As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2003February 3, 2005
Registration No. 333-__________333- 121076

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TRAVELZOO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWAREPRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

TRAVELZOO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware36-4415727
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		7373
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)		36-4415727
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 521-4200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Ralph Bartel
Chief Executive Officer
Travelzoo Inc.
590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 521-4200
Fax: (212) 521-4230
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
Copies of all correspondence to:

(212) 521-4200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Ralph Bartel
Chief Executive Officer
Travelzoo Inc.
590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 521-4200
Fax: (212) 521-4230
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all correspondence to:
Denis P. McCusker, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
One Metropolitan Square
211 North Broadway, Suite 3600
St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750
(314) 259-2000
Fax: (314) 259-2020		Neil J Wertlieb, Esq.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
(213) 892-4410
Fax: (213) 892-4710

        Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.
        If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.                      [   ]
        If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.                     ý[X]
        If this Formform is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.¨          [   ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title Of Each Class
Of Securities To Be
Registered		Amount To Be
Registered		Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Unit(1)		Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)		Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.01 par value399,700$6.30$2,518,110$203.72

(1)Pursuant to Rule 457(c), the proposed offering price and registration fee have been calculated on the basis of the average of the bid and asked prices for the common stock on July 18, 2003, as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board.
                     [   ]

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.



SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JULY 24, 2003FEBRUARY 3, 2005



354,700780,000 Shares

Common Stock
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        This prospectus relates to resales of up to 354,700780,000 shares of our common stock, par value $.01 per share, by the selling stockholders listed in this prospectus starting on page 31.

        Subject to the terms and conditionsRalph Bartel, our Chairman of the underwriting agreement described in this prospectus,Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Wedbush Morgan Securities has agreed as underwriter to purchase from Ralph Bartel, our Chief Executive Officer, 300,000 shares of common stock owned by him. In connection with such underwriting arrangements, Mr. Bartel has agreed to issue to Webush Morgan Securities a warrant to purchase up to 30,000 additional shares of our common stock at a purchase price equal to 120% ofInc., the price to the public hereunder. The shares offered hereby include the shares issuable upon exercise of that warrant. Wedbush Morgan Securities is not purchasing the shares of common stock offered by selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel. See “Plan of Distribution – Underwriting” beginning on page 39.stockholders.

        The selling stockholders other than Ralph Bartel or their transferees may sell their shares of common stock from time to time in accordance with the plan of distribution described in this prospectus. See “Plan of Distribution – Selling Stockholders Other than Mr. Bartel”Distribution” beginning on page 39.12 .

        Our shares are included inlisted on the OTC Bulletin BoardNasdaq National Market under the symbol “TVZO.“TZOO.” On July 18, 2003,February 2, 2005, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $5.50$57.83 per share. We have submitted an application for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol “TZOO.” This offering is intended primarily to allow Travelzoo to satisfy the requirement for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market that we have 300 round lot holders of our common stock. A qualifying round lot holder is a stockholder who owns at least 100 shares of Travelzoo stock. There can be no assurance that our shares will be listed on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market upon consummation of this offering or ever. See Risk Factors” beginning on page 5.

Investing in these securities involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors
beginning on page 53 of thisprospectus before purchasing the common stock.
_________________
Per ShareTotal
Price to the public (1)$________$________
Underwriting discount (1)________________
Proceeds to the selling stockholders (1)(2)(3)________________

(1)This refers only to the shares covered by the underwriting agreement with Wedbush Morgan Securities which are held by Ralph Bartel. The shares of the other selling stockholders may be sold at varying prices from time to time, as described under “Plan of Distribution.”
(2)Ralph Bartel has granted Wedbush Morgan Securities an option for 45 days to purchase up to an additional 45,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Bartel at the public offering price per share, less the underwriting discount, solely to cover overallotments. If such option is exercised in full, the total proceeds to the selling stockholders will be $______________. See “Plan of Distribution – Underwriting.”
(3)We intend to pay the expenses of the offering, which are estimated to be $______________.

        Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

_________________

The date of this prospectus is July __, 2003.February ___, 2005.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary1
Risk Factors3
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information10
Recent Developments10
Use of Proceeds10
Selling Stockholders11
Plan of Distribution12
Legal Matters12
Experts13
Where You Can Find More Information About Us13

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

To facilitate        This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this offering,shelf process, the Underwriterselling stockholders may, engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of our common stock, including overallotingfrom time to time, sell their shares of our common stock in connectionone or more offerings. You should read this prospectus together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information About Us.” The registration statement that contains this prospectus, including the exhibits to the registration statement, contains additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. That registration statement can be read at the Commission’s offices mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information About Us.”

We have not authorized anyone to give any information or to make any representation concerning this offering except the information and bidding for and purchasing shares of our common stock at a level above thatrepresentations which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such stabilizing, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. See “Plan of Distribution – Underwriting.”

SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected informationare contained elsewhere in this prospectus. If anyone gives or makes any other information or representation, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities other than those to which it relates, nor does it constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase by any person in any circumstances in which an offer or solicitation is unlawful. You should not interpret the delivery of this prospectus or any sale made hereunder as an indication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus. You should also be aware that the information in this prospectus may change after this date.

SUMMARY

This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before making an investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5,3 and the financial statements and other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before making an investment decision.

TRAVELZOO INC.

Overview

        We are an Internet media company that publishes online advertisements of sales and specialscompany. As the Internet is becoming consumers’ preferred medium to search for hundreds of travel companies. Weoffers, we provide airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacation packagers, and other travel companies with a fast, flexible, and cost-effective way to reach millions of potential consumers.users. While our products provide advertising opportunities for travel companies, they also provide Internet users with a free source of information on current sales and specialsoffers from hundreds of travel companies.

Our productspublications include theTravelzoowebsite, Web site, theTravelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter, and theWeekend.comNewsflashe-mail newsletter. Ourproduct. We also operateTravelzooSuperSearchwebsite at http://www.travelzoo.com lists sales and specials from approximately 200, a pay-per-click travel companies and it reaches 5.1 million Internet users per month. OurTravelzoo Top 20is a free weekly e-mail newsletter that highlights attractive sales and specials from selected travel companies. As of July 1, 2003, theTravelzoo Top 20newsletter had 4.6 million subscribers. OurWeekend.comnewsletter is a free weekly e-mail newsletter that features ideas and travel opportunities for weekends. We launched this product in November 2002 and as of July 1, 2003, it had 822,000 subscribers.search engine.

        More than 200300 companies purchase our advertising services, including American Airlines, American Express, Alamo Rent-A-Car, ATA, Avis Rent-A-Car, British Airways, Carnival Cruise Lines, Liberty Travel, Delta Air Lines, Expedia, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels, JetBlue Airways, Kimpton Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Park PlaceCeasers Entertainment, SouthwestSpirit Airlines, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Royal Caribbean, United Airlines, and US Airways.

        Our revenues are generated from advertising sales. Our revenues, have grown rapidly since we began operations in 1998, primarily drivenconsisting of listing fees paid by an increasing number of travel companies listing their sales and specials on theTravelzoowebsite and in theTravelzoo Top 20newsletter. For the year ended December 31, 2002, revenues were $9.8 million compared to $6.1 million in 2001, an increase of 61%. Net income for 2002 was $853,071 versus $363,735 in the prior year. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, revenues increased 92% to $8.0 million compared to $4.2 million for the same period last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, net income increased to $981,010 from $281,620 for the same period last year, an increase of 248%. For the year ended December 31, 2002, our two largest clients accounted for 15% and 14% of our revenues. In the six months ended June 30, 2003, we acquired 1,472,000 new subscribers for ourTravelzoo Top 20 newsletter in addition to the 2,385,000 new subscribers we acquired in 2002.

Our Industry

        According to the Newspaper Association of America, travel companies spent $1.4 billion in 2002 on national advertising in newspapers. We believe that newspapers are currently the main medium for travel companies to advertise their sales and specials. However, we believe that travel companies will increase their spending on Internet advertising of sales and specials due to the following factors: first, market research shows that the Internet has become consumers’ preferred information source for travel; second, Internet advertising provides travel companies advantages compared to print advertising such as real-time listings, real-time updates, and performance tracking; third, the Internet allows travel companies to advertise their sales and specials in a fast, flexible, and cost-effective manner that has not been possible before. Fourth, we believe that many travel suppliers prefer to sell their travel services directly to consumers, as an alternative to distribution through travel agents.

