Travelzoo

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Travelzoo Inc.

Type	Public (NASDAQ: TZOO)
Founded	May, 1998 in Mountain View, CA
Headquarters	New York, NY, with other offices in Mountain View, CA, Chicago, IL, Miami, FL, Las Vegas, NV and Toronto, Ontario in North America; and London, England, Barcelona, Spain and Munich, Germany in Europe.
Key people	Ralph Bartel Ph.D., founder, Chairman, CEO Wayne Lee, CFO Steven M. Ledwith, Chief Technology Officer Shirley Tafoya, Sr. Vice President of Sales Holger Bartel Ph.D., Executive Vice President Christopher Loughlin, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe Erik Qualman, Senior Marketing Director
Industry	Internet Information Provider
Products	Internet travel offer publishings from airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacation packagers, etc.
Revenue	$43.5 million USD
Employees	87 (last reported count)
Slogan	Outstanding deals. Handpicked daily.
Website	www.travelzoo.com

Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO) is the largest publisher of travel deals on the Internet. Travelzoo's publications include the Travelzoo website Travelzoo.com, the Top 20® List, a Newsflash^TM email alert service, and SuperSearch^TM, a travel search engine. With over 10 million subscribers in the United States, U.K., Canada and Germany, Travelzoo's local experts evaluate and test each offer for value and availability.

Travelzoo features more than 1,300 offers on its Web site and works with more than 600 travel companies including Marriott, Southwest Airlines, Carnival Cruise Lines, American Airlines, Lufthansa, and Hertz.

In June 2005, Travelzoo launched Travelzoo Europe Ltd., expanding into the United Kingdom with the launch of Travelzoo UK. Since that time Travelzoo has garnered over 500,000 subscribers to its newsletter products there. Travelzoo has also expanded into Canada and Germany.

[edit] Stock price movements

When Travelzoo had its initial public offering (IPO) on August 28, 2002, it was priced at $6.50/share. By January 2005 its share price had skyrocketed to $110.62/share. From the all time high, Travelzoo returned to around the $20 level. On April 18 and 19, 2006, Travelzoo stock rallied nearly 70% to close at $33.75/share on April 19. Speculation and excessive short selling are cited for the extreme volatility in Travelzoo's stock price, similar to what happened to many companies during the Internet bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

[edit] External links

[edit] Travelzoo-owned sites and services

Top 20® List - highlights the week's best travel deals from hundreds of companies, http://top20.travelzoo.com
SuperSearch^TM - recommends the best airlines and travel sites for your itinerary, http://supersearch.travelzoo.com
Airfare - highlights airfare deals for North America, Europe, and International destinations, http://airfare.travelzoo.com
Hotels - provides hotel and lodging deals for top destinations, http://hotels.travelzoo.com
Vacations - highlights vacations from quality travel companies, http://vacations.travelzoo.com
Cruises - highlights outstanding deals on cruises, http://cruises.travelzoo.com
Last Minute Travel - highlights last minute travel deals, http://last-minute.travelzoo.com
Car Rental - highlights car rental deals from top agencies in the U.S. and internationally, http://car-rental.travelzoo.com
Newsflash^TM - free e-mail alert service that informs you about deals from your area, http://www.travelzoo.com/newsflash
Travelzoo TV – features Travelzoo TV appearances showcasing some of the best deals offered that week, http://travelzoo.com/tv
Travelzoo Travel Tips – details online travel search tips, http://supersearch.travelzoo.com/tips