or amended
Prospectus  contemplated  by  Section  5(b)  hereof,  or until it is  advised in
writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the applicable  Prospectus
may be  resumed,  and has  received  copies of any  additional  or  supplemental
filings which are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such
Prospectus. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the time period
mentioned  in Section 5(b) hereof shall be extended by the number of days during
the time period from and  including the date of the giving of such notice to and
including  the date when  Shareholders  shall  have  received  the copies of the
supplemented  or amended  Prospectus  contemplated by Section 5(b) hereof or the
Advice.


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                  6.       REGISTRATION EXPENSES.

                  All  reasonable  fees and expenses  incident to the  Company's
performance of or compliance  with this Agreement  shall be borne by the Company
whether or not any Registration  Statement becomes effective including,  without
limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation,
fees and  expenses  (A) with  respect  to filings  required  to be made with the
National  Association  of  Securities  Dealers,  Inc.,  and (B) with  respect to
compliance with  securities or Blue Sky laws);  (ii) fees and  disbursements  of
counsel  for the  Company;  (iii)  fees  and  disbursements  of all  independent
certified public accountants for the Company (including, without limitation, the
expenses of any special audit and "cold comfort" letters required by or incident
to such performance);  (iv) Securities Act liability insurance if the Company so
desires such insurance;  and (v) fees and expenses of all other persons retained
by the Company.  The Company shall not pay any fees or expenses  incurred by any
Shareholder, including, without limitation, accounting and legal expenses of any
Shareholder and commissions or discounts  attributable to any Shareholder's sale
of Registrable Securities.

                  7.       INDEMNIFICATION.

                  (a)   INDEMNIFICATION  BY  THE  COMPANY.   The  Company  shall
indemnify and hold harmless each  Shareholder,  to the full extent  permitted by
law,  from  and  against  all  losses,  claims,  damages,   liabilities,   costs
(including,  without limitation,  reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable
attorney's fees) and expenses (collectively,  "Losses"), arising out of or based
upon any  untrue  statement  or alleged  untrue  statement  of a  material  fact
contained in any Registration  Statement,  Prospectus or preliminary  prospectus
relating  to the  Registrable  Securities,  or arising  out of or based upon any
omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements  therein not misleading,  except insofar as the
same are based  solely upon  information  furnished in writing to the Company by
such Shareholder or on such Shareholder's  behalf expressly for use therein. The
Company shall also indemnify underwriters,  selling brokers, dealer-managers and
similar  securities  industry  professionals  participating in the distribution,
their  officers,  directors,  agents and  employees and each person who controls
such persons  (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the
indemnification of such Shareholder.

                  (b)  INDEMNIFICATION  BY SHAREHOLDERS.  In connection with any
Registration   Statement  in  which  any  Shareholder  is  participating,   such
Shareholder  shall  furnish to the Company in writing  such  information  as the
Company  reasonably  requests  for  use  in  connection  with  any  Registration
Statement or Prospectus and agrees to indemnify and hold  harmless,  to the full
extent permitted

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by law, the Company, its directors,  officers, agents and employees, each person
who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or  Section  20 of the  Exchange  Act) and the  directors,  officers,  agents or
employees of such controlling  persons,  from and against all Losses arising out
of or based upon any untrue  statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact  contained  in  any  Registration  Statement,   Prospectus  or  preliminary
prospectus  relating to the Registrable  Securities,  or arising out of or based
upon any omission or alleged  omission of a material  fact required to be stated
therein or  necessary  to make the  statement  therein  not  misleading,  to the
extent,  but only to the extent,  that such untrue  statement or alleged  untrue
statement  or  omission  or alleged  omission is  contained  in any  information
furnished by such  Shareholder or on such  Shareholder's  behalf to the Company.
The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from underwriters,  selling
brokers,   dealer-managers   and  similar  securities   industry   professionals
participating  in the  distribution  to the same extent as  provided  above with
respect to  information  so  furnished  in  writing by such  persons or on their
behalf expressly for use in any Prospectus or Registration Statement.