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Competitive Strengths

        We have developed our company to be a leader in the field of online advertising for travel companies. We provide travel companies with the following key features:

  • Real-Time Listings of Special Offers.Our technology allows travel companies to advertise new special offers on a real-time basis.
  • Real-Time Updates.Our technology allows travel companies to update their listings on a real-time basis.
  • Real-Time Performance Reports.We provide travel companies with real-time tracking of the performance of their advertising campaigns. Our solution enables travel companies to optimize their campaigns by removing or updating unsuccessful listings and further promoting successful listings.
  • Access to Millions of Consumers.We provide travel companies fast access to millions of travel shoppers.
  • National Reach.We offer travel companies access to Internet users across the U.S.

        Furthermore, our products and services provide consumers information on current special offers with the following key features:

  • Aggregation of Offers from Many Companies.OurTravelzoowebsite and our Web site, in theTravelzoo Top 20 e-mail newsletter, aggregate informationthrough theNewsflash e-mail alert service and through theSuperSearchpay-per-click search engine, and banner advertising sales. Revenues are principally generated from the sale of advertising on current special offers from approximately 200 travel companies. This savesourTravelzoo Web site and in ourTravelzoo Top 20 newsletter. Listing fees are based on placement, number of listings, number of impressions, or number of click-throughs. Banner advertising rates are based on CPM rates (cost per thousand impressions). Smaller advertising agreements — typically $2,000 or less per month — typically renew automatically each month if they are not terminated by the consumer time when searching for travel sales and specials.
  • Current Information.Comparedclient. Larger agreements are typically related to newspaper ads, we provide consumers with more current information, since our technology enables travel companies to update their listings on a real-time basis.
  • Search Tools.We provide consumers with the ability to search for specific special offers.

Growth Strategy

        Our objective is to become the largest online publisher of sales and specials for travel companies. Key elements of our strategy include:

  • Build Strong Brand Awareness.We believe that it is essential to establish a strong brand with Internet users and within the travel industry. We currently utilize an online marketing program to promote our brands to Internet users. In addition, we believe that we build brand awareness by product excellence that is promoted by word-of-mouth. We utilize sponsorships at industry conferences and public relations to promote our brands within the travel industry.
  • Increase Reach.In order to attract more users to our products, we intend to expand our advertising campaigns as our business grows. We believe that we can also attract more users by product excellence that is promoted by word-of-mouth.
  • Maintain Quality User Base.We believe that, in addition to increasing our reach, we need to maintain the quality of our user base by producing high quality content.
  • Increase Number of Advertising Clients.We intend to continue to grow our advertising client base by expanding the size of our sales force.
  • Provide Excellent Service.We believe it is important to provide our advertising clients with excellent service in terms of the development and placement of their advertisements.are not automatically renewed.

Corporate Information

        Our principal business office is located at 590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10022 and our telephone number is (212) 521-4200. Our websiteWeb site ishttp://www.travelzoo.com.www.travelzoo.com. Information contained on our Web site is not a part of this prospectus. Additionally, we have offices in Chicago, Miami, and Mountain View (California). Our local presence in these regions allows us to better source and publish information on travel specials which are relevant to each regional market. In addition, these regional offices provide local proximity for our sales force to better service advertisers.




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THE OFFERING

Common stock offered by the selling
     stockholders		354,700780,000 shares


Common stock outstanding19,425,14716,250,479 shares as of June 30, 2003 February 1, 2005(1)

Purpose of offeringTo meet the NASDAQ SmallCap Market listing requirement of having 300 round lot holders. A qualifying round lot holder is a stockholder who owns at least 100 shares of Travelzoo stock. There can be no assurance that we will be listed on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5.


Selling StockholdersOf the shares offered hereby, 300,000 shares are held by Ralph Bartel, our Chief Executive Officer, 24,700 shares are held by charitable organizations to which Mr. Bartel donated such shares, and 30,000 shares are issuable on exercise of a warrant to be issued to Wedbush Morgan Securities by Mr. Bartel pursuant to the underwriting agreement relating to this offering.

Use of proceedsWe will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares offered hereby. All such proceeds will be received by the selling stockholders listed in this prospectus under “Principal and Selling Stockholders” beginning"Selling Stockholders" on page 31.

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Dividend policyWe have not paid, and do not anticipate paying, dividends on our common stock. See “Price Range of Common Stock and Dividend Information” on page 38.


Risk factorsSee “Risk Factors”"Risk Factors" beginning on page 5,3, for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.


OTC Bulletin Board symbolTVZO

Proposed NASDAQ SmallCapNasdaq National Market SymbolTZOO

(1) 

Excludes 2,401,938 options to acquire 2,211,074 shares, all of which are currently exercisable at a weighted average exercise price of $1.12$1.05 per share.


Common Stock Ownership and Netsurfer Shares

        Travelzoo was originally incorporated as Travelzoo.com Corporation (“Travelzoo Bahamas”) in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. In a “Netsurfer Stockholder” offering, Travelzoo Bahamas issued approximately 2.6 million shares of its common stock to approximately 700,000 visitors who registered on theTravelzoo website. No cash payments were required or received for any of the stock issued pursuant to the Netsurfer Stockholder offering. The number of shares issued was doubled as a result of a subsequent two-for-one stock split. In a series of transactions completed in 2002, Travelzoo Bahamas was merged into Travelzoo Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each share of Travelzoo Bahamas was converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of Travelzoo Inc. As of June 30, 2003, 128,214 former stockholders of Travelzoo Bahamas have taken the steps necessary to receive their shares in Travelzoo Inc., and 7,148,184 shares of common stock have been issued. If all former stockholders of Travelzoo Bahamas accept their shares in Travelzoo Inc., an additional 4,147,690 shares of common stock will be issued. These shares are reported as outstanding in our financial statements.

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        The following table sets forth summary consolidated financial data for the periods indicated. It is important that you read this information together with the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements beginning on page F-1. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for future periods.

SUMMARY FINANCIAL DATA

Statements of
Operations:		Period from
May 21, 1998
(inception) to
December 31,
1998		Year Ended December 31,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
199920002001200220022003
   (unaudited)
Revenues* $ 84,101 $954,259 $3,949,517 $6,147,938 $9,847,820 $4,177,204 $8,004,936 
Cost of revenues 25,362 132,803 282,195 304,081 351,169 172,000 164,169 
    Gross profit 58,739 821,456 3,667,322 5,843,857 9,496,651 4,005,204 7,840,767 
Operating expenses: 
  Sales and marketing 1,595 350,720 1,484,495 3,274,747 5,726,557 2,312,316 4,218,442 
  General and 22,046 326,686 1,201,982 1,354,088 2,293,846 1,124,616 1,959,803 
  administrative 
  Merger expenses — — 231,303 332,721 54,538 54,538 — 
    Total operating 23,641 677,406 2,917,780 4,961,556 8,074,941 3,491,470 6,178,245 
    expenses 
Income from operations 35,098 144,050 749,542 882,301 1,421,710 513,734 1,662,522 
Interest income — — — 2,702 3,971 1,487 5,137 
    Income before 35,098 144,050 749,542 885,003 1,425,681 515,221 1,667,659 
    income taxes 
Income taxes 6,213 38,646 387,856 521,268 572,610 233,601 686,649 
    Net income $  28,885 $105,404 $   361,686 $   363,735 $   853,071 $   281,620 $   981,010 
Basic and diluted net        
  income per share — $           0.01 $           0.02 $           0.02 $           0.04 $           0.01 $           0.05 
Balance Sheet Data:As of December 31,
As of June 30,
1998199920002001200220022003
   (unaudited)
Working capital $  78,172 $171,282 $   185,734 $   425,147 $1,339,593 $   696,634 $2,455,049 
Total assets 107,051 404,796 1,555,506 2,130,730 3,239,594 2,199,753 4,686,308 
Long-term debt — — — — — — — 
Stockholders’ equity $  88,885 $194,289 $   574,148 $   937,883 $1,790,954 $1,219,503 $2,771,964 


*Revenues in 1998, 1999 and 2000 included commissions revenue of $26,774, $61,015 and $97,451, respectively. Commissions revenue in all other periods was not material.















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RISK FACTORS

        You should carefully consider the risks described below and all other information contained, in orand incorporated by reference, intoin this prospectus before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks, or other risks and uncertainties that are not yet identified or that we currently think are immaterial, actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our shares could decline, and you may lose part or all of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Financial Condition and Business Model

Our limited operating history makes our business difficult to evaluate.

