Hitwise Data Reveals Travelzoo Top 20(R) #1 Travel Email Publication in the UK
By Travelzoo, PRNESunday, February 7, 2010
LONDON, February 8 - Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced
today that Experian Hitwise, a leading online measurement company, ranked
Travelzoo first out of 7,986 travel brands for visits from email* in January
2010, thanks to the popular Travelzoo Top 20(R) newsletter. Travelzoo
received more than twice as many visits from UK email boxes as Ryanair or
British Airways, and over three times more than Expedia.co.uk during the
first month of the year.
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Travelzoo's year-on-year click volumes from UK email subscribers tracked
ahead of year-on-year audience growth, an indication that Travelzoo's
existing subscribers are even more engaged than they were in 2009.
Year-on-year Top 20 clicks for January increased by 66% from 1,650,192 clicks
to 2,737,667 clicks, while weekly subscribers increased by 48% from 1,148,838
to 1,705,820. Travelzoo attracted 85,743 new subscribers to its UK
publications in January, the second largest monthly increase in UK
subscribers since Travelzoo launched in the UK in May 2005.
Joel Brandon-Bravo, Managing Director for Travelzoo UK commented, "The
Hitwise data for January illustrates just how important Travelzoo has become
in the minds of UK leisure travellers. We have become the number one
information source for travel and entertainment, thanks to our rigorous focus
on attracting and retaining high-quality subscribers and delivering simple,
honest and factual recommendations. We are delighted to have ranked number
one ahead of the major airlines at the busiest time of year for airline
bookings."
Unlike travel companies who receive traffic from email boxes for customer
care or online check-in, all of Travelzoo's traffic can be attributed to
subscribers responding to offers found in Travelzoo's email publications.
Travelzoo reviews and recommends offers from over 2,000 travel companies
worldwide, including African Safari Club, American Airlines, British Airways,
Co-operative Travel, De Vere Hotels & Resorts, DFDS Seaways, Hilton Hotels,
Inghams, Jetline Travel, Kuoni, MacDonald Hotels & Resorts, MSC Cruises,
Olympic Holidays, Qwerty Travel and Virgin Holidays Cruises.
* Email Services: this category features all free e-mail services,
including those that provide web-based accounts and mail forwarding services.
About Travelzoo
Travelzoo Inc. is a global Internet media company. With 18
million subscribers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and 20 offices
worldwide, Travelzoo(R) publishes deals from more than 2,000 travel and
entertainment companies. Travelzoo's deal experts review 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.
About Travelzoo in Europe
Travelzoo has operated in Europe since 2005. Travelzoo's European media
properties, which reach more than 3.6 million travel enthusiasts in France,
Germany, Spain and the UK, include the Travelzoo Top 20(R) email newsletter,
the Newsflash(TM) email alert service, the Travelzoo(R) websites
(www.travelzoo.fr, www.travelzoo.de, www.travelzoo.es,
www.travelzoo.co.uk), the Travelzoo Network(TM), and the
SuperSearch(TM) search tool, and the Fly.com(TM) search engine.
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Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RZ United Kingdom Media Contact: Louise Hodges Head of Public Relations +44-20-7203-2026 lhodges@travelzoo.com
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Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd, 90 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9RZ, United Kingdom. Media Contact: Louise Hodges, Head of Public Relations, +44-20-7203-2026, lhodges at travelzoo.com
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