Germany, France and Spain Get Travelzoo Local Deals(TM) for Valentine's
By Travelzoo europe Ltd, PRNEWednesday, February 9, 2011
LONDON, February 10, 2011 - Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced
today that it is extending coverage of Local Deals(TM) in Europe, the service
launched in Germany and Spain in the last two weeks, France will follow.
Travelzoo(R) already has a combined audience of 4.6 million subscribers in
Europe; 2.3 million subscribers live in these three markets and a further 2.3
million subscribers reside in the UK. Travelzoo Local Deals(TM) is a new
service that alerts Travelzoo subscribers to deals from local businesses
within their city.
Travelzoo published its first Local Deal in Barcelona, Spain on 25
January; Munich, Germany followed on 3 February, these were the first
non-English speaking cities to receive the service. Paris is the next city
scheduled to go live. These launches follow the successful roll-out of
Travelzoo Local Deals in 30 US cities and in London and Manchester in the UK.
Since its London launch in early December, Travelzoo has published 18
Local Deals in Europe, from these Travelzoo subscribers have purchased 18,000
vouchers and saved 1.8 million Euros on Local experiences.
Melanie Bower, vice president, Entertainment and Local Deals, Europe,
said, "Travelzoo Local Deals is seeing rapid adoption among our 4.6 million
subscribers in Europe. We are very pleased with both the number of vouchers
sold and the anecdotal feedback from our subscribers shows they really like
the quality of the businesses we are working with. We feel these deals are
highly complementary to our existing travel and entertainment deals and are
an excellent fit for our brand."
Initial deals in Germany and Spain included a dinner for two
at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Barcelona for EUR69, a 2-hour pampering
experience at a luxury spa in Barcelona for EUR39 and a 3-course dinner for
two at one of Munich's top restaurants for EUR99.
Travelzoo applies the same rigorous deal selection and
approval process to Local Deals for which it has become well known, and which
has distinguished Travelzoo as the highest quality publisher of travel and
entertainment deals.
To see the latest Local Deals visit www.travelzoo.com
About Travelzoo
Travelzoo Inc. is a global Internet media company. With more
than 22 million subscribers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and 24
offices worldwide, Travelzoo(R) publishes deals from more than 2,000 travel
and entertainment companies. Travelzoo's deal experts research, evaluate and
test offers to find the best deals and confirm their true value. In Asia
Pacific, Travelzoo is independently owned and operated by Travelzoo (Asia)
Ltd. and Travelzoo Japan K.K. under a license agreement with Travelzoo Inc.
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