Travelzoo Launches its 75th Local Deals Market

NEW YORK, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, today announced that it has started publishing Local Deals in Vancouver, Canada, home to 165,000 of Travelzoo's 23 million subscribers worldwide.  Vancouver is Travelzoo's 75th Local Deals market; the company has added 28 new markets since March 31.  The first two Local Deals in Vancouver included a gourmet three-course brunch for two for $39 at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver and a luxury dinner for two for $45 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver.  These two offers accounted for a combined 5,000 purchases from Travelzoo subscribers.  

Mike Stitt, General Manager of Travelzoo Local said, "Over the past two months we have accelerated the number of market launches in North America and Europe, adding 28 new markets and staffing accordingly.  As we enter more and more markets, it is becoming increasingly common to hear from merchants that Travelzoo subscribers are more mature, more affluent and more likely to be repeat customers.  This consistent feedback is indicative of our brand position.  Quality leadership remains our top priority: in the merchants we recommend, the deals we publish, the people we hire and the audience we attract.  The first deals in Vancouver at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver and Pan Pacific Vancouver exemplify our market position as the quality leader."  

The 75 markets include:

North America: Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Central Coast, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Des Moines, Iowa; Detroit, Michigan; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Fort Myers, Florida; Houston, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; Louisville, Kentucky; Miami, Florida; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Napa Valley, California; Naples, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Orange County, California; Orlando, Florida; Palm Springs, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Portland, Maine; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; St. Louis, Missouri; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Diego, California; San Fernando Valley, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle-Tacoma, Washington; Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida; Toronto, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia; Washington, D.C.

Europe: Barcelona, Spain; Bath, United Kingdom; Berlin, Germany; Biarritz, France; Birmingham, United Kingdom; Bristol, United Kingdom; Cardiff, United Kingdom; Cheshire, United Kingdom; Dresden, Germany; Essex, United Kingdom; Frankfurt, Germany; Glasgow, United Kingdom; Gloucestershire, United Kingdom; Hannover, Germany; Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; Kent, United Kingdom; Lancashire, United Kingdom; Leipzig, Germany; London, United Kingdom; Madrid, Spain; Manchester, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany; Norfolk, United Kingdom; Nuremberg, Germany; Oxford, United Kingdom; Paris, France; Southampton, United Kingdom; Surrey, United Kingdom; Sussex, United Kingdom.  

Travelzoo has also published Travelzoo Getaways to an additional 20 destinations such as Atlantic City, Marrakesh and the south of France.

For more information about Travelzoo, Local Deals and Travelzoo Getaways please visit www.travelzoo.com.  

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo Inc. is a global Internet media company.  With more than 23 million subscribers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and 23 offices worldwide, Travelzoo® publishes deals from more than 2,000 travel, entertainment and local companies.  Travelzoo 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.

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Media Contact:
Christie McConnell
Travelzoo, North America
(212) 484-4912
[email protected]

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