                  (c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION  PROCEEDINGS.  If any action or
proceeding  (including  any  governmental  investigation  or  inquiry)  shall be
brought or any claim shall be asserted  against any person entitled to indemnity
hereunder (an "indemnified party"), such indemnified party shall promptly notify
the party from which such  indemnity  is sought  (the  "indemnifying  party") in
writing, and the indemnifying party shall assume the defense thereof,  including
the  employment of counsel and the payment of all fees and expenses  incurred in
connection with the defense thereof.  Any such indemnified  party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel in any such action,  claim or proceeding and to
participate  in the defense  thereof,  but the fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be the  expenses of such  indemnified  party  unless (i) the  indemnifying
party has agreed to pay such fees and  expenses or (ii) the  indemnifying  party
shall have  failed to  promptly  assume the  defense  of such  action,  claim or
proceeding and to employ counsel for the  indemnified  party in any such action,
claim or proceeding,  it being understood,  however, that the indemnifying party
shall not,  in  connection  with any one such  action,  claim or  proceeding  or
separate but substantially similar or related actions,  claims or proceedings in
the  same  jurisdiction   arising  out  of  the  same  general   allegations  or
circumstances,  be liable for the fees and  expenses  of more than one  separate
firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties.

                  (d) CONTRIBUTION.  If the indemnification provided for in this
Section 7 is  unavailable  to an  indemnified  party under  Section 7(a) or 7(b)
hereof  (other  than by reason of  exceptions  provided  in those  Sections)  in
respect of any  Losses,  then each  applicable  indemnifying  party,  in lieu of
indemnifying  such  indemnified  party,  shall  contribute to the amount paid or
payable

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by such indemnified  party as a result of such Losses,  in such proportion as is
appropriate  to  reflect  the  relative  fault  of the  indemnifying  party  and
indemnified party in connection with the actions,  statements or omissions which
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable  considerations.
The relative fault of such  indemnifying  party and such indemnified party shall
be  determined  by  reference  to,  among  other  things,  whether any action in
question,  including  any untrue  statement  or alleged  untrue  statement  of a
material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken
or made by, or relates to information  supplied by, such  indemnifying  party or
indemnified  party,  and the  parties'  relative  intent,  knowledge,  access to
information  and  opportunity  to correct or prevent such  action,  statement or
omission.  The amount paid or payable to a party as a result of any Losses shall
be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses  reasonably incurred by
such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding.

                  The  parties  hereto  agree  that it  would  not be  just  and
equitable if  contribution  pursuant to this Section 7(d) were determined by pro
rata  allocation or by any other method of  allocation  which does not take into
account the equitable  considerations  referred to in the immediately  preceding
paragraph.  No person found guilty of fraudulent  misrepresentation  (within the
meaning  of  Section  11(f) of the  Securities  Act) by  judgment  of a court of
competent  jurisdiction  whose judgment is final beyond appeal shall be entitled
to  contribution  from  any  person  who  was  not  guilty  of  such  fraudulent
misrepresentation.

                  8.       UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS.

                  If any Registration is an underwritten  offering,  the Company
will have the right to select the  investment  banker or investment  bankers and
manager  or  managers  to  administer  the  offering.   A  Shareholder  may  not
participate in any underwritten  registration  hereunder unless such Shareholder
(a)  agrees to sell his  Registrable  Securities  on the basis  provided  in any
underwriting  arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve
such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all  questionnaires,  powers of
attorney,  indemnities,  underwriting  agreements and other  documents  required
under the terms of such  underwriting  arrangements.  Notwithstanding  any other
provision of this  Agreement,  if the  underwriter in an  underwritten  offering
advises the Company in writing that  marketing  factors  require a limitation of
the number of  securities  to be  underwritten,  then the number of  Registrable
Securities that may be included in such  underwritten  offering shall, as nearly
as possible, be reduced pro rata among each holder of Common Shares whose Common
Shares were to be included in such  underwritten  offering,  on the basis of the
number of Common  Shares so  requested  by each  holder to be  included  in such
underwritten offering.


