FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Travelzoo Appoints Glen Ceremony as Chief

Financial Officer

NEW YORK, May 17, 2011 -- Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, today announced that Glen Ceremony will become Chief Financial Officer on June 15, 2011.  Mr. Ceremony joins Travelzoo from eBay, where he serves as Corporate Controller.  Wayne Lee, Travelzoo’s current Chief Financial Officer, will stay at the company through the end of July 2011 to assist with the transition.  After five years in the role, Mr. Lee plans to take time off with his family and to pursue other opportunities. 

“We are delighted that Glen has decided to join the team,” said Chris Loughlin, Travelzoo’s Chief Executive Officer, “With over 20 years experience within high-growth companies and six and a half years within eBay’s financial organization, Glen comes with a wealth of Internet advertising and ecommerce experience.  Glen also brings a new dimension of strategic financial leadership to our business at a time when our growth rate is accelerating and we are becoming a larger global organization. The transition is of course bitter-sweet, Wayne has done a tremendous job in guiding Travelzoo’s financial organization over the past 5 years and he will remain a good friend.”

Prior to joining eBay in October 2004, Mr. Ceremony held a number of financial audit and advisory roles. In 2004 he was Senior Director of Global Finance Audit at Electronic Arts Inc., from 1998 to 2004 he worked at PWC LLP serving as Senior Manager for public and private Internet software clients, including Inktomi and Yahoo! and from 1990 to 1998 he was at Coopers & Lybrand LLP, where his last role was Senior Manager.

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Mr. Ceremony graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; he qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in California.  Mr. Ceremony will be based in Travelzoo’s Mountain View, California office.

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 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.

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