        We were incorporated and began generating revenues in May 1998. Accordingly, we have only a limited operating history for you to consider in evaluating our business. As a young company, we face risks and uncertainties relating to our ability to successfully implement our business plan. You must consider the risks, expenses and uncertainties which can materially affect the business of an early stagea young company like ours. These risks include uncertainty whether we will be able to:

  • increase awareness of theTravelzoo brand;
  • attract and retain additional travel companies to list their special offers with us;
  • attract additional Internet users to theTravelzoo website;Web site;
  • increase the functionality of our products and services;
  • maintain our current, business relationships and develop new, ones;business relationships;
  • respond effectively to competitive pressures; and
  • continue to develop and upgrade our technology.

We cannot assure you that we will sustain profitability.

        Although we have been profitable in the past, there is no assurance that we will continue to be profitable. We forecast our future expense levels based on our operating plans and our estimates of future revenues. We may find it necessary to accelerate expenditures relating to our sales and marketing efforts or otherwise increase our financial commitment to creating and maintaining brand awareness among travel companies and Internet users. If our revenues grow at a slower rate than we anticipate, or if our spending levels exceed our expectations or cannot be adjusted to reflect slower revenue growth, we may not generate sufficient revenues to sustain profitability. In this case, the value of Travelzoo’sthe shares of Travelzoo could be reduced.

Fluctuations in our operating results may negatively impact our stock price.

        Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly in the future due to a variety of factors that could affect our revenues or our expenses in any particular quarter. You should not rely on quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our results of operations as an indication of future performance. Factors that may affect our quarterly results include:

  • mismatches between resource allocation and client demand due to difficulties in predicting client demand in a new market;
  • changes in general economic conditions that could affect marketing efforts generally and online marketing efforts in particular;
  • the magnitude and timing of marketing initiatives;
  • the maintenance and development of our strategic relationships;
  • the introduction, development, timing, competitive pricing and market acceptance of our products and services and those of our competitors;

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  • our ability to attract and retain key personnel;
  • our ability to manage our anticipated growth and expansion;

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  • our ability to attract traffic to our website; andWeb site;
  • technical difficulties or system downtime affecting the Internet generally or the operation of our products and services specifically.specifically; and
  • payments which we make to previous stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation who failed to submit requests for shares in Travelzoo Inc. within the required time period.

        In addition, we plan to significantly increase our operating expenses related to expandadvertising campaigns forTravelzoo and the expansion of our sales and marketing, and production departments. If revenues fall below our expectations in any quarter and we are unable to quickly reduce our spending in response, our operating results would be lower than expected and our stock price may fall.

        In addition, we are required under generally accepted accounting principlesGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles to review our intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. We may be required to record a significant expense or charge to earnings in our financial statements in the period any impairment of intangible assets is determined.

We depend on two clients for a substantial part of our revenues.

        InTwo of our current clients, Avenue A and Orbitz, LLC, have represented a substantial portion of our business in the sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 30, 2003, two clients accounted for 13%2004 and 10%, respectively, of our revenues. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, two clients accounted2003, accounting for 15%as much as 11% and 14%, respectively,10% of our revenues.revenue, respectively, in those periods. The loss of one client or both of these clients may result in a significant decrease in our revenues and results of operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our business model is unproven and may not be adaptable to a changing market.

        Our current revenue model depends on advertising fees frompaid by travel companies using our products.companies. If current clients decide not to continue advertising their sales and specials with us and we are unable to replace them with new clients, our business may be adversely affected. To be successful, we must provide online marketing solutions that achieve broad market acceptance by travel companies. In addition, we must attract sufficient Internet users with attractive demographic characteristics to our products. It is possible that we will be required to further adapt our business model in response to changes in the online advertising market or if our current business model is not successful. If we are not able to anticipate changes in the online advertising market or if our business model is not successful, our business could be materially adversely affected, which could reduce the value of your shares.

We may not be able to obtain sufficient funds to grow our business and any additional financing may be on terms adverse to your interests.

        We intend to continue to grow our business, and intend to fund our current operations and our anticipated growth from the cash flow generated from our operations and our retained earnings. However, these sources may not be sufficient to meet our needs. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

        If additional financing is not available when required or is not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund our expansion, successfully promote our brand name, develop or enhance our products and services, take advantage of business opportunities, or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and the value of your shares.

        If we choose to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity securities, you may experience significant dilution of your ownership interest, and holders of the additional equity securities may have rights senior to those of the holders of our common stock. If we obtain additional financing by issuing debt securities, the terms of these securities could restrict or prevent us from paying dividends and could limit our flexibility in making business decisions. In October 2004, we completed the private placement sale of 750,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $30.0 million.


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Our business may be sensitive to recessions.

        The demand for online advertising may be linked to the level of economic activity and employment in the U.S. and abroad. Specifically, our business is dependent on the spending ofdemand for online advertising from travel companies. The currentlast recession has decreased consumer travel and caused travel companies to reduce or postpone their marketing spending generally, and their online marketing spending in particular. If the current economic downturn continues or worsens in the U.S. or abroad,recovery does not continue, our business and financial condition could be materially adversely affected, which could reduce the value of your shares.

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We may face significant costs with respect toOur operations could be significantly hindered by the deliveryoccurrence of paper copies of reports to our stockholders.a natural disaster or other catastrophic event.

        The Securities Exchange ActOur operations are susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins and similar events. In addition, a significant portion of 1934 requires usour network infrastructure is

located in Northern California, an area susceptible to provide paper copies of certain reports to our stockholders whoearthquakes. We do not consent to receiving electronic delivery. If ahave multiple site capacity in the event of any such occurrence. Outages could cause significant numberinterruptions of our stockholdersservice. In addition, despite our implementation of network security measures, our servers are vulnerable to computer viruses, physical and electronic break-ins, and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our computer systems. We do not consentcarry business interruption insurance to electronic deliverycompensate us for losses that may occur as a result of stockholder communicationsany of these events.

Technological or revoke such consent, we may face significant costs relatedother assaults on our service could harm our business.

        We are vulnerable to coordinated attempts to overload our systems with data, resulting in denial or reduction of service to some or all of our users for a period of time. We have experienced denial of service attacks in the printing and mailing of such reports. These costs may drain our resourcespast, and may haveexperience such attempts in the future. We do not carry business interruption insurance to compensate us for losses that may occur as a material adverse effect onresult of any of these events. Any such event could reduce our businessrevenue and the value ofharm our shares.operating results and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Markets and Strategy

The Internet is not a proven marketing medium.

        The future of our business is dependent on the ongoingcontinuing acceptance by travel companies of the Internet as an effective marketing tool, and on the ongoing acceptance by consumers of the Internet as a source for information on offers from travel companies. The adoption of online marketing by travel companies, particularly among those that have historically relied upon traditional advertising methods, requires the acceptance of a new way of conducting business, marketing and advertising. Many of our potential clients have little or no experience using the Internet as a marketing tool, and not all Internet users have experience using the Internet to look for travel offers.book travel. As a result, we cannot be sure that we will be able to effectively compete with traditional advertising methods. If we are unable to compete with traditional advertising methods, our business and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

We may experience reduced visitor traffic, reduced revenue and harm to our reputation in the event of unexpected network interruptions caused by system failures.

        Our servers and software must be able to accommodate a high volume of traffic. Any substantial increase in demands on our servers will require us to expand and adapt our network infrastructure. If we are unable to add additional software and hardware to accommodate increased demand, we could experience unanticipated system disruptions and slower response times. Any catastrophic failure at our co-location facility could prevent us from serving our web traffic for up to several days, and any failure of our Internet service provider may adversely affect our network’s performance. Our clients may become dissatisfied by any system failure that interrupts our ability to provide our products and services to them or results in slower response times. We do not maintain business interruption insurance. Any system failure, including network, software or hardware failure, that causes an interruption in the delivery of our products and services or a decrease in responsiveness of our services could result in reduced revenue and could materially adversely affect our reputation and brand.

We may not be able to develop awareness of our brand name.

        We believe that continuing to build awareness of theTravelzooand theWeekend.combrand namesname is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our business. Brand recognition is a key differentiating factor among providers of online advertising opportunities, and we believe it could become more important as competition in our industry increases. In order to maintain and build brand awareness, we must succeed in our marketing efforts, provide high quality service and increase the number of Internet users with favorable demographics usingTravelzooandWeekend.com.efforts. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brands,brand, incur significant expenses in promoting our brandsbrand and fail to generate a corresponding increase in revenue as a result of our branding efforts, or encounter legal obstacles which prevent our continued use of our brand names,name, our business and the value of your shares could be materially adversely affected.