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                  9. AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION.  This Agreement may be amended,
modified or supplemented in any respect only by written agreement by the Company
and  the  holders  of a  majority  of  the  issued  and  outstanding  shares  of
Registrable Securities.

                  10.   GOVERNING   LAW.  This  Agreement  and  the  rights  and
obligations  of the parties  hereunder  shall be governed by, and  construed and
interpreted  in  accordance  with,  the laws of the State of New  York,  without
giving effect to the choice of law principles thereof.

                  11.    INVALIDITY    OF   PROVISION.    The    invalidity   or
unenforceability  of any provision of this Agreement in any  jurisdiction  shall
not affect the validity or  enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in
that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including
that provision, in any other jurisdiction.

                  12. NOTICES.  All notices and other  communications  hereunder
shall be in writing and, unless otherwise provided herein,  shall be deemed duly
given if delivered  personally or mailed by registered or certified mail (return
receipt  requested) to the parties at the following  addresses or (at such other
address for the party as shall be specified by like notice):

                  (a)      If to the Company:

                      Hospitality Worldwide Services, Inc.
                           450 Park Avenue, Suite 2603
                           New York, NY  10022
                         Attention: Mr. Howard G. Anders

                           with a copy to:

                     Olshan Grundman Frome & Rosenzweig LLP
                           505 Park Avenue
                           New York, New York 10022
                           Attention:  Robert H. Friedman, Esq.

                  (b)      If to a  Shareholder,  as listed on Schedule I to the
                           Merger  Agreement  or  as  such   Shareholder   shall
                           designate to the Company in writing.

                  13.  HEADINGS;  EXECUTION  IN  COUNTERPARTS.  The headings and
captions  contained  herein are for  convenience of reference only and shall not
control or affect the meaning or  construction  of any  provision  hereof.  This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,  each of which shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which together shall  constitute one and the
same instrument.

                  14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement,  including any exhibits
hereto and the documents and instruments referred to

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herein and  therein,  embodies the entire  agreement  and  understanding  of the
parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained  herein.  There are no
restrictions, promises, representations,  warranties, covenants or undertakings,
other than those  expressly  set forth or  referred  to herein.  This  Agreement
supersedes  all prior  agreements  and  understandings  between the parties with
respect to such subject matter.

                  15.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  This Agreement  shall be binding
upon the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  this Agreement has been signed by each of
the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

                                        HOSPITALITY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.



                                        By: /s/ Howard G. Anders
                                           -------------------------------------
                                            Howard G. Anders
                                            Executive Vice President

                                        SHAREHOLDERS:


                                        /s/ Barney A. Ebsworth
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Barney A. Ebsworth

                                        /s/ Michael J. Scanell
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Michael J. Scanell

                                        /s/ Wayne L. Smith, II
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Wayne L. Smith, II


                                        /s/ Daniel P. Kelly
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Daniel P. Kelly


                                        /s/ Stanley A. Eisen
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Stanley A. Eisen


                                        /s/ Daniel A. Field
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Daniel A. Field


                                        /s/ Russell J. Sainz
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Russell J. Sainz


                                        /s/ Christiane Ebsworth
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Christiane Ebsworth


                                        /s/ S. N. Roseberry
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        S. N. Roseberry


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                                        /s/ Steve C. DeValliere
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Steve C. DeValliere


                                        /s/ Irving L. Watson
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Irving L. Watson


                                        /s/ Robert Hannegan
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Robert Hannegan


                                        National Automobile and Casualty
                                        Insurance Co.


                                        By:/s/ J. V. O'Donnell
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           J. V. O'Donnell

                                        Fair Oaks Investment LLC


                                        By:/s/ Matthew Koster
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Matthew Koster
                                           Manager


                                           /s/ Matthew Koster
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Matthew Koster


                                           /s/ Mark Read
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Mark Read


                                           /s/ Amy Kaspar
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Amy Kaspar


                                           /s/ Mimi Taylor
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Mimi Taylor


                                           /s/ Mark Sarrett
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Mark Sarrett


                                           /s/ Tim Young
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Tim Young


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