Travelzoo Surpasses 1.5 Million Subscriber Milestone in the UK

By Prne, Gaea News Network
Sunday, September 13, 2009

LONDON - Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced today that it now has more than 1.5 million unduplicated subscribers to its UK publications, including the Travelzoo Top 20(R) and Newsflash(TM), a regional travel deal alert service. Since January, Travelzoo has added more than 375,000 subscribers in the UK, an increase of 35%.

Travelzoo’s publications are also being used with increasing frequency. Since 1 January, UK publications received an average of 500,000 clicks per week, compared to an average of 360,000 clicks per week for the same period last year. Travelzoo’s biggest week this year was the week ending 16 August, when subscribers clicked 634,684 times on travel offers recommended in its publications.

Stephen Dunk, commercial director for Travelzoo UK commented, “We are delighted to achieve this new milestone. With over 1.5 million high-quality subscribers, Travelzoo has established itself as one of the most-trusted sources of travel information in the UK. Our focus on attracting high quality subscribers, talent and advertisers is critical to our success.”

UK travel companies such as Thomas Cook, Co-operative Travel, Kuoni, Virgin Holidays Cruises, De Vere Hotels & Leisure, Qwerty Travel, African Safari Club, DFDS Seaways, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts, Olympic Holidays, Inghams, Flight Centre, Gill’s Cruise Centre, Haven Holidays, American Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways regularly feature offers in Travelzoo’s UK publications.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo is a global Internet media company. Travelzoo’s media properties, which reach more than 17 million travel enthusiasts in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Taiwan and the UK, include the Travelzoo(R) website (www.travelzoo.com), the Top 20(R) list, the Newsflash(TM) email alert service, the Travelzoo Network(TM), the SuperSearch(TM) search tool, and the Fly.com(TM) search engine. Travelzoo publishes offers from more than 1,000 advertisers from around the world. Travelzoo’s deal experts review offers to find the best travel deals and confirm their true value. Travelzoo’s global headquarters is in New York City.

About Travelzoo in Europe

Travelzoo has operated in Europe since 2005. Travelzoo’s European media properties, which reach more than 3 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.

Certain statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These forward looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, prospects and intentions, markets in which we participate and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts. When used in this press release, the words “expect”, “predict”, “project”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “seek” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward looking statements. Because these forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward looking statements, including changes in our plans, objectives, expectations, prospects and intentions and other factors discussed in our filings with the SEC. We cannot guarantee any future levels of activity, performance or achievements. Travelzoo undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release. Travelzoo and Top 20 are registered trademarks of Travelzoo. All other company and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.

Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RZ United Kingdom Media Contact: Glyn Owen +44(0)20-7203-2015 gowen@travelzoo.com

Source: Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd

Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd, 90 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9RZ, United Kingdom; Media Contact: Glyn Owen, +44(0)20-7203-2015, gowen at travelzoo.com

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