Our business may be sensitive to events affecting the travel industry in general.

        Events like the war with Iraq in 2003 or the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 have a negative impact on the travel industry. We are not in a position to evaluate the net effect of these circumstances on our business. In the longer term, our business might be negatively affected by financial

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pressures on the travel industry. However, our business may also benefit if travel companies increase their efforts to promote special offers or other marketing programs. If the events result in a long-term negative impact on the travel industry, such impact could have a material adverse effect on our business and the value of your shares.

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We will not be able to attract travel companies or Internet users if we do not continually enhance and develop the content and features of our products and services.

        To remain competitive, we must continually improve the responsiveness, functionality and features of our products and services. We may not succeed in developing features, functions, products or services that travel companies and Internet users find attractive. This could reduce the number of travel companies and Internet users using our products and materially adversely affect our business and the value of your shares.

We may lose business if we fail to keep pace with rapidly changing technologies and clients’ needs.

        Our success is dependent on our ability to develop new and enhanced software, services and related products to meet rapidly evolving technological requirements for online advertising. Our current technology may not meet the future technical requirements of travel companies. Trends that could have a critical impact on our success include:

  • rapidly changing technology in online advertising;
  • evolving industry standards, including both formal andde facto standards relating to online advertising;
  • developments and changes relating to the Internet;
  • competing products and services that offer increased functionality; and
  • changes in travel company and Internet user requirements.

        If we are unable to timely and successfully develop and introduce new products and enhancements to existing products in response to our industry’s changing technological requirements, our business and the value of your shares could be materially adversely affected.

Our business and growth will suffer if we are unable to hire and retain highly skilled personnel.

        Our future success depends on our ability to attract, train, motivate and retain highly skilled employees. We may be unable to retain our skilled employees or attract, assimilate and retain other highly skilled employees in the future. We have from time to time in the past experienced, and we expect to continue to experience in the future, difficulty in hiring and retaining highly skilled employees with appropriate qualifications. If we are unable to hire and retain skilled personnel, our growth may be restricted, which could adversely affect our future success and the value of your shares.

We may not be able to effectively manage our expanding operations.

        We have recently experienced a period of rapid growth. In order to execute our business plan, we must continue to grow significantly. As of July 1, 2003,September 30, 2004, we had 3049 employees. We expect that the number of our employees will continue to increase for the foreseeable future. This growth has placed, and our anticipated future growth combined with the requirements we face as a public company will continue to place, a significant strain on our management, systems and resources. We expect that we will need to continue to improve our financial and managerial controls and reporting systems and procedures. We will also need to continue to expand and maintain close coordination among our technical, accounting,sales, production, marketing and IT and finance and sales and marketing departments. We may not succeed in these efforts. Our inability to expand our operations in an efficient manner could cause our expenses to grow disproportionately to revenues, our revenues to decline or grow more slowly than expected and otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business and the value of your shares.

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Intense competition may adversely affect our ability to achieve or maintain market share and operate profitably.

        We compete with large Internet portal sites, such as About.com, America Online, Lycos, MSN and Yahoo!, that offer listings or other advertising opportunities for travel companies. These companies have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources and larger client bases than we do.bases. We also compete with search engines like Google and Overture that offer pay-per-click listings. In addition, we compete with newspapers, magazines and other traditional media companies that provide online advertising opportunities. We expect to face additional competition as other established and emerging companies, including print media companies, enter the online advertising market.

        We believe that there will be rapid business consolidation in the online advertising industry. Accordingly, new competitors may emerge and rapidly acquire significant market share. The development of competing technologies by market participants or the emergence of new industry standards may also adversely affect our competitive position. Competition could result in reduced margins on our services, loss of market share or less use ofTravelzoo by travel companies and consumers. If we are not able to compete effectively with current or future competitors as a result of these and other factors, our business could be materially adversely affected.

Loss of any of our key management personnel could negatively impact our business.

        Our future success depends to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of our management team, particularly Ralph Bartel, our Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. The loss or departure of any of our officers or key employees could materially adversely affect our ability to implement our business plan. We do not maintain key person life insurance for any member of our management team. In addition, we expect new members to join our management team in the future. These individuals will not previously have worked together and will be required to become integrated into our management team. If our key management personnel are not able to work together effectively or successfully, our business could be materially adversely affected.

We may not be able to access third-party technology upon which we depend.

        We use technology and software products from third parties including Microsoft. Technology from our current or other vendors may not continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Our business will suffer if we are unable to access this technology, to gain access to additional products or to integrate new technology with our existing systems. This could cause delays in our development and introduction of new services and related products or enhancements of existing products until equivalent or replacement technology can be accessed, if available, or developed internally, if feasible. If we experience these delays, our business and the value of your shares could be materially adversely affected.

Risks Related to the Market for our Shares

We cannotOur stock price has been volatile historically and may continue to be sure that an active market for our shares will develop or be maintained in the future.volatile.

        On August 28, 2002,The trading price of our shares commenced tradingcommon stock has been and may continue to be subject to wide fluctuations. During the first six months of 2004, the sale prices of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board. However, thereNasdaq SmallCap Market ranged from $7.10 to $31.47 per share. Since our inclusion on the Nasdaq National Market in August 2004, the sale prices of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market ranged from $30.06 to $110.62. Our stock price may fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors, such as quarterly variations in operating results; announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors; changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts; the operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors may deem comparable to us; and news reports relating to trends in our markets or general economic conditions.

        In addition, the stock market in general, and the market prices for Internet-related companies in particular, have experienced volatility that often has been only limited trading inunrelated to the shares since that time, at widely varying prices,operating performance of such companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the trading to date has not resulted in an active market forprice of our shares. We cannot assure you that an active market forstock, regardless of our shares will be established or maintained in the future. If such market is not established or maintained, stockholders will not be able to readily sell their shares.operating performance.

We cannot be sure that our application for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market will be approved.

        We have submitted an application for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol “TZOO.” There can be no assurance that our shares will be listed on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market upon consummation of this offering or ever. In the event our shares are not listed on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, our shares will continue to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board.

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We are controlled by a principal stockholder.

        Ralph Bartel, who founded Travelzoo and who is our Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, is our largest stockholder, holding

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approximately 72%83% of our outstanding shares with options to increase his percentage ownership to 74% on a fully-diluted basis, assuming all former stockholders of Travelzoo Bahamas receive shares of Travelzoo Inc. Based on the number of shares issued as of June 30, 2003 in the merger with Travelzoo Bahamas, Mr. Bartel’s shares represent 92% of the outstanding shares. Assuming Mr. Bartel sells all of the shares offered by him hereunder, Mr. Bartel will hold approximately 70% of our outstanding shares, with options to increase his percentage ownership to 73%85% on a fully-diluted basis. Through his share ownership, he is in a position to control Travelzoo and to elect our entire board of directors.

Investors may face significant restrictions on the resale of our stock due to federal penny stock regulations.

        If our shares trade at less than five dollars per share, since the shares are not listed on a recognized national exchange or on NASDAQ, our common stock may be deemed to be a “penny stock” under Rule 3a51-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Compliance with the requirements governing penny stocks may make it more difficult for investors in our common stock to resell their shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of them.

        Section 15(g) of the Exchange Act and Rule 15g-2 under the Exchange Act require broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks to provide potential investors with a document disclosing the risks of penny stocks and to obtain a manually signed and dated written receipt of the document before effecting any transaction in a penny stock for the investor’s account. Moreover, Rule 15g-9 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account of any investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock to that investor. These requirements significantly increase the time necessary for a broker-dealer to sell a stock and limit the available purchasers for a stock.

Risks Related to Legal Uncertainty

We may become subject to burdensome government regulations and legal uncertainties affecting the Internet which could adversely affect our business.

        To date, governmental regulations have not materially restricted use of the Internet in our markets. However, the legal and regulatory environment that pertains to the Internet is uncertain and may change.

Uncertainty and new regulations could increase our costs of doing business, prevent us from delivering our products and services over the Internet or slow the growth of the Internet. In addition to new laws and regulations being adopted, existing laws may be applied to the Internet. New and existing laws may cover issues which include:

  • user privacy;
  • anti-spam legislation;
  • consumer protection;
  • copyright, trademark and patent infringement;
  • pricing controls;
  • characteristics and quality of products and services;
  • sales and other taxes; and
  • other claims based on the nature and content of Internet materials.

Claims may be asserted against us relating to shares not issued in our merger with Travelzoo.com Corporation which became effective in 2002.

        The merger of Travelzoo.com Corporation into us became effective on April 25, 2002. Stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation were allowed a period of two years following the effective date to receive shares of the Company. After April 25, 2004, two years following the effective date, we ceased issuing shares to the former stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation. Many of the “Netsurfer stockholders,” who had applied to receive shares of Travelzoo.com Corporation in 1998 for no cash consideration, did not elect to receive their shares which were issuable in the merger prior to the end of the two-year period. A total of 4,115,532 of our shares which had been reserved for issuance in the merger were not claimed.

        It is possible that claims may be asserted against us in the future by former stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation seeking to receive shares in us, whether based on a claim that the two-year deadline for exchanging their shares was unenforceable or otherwise. In addition, one or more jurisdictions, including the Bahamas or the State of Delaware, may assert rights to unclaimed shares under escheat statutes. If such escheat claims are asserted, we intend to challenge the applicability of escheat rights, among other reasons, in that the identity, residency and eligibility of the holders in question cannot be determined. There were certain conditions applicable to the issuance of shares to the Netsurfer stockholders, including requirements that (i) they be at least 18 years of age, (ii) they be residents of the U.S. or Canada and (iii) they not apply for shares more than once. The Netsurfer stockholders were required to confirm their compliance with these conditions, and were advised that failure to comply could result in cancellation of their shares in Travelzoo.com Corporation. Travelzoo.com Corporation was not able to verify that the applicants met the requirements referred to above at the time of their applications for issuance of shares. If claims are asserted by persons claiming to be former stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation, we intend to assert that their rights to receive their shares expired two years following the effective date of the merger, as provided in the merger agreement. We also expect to take the position, if escheat or similar claims are asserted in respect of the unissued shares in the future, that we are not required to issue such shares. Further, even if it were established that unissued shares were subject to escheat claims, we would assert that the claimant must establish that the original Netsurfer stockholders complied with the conditions to issuance of their shares.

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We are not able to predict the outcome of any future claims which might be asserted relating to the unissued shares. If such claims were asserted, and were fully successful, that could result in us being required to issue up to an additional 4,115,532 shares of common stock for no additional payment, which would result in substantial dilution of the ownership interests of the other stockholders, and in our earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of the common stock.

        In October 2004, we announced a program under which we will make cash payments to persons who establish that they were former stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation, and who failed to submit requests for shares in Travelzoo Inc. within the required time period referred to above. In the three months ended September 30, 2004, we recorded a liability of $220,135 related to this program. In the three months ended December 31, 2004, we recorded a charge of approximately $977,000 related to this program. The total future liability under this program is not reliably estimable because it will depend on the ultimate number of valid requests received and future levels of our common stock price. Our common stock price affects the amount of this liability because the amount of cash payments under the program is based in part on the recent level of the stock price at the date valid requests are received.

We may be unable to protect our registered trademark or other proprietary intellectual property rights.

        Our success depends to a significant degree upon the protection of theTravelzoobrand name. We rely upon a combination of copyright, trade secret and trademark laws and non-disclosure and other contractual arrangements to protect our intellectual property rights. The steps we have taken to protect our proprietary rights, however, may not be adequate to deter misappropriation of proprietary information.

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        The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office registered the trademark for “Travelzoo” on January 23, 2001. If we are unable to protect our rights in the mark, a key element of our strategy of promotingTravelzooas a brand could be disrupted and our business could be adversely affected. We may not be able to detect unauthorized use of our proprietary information or take appropriate steps to enforce our intellectual property rights. In addition, the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in Internet-related industries is uncertain and still evolving. The laws of other countries in which we may market our services in the future are uncertain and may afford little or no effective protection of our intellectual property. The unauthorized reproduction or other misappropriation of our proprietary technology could enable third parties to benefit from our technology and brand name without paying us for them. If this were to occur, our business could be materially adversely affected.

We may face liability from intellectual property litigation that could be costly to prosecute or defend and distract management’s attention with no assurance of success.

        We cannot be certain that our products, content and brand names do not or will not infringe valid patents, copyrights or other intellectual property rights held by third parties. While we have a trademark for “Travelzoo,” many companies in the industry have similar names including the word “travel.” We expect that infringement claims in our markets will increase in number as more participants enter the markets. We may be subject to legal proceedings and claims from time to time relating to the intellectual property of others in the ordinary course of our business. We may incur substantial expenses in defending against these third party infringement claims, regardless of their merit, and such claims could result in a significant diversion of the efforts of our management personnel. Successful infringement claims against us may result in monetary liability or a material disruption in the conduct of our business.

We may be liable as a result of information retrieved from or transmitted over the Internet.

        We may be sued for defamation, negligence, copyright or trademark infringement or other legal claims relating to information that is published or made available in our products. These types of claims have been brought, sometimes successfully, against online services in the past. The fact that we distribute information via e-mail may subject us to potential risks, such as liabilities or claims resulting from unsolicited e-mail or spamming, lost or misdirected messages, security breaches, illegal or fraudulent use of e-mail or interruptions or delays in e-mail service. In addition, we could incur significant costs in investigating and defending such claims, even if we ultimately are not liable. If any of these events occur, our business and the value of your shares could be materially adversely affected.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION

        The information in this prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based upon current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about us and our industry. These forward-looking statements are subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in our operations and business environment that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be different from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “strategy,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ significantly from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this prospectus in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and the risks discussed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. The forward-looking statements included in this prospectus reflect the beliefs of our management on the date of this report.prospectus. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events or circumstances occur in the future.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

        On January 24, 2005, we announced our financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. We furnished a copy of our announcement on a report on Form 8-K which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2005.

USE OF PROCEEDS

        WeThe selling stockholders will not receive anyall of the proceeds from the sale of shares sold by the selling stockholders listed in this prospectus under “Principal and Selling Stockholders” beginning on page 31.

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CAPITALIZATION

        The following table sets forth our capitalization as of June 30, 2003:

As of
June 30, 2003*
(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents$2,343,037
Long-term debt, less current portion—
Stockholders’ equity
  Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares;
      issued and outstanding 19,425,147 shares194,251
  Additional paid-in capital(116,078)
Retained earnings2,693,791
Total stockholders’ equity2,771,964
Total capitalization$ 2,771,964
*Our capitalization will not change as a result of the sale of our stock by the selling stockholders, except for the effect of costs of the offering paid by us, which will reduce our total stockholders’ equity.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

You should read the following selected financial data along with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements beginning on page F-1. We derived the selected financial data as of and for each of the four years ended December 31, 2002 and the period ended December 31, 1998 from our audited financial statements. We derived the selected financial data as of and for each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 from our unaudited financial statements. In our opinion, the unaudited financial information includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation of that information. Our results of operations for the six month period ended June 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that we may achieve for the full year.

Statements of
Operations:		Period from
May 21, 1998
(inception) to
December 31,
1998		Year Ended December 31,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
199920002001200220022003
   (unaudited)
Revenues* $84,101 $954,259 $3,949,517 $6,147,938 $9,847,820 $4,177,204 $8,004,936 
Cost of revenues 25,362 132,803 282,195 304,081 351,169 172,000 164,169 
    Gross profit 58,739 821,456 3,667,322 5,843,857 9,496,651 4,005,204 7,840,767 
Operating expenses: 
  Sales and marketing 1,595 350,720 1,484,495 3,274,747 5,726,557 2,312,316 4,218,442 
  General and 22,046 326,686 1,201,982 1,354,088 2,293,846 1,124,616 1,959,803 
  administrative 
  Merger expenses — — 231,303 332,721 54,538 54,538 — 
    Total operating 23,641 677,406 2,917,780 4,961,556 8,074,941 3,491,470 6,178,245 
    expenses 
Income from operations 35,098 144,050 749,542 882,301 1,421,710 513,734 1,662,522 
Interest income — — — 2,702 3,971 1,487 5,137 
    Income before 35,098 144,050 749,542 885,003 1,425,681 515,221 1,667,659 
    income taxes 
Income taxes 6,213 38,646 387,856 521,268 572,610 233,601 686,649 
    Net income $  28,885 $105,404 $   361,686 $   363,735 $   853,071 $   281,620 $   981,010 
Basic and diluted net        
  income per share — $           0.01 $           0.02 $           0.02 $           0.04 $           0.01 $           0.05 
Shares used in 
  computing basic net 
  income per share 9,431,741 19,323,064 19,372,791 19,425,147 19,425,147 19,425,147 19,425,147 
Shares used in 
  computing diluted 
  net income per share 9,431,741 19,355,147 19,466,810 19,425,147 19,896,353 19,425,147 20,501,602 
Balance Sheet Data:As of December 31,
As of June 30,
1998199920002001200220022003
   (unaudited)
Working capital $  78,172 $171,282 $   185,734 $   425,147 $1,339,593 $   696,634 $2,455,049 
Total assets 107,051 404,796 1,555,506 2,130,730 3,239,594 2,199,753 4,686,308 
Long-term debt — — — — — — — 
Stockholders’ equity $  88,885 $194,289 $   574,148 $   937,883 $1,790,954 $1,219,503 $2,771,964 


*Revenues in 1998, 1999 and 2000 included commissions revenue of $26,774, $61,015 and $97,451, respectively. Commissions revenue in all other periods was not material.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements beginning on page F-1.

Overview

        Travelzoo Inc. is an Internet media company that publishes online advertisements of sales and specials for hundreds of travel companies. As the Internet is becoming consumers’ preferred medium to search for travel offers, we provide airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacation packagers, and other travel companies with a fast, flexible, and cost-effective way to reach millions of potential consumers. Our products include theTravelzoowebsite, the Travelzoo Top 20 newsletter, and theWeekend.comnewsletter.

        Our revenues are primarily derived from the sale of advertising on ourTravelzoowebsite and in our Travelzoo Top 20 e-mail newsletter.

Critical Accounting Policies

        We believe that there are a number of accounting policies that are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies affect the reported amounts of revenue and the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates. These significant accounting policies relate to revenue recognition and the provision for doubtful accounts. These policies, and our procedures related to these policies, are described in detail below.

Revenue Recognition

        Substantially all of our revenues are advertising revenues, consisting of fees paid by travel companies to advertise their special offers on theTravelzoowebsite, theTravelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter, and theWeekend.come-mail newsletter. Listing fees are based on placement, number of listings, number of impressions, or number of clickthroughs. Banner advertising rates are based on CPM rates (cost per thousand impressions). Smaller advertising agreements – typically $2,000 or less per month – typically renew automatically each month if they are not terminated by the client. Larger agreements are typically related to advertising campaigns and are not automatically renewed.

        We recognize advertising revenues in the period in which the advertisement is displayed, provided that evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed and determinable, no significant obligations remain at the end of the period, and collection of the resulting receivable is deemed probable. If fixed-fee advertising is displayed over a term greater than one month, revenues are recognized ratably over the period. To the extent that any minimum guaranteed impressions are not met during the contract period, we defer recognition of the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed impressions are achieved. Fees for banner advertising and other variable-fee advertising arrangements are recognized based on the number of impressions displayed or clicks delivered during the period.

        Under these policies, no revenue is recognized unless persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collection is deemed probable. We evaluate each of these criteria as follows:

  • Evidence of an arrangement.We consider a non-cancelable insertion order signed by the client to be evidence of an arrangement.
  • Delivery.Delivery is considered to occur when the advertising has been displayed and, if applicable, the clickthroughs have been delivered.

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  • Fixed or determinable fee.We consider the fee to be fixed or determinable if the fee is not subject to refund or adjustment.
  • Collection is deemed probable.We conduct a credit review for all significant transactions at the time of the arrangement to determine the credit-worthiness of the client. Collection is deemed probable if we expect that the client will be able to pay amounts under the arrangement as payments become due. If we determine that collection is not probable, then we recognize the revenue upon cash collection, provided that the other criteria for revenue recognition have been met.

Provision for Doubtful Accounts

        We initially record a provision for doubtful accounts based on our historical experience of write-offs and then adjust this provision at the end of each reporting period based on a detailed assessment of our accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts. In estimating the provision for doubtful accounts, management considers the age of the accounts receivable, our historical write-offs, the credit-worthiness of the client, the economic conditions of the client’s industry, and general economic conditions, among other factors. Should any of these factors change, the estimates made by management will also change, which could impact the level of our future provision for doubtful accounts. Specifically, if the financial condition of our clients were to deteriorate, affecting their ability to make payments, additional provision for doubtful accounts may be required.

Results of Operations

        The following table sets forth, as a percentage of total revenues, the results of our operations for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 and the six-month periods ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

Year Ended
December 31,
Six Months
Ended June 30,
2000
2001
2002
2002
2003
Revenues:   100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Cost of revenues   7  5  4  4  2 
      Gross profit   93  95  96  96  98 
Operating expenses:  
   Sales and marketing   38  53  58  55  53 
   General and administrative   30  22  23  27  24 
   Merger expenses   6  6  1  1  – 
      Total operating expenses   74  81  82  83  77 
Income from operations   19  14  14  13  21 
Interest income   –  –  –  –  – 
Income before income taxes   19  14  14  13  21 
Income taxes   10  8  5  6  9 
Net income   9% 6% 9% 7% 12%

Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002

Acquisition of Subscribers

        In the six months ended June 30, 2003, we acquired 1,472,000 new subscribers for ourTravelzoo Top 20product through advertising campaigns for theTravelzoobrand. Subscription to theTravelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter is free. However, we believe that these additional subscribers add significant value to our company because the additional subscribers may allow us to increase our advertising rates in the future.

        The cost related to the acquisition of the new subscribers is included in our advertising expenses. Advertising expenses are included in sales and marketing expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, our advertising expenses were $2.9 million.

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Revenues

         Our total revenues increased to $4.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003, from $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Our total revenues increased to $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, from $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The increase in our total revenues was due to signing on new clients and increased spending from existing clients. During the three months ended June 30, 2003, we recognized revenue of $77,000 related to advertising delivered in the first quarter of 2003 for which collectibility was not probable and therefore recognized on a cash-received basis. During the three months ended June 30, 2003, we did not recognize revenue related to $35,000 of advertising delivered in the quarter that will be recognized on a cash-received basis since collectibility is not probable.

Cost of Revenues

        Cost of revenues consists of network expenses, including fees we pay for co-location services, depreciation of network equipment and salary expenses associated with network operations staff. Our cost of revenues decreased to $81,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, from $86,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Our cost of revenues decreased to $164,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2003, from $172,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenues decreased to 2% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 from 4% for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The decrease resulted primarily from an increase in revenues that was not offset by an increase in our network operations costs.

Operating Expenses

  • Sales and Marketing.Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of advertising and promotional expenses, public relations expenses, conference expenses, commission expenses, and salary expenses associated with sales and marketing staff. Sales and marketing expenses increased to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 from $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Sales and marketing expenses increased to $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 from $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The increase in sales and marketing expenses was primarily due to the increase in sales and marketing personnel and an increase of our advertising of theTravelzoobrand. In the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, advertising expenses accounted for 69% and 67%, respectively, of sales and marketing expenses. Advertising activities during the two periods were of the same type (i.e., online advertising). During the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, $236,000 and $226,000, respectively, of advertising services were purchased from our clients under non-barter arrangements.
  • General and Administrative.General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation for administrative and executive staff, fees for professional services, rent, bad debt expense, amortization of intangible assets and general office expense. General and administrative expenses increased to $903,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003 from $562,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002. General and administrative expenses increased to $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 from $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. General and administrative expenses increased primarily due to an increase in expenses for office space and an increase in expenses for professional services.
  • Merger Expenses.Merger expenses consist of expenses relating to the registration statement and proxy statement filed with the SEC relating to the merger of Travelzoo.com Corporation into Travelzoo Inc. Merger expenses were $-0- for both the three months ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002. There were no merger expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $55,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002 as the merger was completed in 2002. The expenses consisted mostly of fees for professional legal and accounting services.

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Income Taxes

        For the three months ended June 30, 2003, we recorded an income tax provision of $419,000. For the three months ended June 30, 2002, we recorded an income tax provision of $101,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, we recorded an income tax provision of $687,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, we recorded an income tax provision of $234,000. Our income is generally taxed in the U.S. and our income tax provision reflects federal and state statutory rates applicable to our levels of income and the effect of non-deductible merger expenses in 2002.

Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000

Acquisition of Subscribers

        In 2002, we acquired 2,385,000 new subscribers for ourTravelzoo Top 20product through advertising campaigns for theTravelzoobrand. Subscription to theTravelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter is free. However, we believe that these additional subscribers add significant value to our company because the additional subscribers allow us to increase our advertising rates.

        The cost related to the acquisition of the new subscribers is included in our expenses for advertising campaigns for theTravelzoo brand. For the year 2002, our total advertising expenses were $3.9 million.

Revenues

        Our total revenues increased to $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2002 from $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 and $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2000. The increase in our total revenues was due to an increase in advertising revenues. Advertising revenue increased to $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2002 from $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 and $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2000. The increases resulted primarily from an increase in the number of travel companies advertising on theTravelzoowebsite and in theTravelzoo Top 20newsletter.

Cost of Revenues

        Cost of revenues consists of network expenses, including fees we pay for co-location services, depreciation of network equipment and salary expenses associated with network operations staff. Our cost of revenues increased to $351,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002 from $304,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001 and $282,000 for the year ended December 31, 2000. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenues decreased to 4% for the year ended December 31, 2002 from 5% for the year ended December 31, 2001 and 7% for the year ended December 31, 2000. The decreases resulted primarily from an increase in revenues that was not offset by an increase in our network operations costs.

Operating Expenses

  • Sales and Marketing.Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of advertising and promotional expenses, public relations expenses, conference expenses, and salary expenses associated with sales and marketing staff. Sales and marketing expenses increased to $5.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2002 from $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 and $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2000. The increases in sales and marketing expenses was due to the decision by our management to hire more experienced sales personnel and increases of our advertising of theTravelzoobrand. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, advertising expenses accounted for 69% and 69%, respectively, of sales and marketing expenses. Advertising activities during the two periods were of the same type (i.e., online advertising).
  • General and Administrative.General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation for administrative and executive staff, fees for professional services, rent, bad debt expense, amortization of intangible assets and general office expense. General and administrative expenses increased to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2002 from $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 and $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2000. General and administrative expenses increased primarily due to increases in expenses for office space. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2001 include a credit of $128,000 for a reduction to the bad debt reserve principally due to the collection of a doubtful account.

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  • Merger Expenses.Merger expenses consist of expenses relating to the registration statement and proxy statement filed with the SEC relating to the merger of Travelzoo.com Corporation into Travelzoo Inc. Merger expenses decreased to $55,000 for the year ended December 31, 2002 from $333,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001 and $231,000 for the year ended December 31, 2000. The expenses consisted mostly of fees for professional services, primarily legal and accounting.

Intangible Assets

        As of December 31, 2002, our long-lived assets included intangible assets of $212,000. The intangible assets consist of the weekend.com and the weekends.com Internet domain names. During 2002, we evaluated the recoverability of our intangible assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Impairment of Long-Lived Assets,” which required us to assess these assets for recoverability when events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment by estimating the undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the use of these assets. No impairment losses were recorded related to intangible assets in 2002. Any future impairment losses recorded in the future could have a material adverse impact on our financial conditions and results of operations.

Income Taxes

        For the year ended December 31, 2002, we recorded an income tax provision of $573,000. For the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, we recorded income tax provisions of $521,000 and $388,000, respectively. Our income is generally taxed in the U.S. and our income tax provision reflects federal and state statutory rates applicable to our levels of income and the effect of non-deductible merger expenses in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        As of June 30, 2003, we had $2.3 million in cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents increased from $1.3 million on December 31, 2002, primarily as a result of operating income and an increase in accrued expenses offset by an increase in accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents increased from $610,000 on December 31, 2001 primarily as a result of operating income and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses offset by income tax payments and an increase in accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents increased to $610,000 on December 31, 2001 from $46,000 on December 31, 2000 primarily as a result of operating income and an increase in accrued expenses and income tax payable offset by an increase in accounts receivable and deposits. We expect that cash flows generated from operations will continue to be sufficient to provide for our working capital needs in the near future.

        Net cash provided by operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2003 was $1.1 million. Net cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2002 was $132,000. In the six months ended June 30, 2003, net cash provided by operating activities resulted primarily from operating income and an increase in accrued expenses offset by an increase in accounts receivable. In the six months ended June 30, 2002, net cash used in operating activities resulted primarily from a decrease in income tax payable and an increase in accounts receivable offset by our net income, and an increase in deferred revenue.

        Net cash provided by operating activities in the year ended December 31, 2002 was $769,000. Net cash provided by operating activities in the year ended December 31, 2001 was $771,000. Net cash provided by operating activities in the year ended December 31, 2000 was $409,000. In the year ended December 31, 2002, net cash provided by operating activities resulted primarily from operating income and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses offset by income tax payments and an increase in accounts receivable. In the year ended December 31, 2001, net cash provided by operating activities resulted primarily from our net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items, and a decrease in prepaid expenses offset by increase in deposits. In the year ended December 31, 2000, net cash provided by operating activities resulted primarily from our net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items, and an increase in income tax payable offset by an increase in accounts receivable.

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        Net cash used in investing activities was $19,000 and $99,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In both periods, net cash was used in investing activities for equipment purchases. Net cash used in investing activities was $121,000, $156,000, and $428,000 during the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. In all periods, net cash was used in investing activities for equipment purchases, and in 2000 $125,000 was used for the purchase of a domain name.

        There were no cash flows related to financing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 and the year ended December 31, 2002. Net cash used in financing activities was $50,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001. Net cash provided by financing activities was $54,000 for the year ended December 31, 2000. In the year ended December 31, 2001, net cash was used in financing activities for repayment of a loan made to Travelzoo by Ralph Bartel, its principal stockholder. In the year ended December 31, 2000, net cash was provided by a loan by Mr. Bartel and exercise of stock options by an employee.

        Our capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including market acceptance of our products and services, the amount of our resources we devote to theTravelzoowebsite, theTravelzoo Top 20newsletter, theWeekend.comnewsletter and expansion of our operations and the amount of our resources we devote to promoting awareness of theTravelzoobrand. Consistent with our growth, we have experienced a substantial increase in our sales and marketing expenses and capital expenditures since inception, and we anticipate that these increases will continue for the foreseeable future. We believe cash on hand and generated during those periods will be sufficient to pay such costs. In addition, we will continue to evaluate possible investments in businesses, products and technologies, the consummation of any of which would increase our capital requirements.

        Although we currently believe that we have sufficient capital resources to meet our anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements beyond the next 12 months, unanticipated events and opportunities may require us to sell additional equity or debt securities or establish new credit facilities to raise capital in order to meet our capital requirements. If we sell additional equity or convertible debt securities, the sale could dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders. If we issue debt securities or establish a new credit facility, our fixed obligations could increase, and we may be required to agree to operating covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot be sure that any such financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

        Our accounts receivable are subject, in normal course of business, to collection risks. We regularly assess these risks and have established policies and business practices to minimize the adverse effects of collection risks. As a result, we do not anticipate any material losses in this area.

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BUSINESS

        Travelzoo Inc. is an Internet media company that publishes online advertisements of sales and specials for hundreds of travel companies. As the Internet is becoming consumers’ preferred medium to search for travel offers, we provide airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacation packagers, and other travel companies with a fast, flexible, and cost-effective way to reach millions of potential consumers. Our products include the Travelzoo website, the Travelzoo Top 20 e-mail newsletter, and the Weekend.com e-mail newsletter.

        More than 200 companies purchase our services. Our clients include American Airlines, American Express, Alamo Rent-A-Car, Apple Vacations, America West Vacations, Avis Rent-A-Car, British Airways, Carnival Cruise Lines, Liberty Travel, Delta Air Lines, Expedia, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels, JetBlue Airways, Marriott Hotels, Park Place Entertainment, Pleasant Holidays, Spirit Airlines, Funjet Vacations, Southwest Airlines, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Royal Caribbean, United Airlines, and US Airways.

        Our revenues are generated from advertising sales. Our revenues have grown rapidly since we began operations in 1998, primarily driven by an increasing number of travel companies listing their sales and specials on theTravelzoowebsite and in theTravelzoo Top 20newsletter. Our revenues increased from approximately $84,000 for the period from May 21, 1998 (inception) to December 31, 1998, to approximately $9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2002.

        Our principal business office is located at 590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10022. Additionally, we have offices in Chicago, Miami, and Mountain View (California). Our local presence in these regions allows us to better source and publish information on travel specials which are relevant to each regional market. In addition, these regional offices provide local proximity for our sales force to better service advertisers.

        Travelzoo was originally incorporated as Travelzoo.com Corporation (“Travelzoo Bahamas”) in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. In a “Netsurfer Stockholder”offering, Travelzoo Bahamas issued approximately 2.6 million shares of its common stock to approximately 700,000 visitors who registered on the Travelzoo website. No cash payments were required or received for any of the stock issued pursuant to the Netsurfer Stockholder offering. The number of shares issued was doubled as a result of a subsequent two-for-one stock split.

        In a series of transactions completed in 2002, Travelzoo Bahamas was merged into Travelzoo Inc., a Delaware corporation, and each share of Travelzoo Bahamas was converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of Travelzoo Inc. As of June 30, 2003, 128,214 former stockholders of Travelzoo Bahamas have taken the steps necessary to receive their shares in Travelzoo Inc., and 7,148,184 shares of common stock have been issued. If all formerstock. The selling stockholders of Travelzoo Bahamas accept their shares in Travelzoo Inc., an additional 4,147,690 shares of common stock will be issued. These shares are reported as outstanding in our financial statements.

        In August 2002, Travelzoo commenced trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. Trading has been very limited. We have applied for the listing of our common stock on the NASDAQ SmallCap Marketlisted under the symbol “TZOO.” This offering is intended primarily to allow Travelzoo to satisfy the requirement for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market that we have 300 round lot holders of our common stock. A qualifying round lot holder is a stockholder who owns at least 100 shares of Travelzoo stock We believe that subject to satisfying the requirement relating to the round lot holders, our application for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market will be approved. However, we cannot provide any assurances in regard to approval of the application. In the event we are unable to obtain approval for listing on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, our shares of common stock will continue to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board. See “Risk Factors.”

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Our Market

        According to the Newspaper Association of America, travel companies spent $1.4 billion in 2002 on national advertising in newspapers (source: Market and Business Analysis, NAA, 2003). We believe that newspapers are currently the main medium for travel companies to advertise their sales and specials.

        We believe that several factors are causing and will continue to cause travel companies to increase their spending on Internet advertising of sales and specials:

  • The Internet Is Consumers' Preferred Information Source.Market research shows that the Internet has become consumers' preferred information source for travel (source: Forrester Research, 2002).
  • Benefits of Internet Advertising vs. Print Advertising.Internet advertising provides travel companies advantages compared to print advertising, including real-time listings, real-time updates, and performance tracking. See “- Benefits to Travel Companies.”
  • New Advertising Opportunities.The Internet allows travel companies to advertise their sales and specials in a fast, flexible, and cost-effective manner that has not been possible before. We believe this will lead to greater expenditures by travel companies on advertising sales and specials.
  • Suppliers Selling Directly.We believe that many travel suppliers prefer to sell their travel services directly to consumers, as an alternative to distribution through travel agents. Travel suppliers can sell directly to consumers by advertising sales and specials via the Internet that attract consumers to suppliers’ websites.

Problems Travel Companies Face and Limitations of Newspaper Advertising

        We believe that travel companies often face the challenge of being able to effectively market and sell excess inventory (i.e., airline seats, hotel rooms, or cruise cabins that are likely to be unfilled). The success of marketing excess inventory can have a substantial impact on a travel company’s net income since almost all costs of travel services are fixed, that is, the costs do not vary with sales. A relatively small amount of unsold inventory can have a significant impact on the profitability of a travel company.

        Our management believes that travel companies need a fast, flexible, and cost-effective solution for marketing excess inventory. The solution must be fast, because travel services are a quickly expiring commodity. The period between the time when a company realizes that there is excess inventory and the time when the value of the travel service becomes worthless is very short. The solution must be flexible, because the travel industry is dynamic and the demand for excess inventory is difficult to forecast. It is difficult for travel companies to price excess inventory. It is difficult for travel companies to forecast the marketing effort needed to sell excess inventory. The marketing must be cost-effective because excess inventory is often sold at highly discounted prices, which lowers margins.

        With respect to advertising excess travel inventory, our management believes that newspaper advertising suffers from a number of limitations which do not apply to the Internet:

  • typically ads must be submitted 2 to 5 days prior to the publication date, which makes it difficult to advertise last-minute inventory;
  • once an ad is published, it cannot be updated or deleted when an offer is sold out;
  • once an ad is published, the travel company cannot change a price;
  • in many markets, the small number of newspapers and other print media reduces competition, resulting in high rates for newspaper advertising; and
  • newspaper advertising does not allow for detailed performance tracking.

Our Products and Services

        We provide airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacation packagers, and other travel suppliers with a fast, flexible, and cost-effective way to advertise their sales and specials to millions of potential consumers. Our products include theTravelzoowebsite, theTravelzoo Top 20newsletter, and theWeekend.comnewsletter. While our products provide advertising opportunities for travel companies, they also provide Internet users with a free source of information on current sales and specials from hundreds of travel companies.

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        As travel companies increasingly utilize the Internet to promote their special offers, we believe that our products will enable them to take advantage of the lower cost and real-time communication enabled by the Internet. Our listing management software allows travel companies to add, update, and delete special offer listings on a real-time basis. Our software also provides travel companies with real-time performance tracking, enabling them to optimize their marketing campaigns.

        OurTravelzoowebsite athttp://www.travelzoo.comlists sales and specials from approximately 200 travel companies and it reaches 5.1 million Internet users per month (source: comScore Media Metrix, 3/2003).

        OurTravelzoo Top 20is a free weekly e-mail newsletter that highlights attractive sales and specials from selected travel companies and as of July 1, 2003 it had 4.6 million subscribers.

        OurWeekend.comnewsletter is a free weekly e-mail newsletter that features ideas and travel opportunities for weekends. We launched this product in November 2002 and as of July 1, 2003, it had 822,000 subscribers.

Benefits to Travel Companies

        Key features of our solution for travel companies include:

  • Real-Time Listings of Special Offers.Our technology allows travel companies to advertise new special offers on a real-time basis.
  • Real-Time Updates.Our technology allows travel companies to update their listings on a real-time basis.
  • Real-Time Performance Reports.We provide travel companies with real-time tracking of the performance of their advertising campaigns. Our solution enables travel companies to optimize their campaigns by removing or updating unsuccessful listings and further promote successful listings.
  • Access to Millions of Consumers.We provide travel companies fast access to millions of travel shoppers.
  • National Reach.We offer travel companies access to Internet users across the U.S.

Benefits to Consumers

        Our Travelzoo website, our Travelzoo Top 20 newsletter, and our Weekend.com newsletter provide consumers information on current special offers at no cost to the consumer. Key features of our products include:

  • Aggregation of Offers from Many Companies.OurTravelzoowebsite and ourTravelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter aggregate information on current special offers from approximately 200 travel companies. This saves the consumer time when searching for travel sales and specials.
  • Current Information.Compared to newspaper ads, we provide consumers with more current information, since our technology enables travel companies to update their listings on a real-time basis.
  • Search Tools.We provide consumers with the ability to search for specific special offers.

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Our Strategy

        Our objective is to become the largest online publisher of sales and specials for travel companies. Key elements of our strategy include:

  • Build Strong Brand Awareness.We believe that it is essential to establish a strong brand with Internet users and within the travel industry. We currently utilize an online marketing program to promote our brands to Internet users. In addition, we believe that we build brand awareness by product excellence that is promoted by word-of-mouth. We utilize sponsorships at industry conferences and public relations to promote our brands within the travel industry.
  • Increase Reach.In order to attract more users to our products, we intend to expand our advertising campaigns as our business grows. We believe that we also can attract more users by product excellence that is promoted by word-of-mouth.
  • Maintain Quality User Base.We believe that, in addition to increasing our reach, we need to maintain the quality of our user base by producing high quality content.
  • Increase Number of Advertising Clients.We intend to continue to grow our advertising client base by expanding the size of our sales force. See “- Sales and Marketing.”
  • Provide Excellent Service.We believe it is important to provide our advertising clients with excellent service in terms of the execution of their insertion orders.

Clients

        As of December 31, 2002, our client base included approximately 200 travel companies, including airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacations packagers, tour operators, car rental companies, and travel agents. Some of our clients include:

American AirlinesLufthansa
American ExpressMarriott Hotels
Alamo Rent-A-CarMyTravel Group
Apple VacationsNorwegian Cruise Line
America West VacationsPark Place Entertainment
Avis Rent-A-CarPleasant Holidays
British AirwaysSpirit Airlines
Budget Rent A CarStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Delta Air LinesRoyal Caribbean
ExpediaTravelocity.com
Funjet VacationsSouthwest Airlines
Hilton Hotels
JetBlue Airways		United Airlines

        In the six months ended June 30, 2003, two clients accounted for 23% of our revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2002, our two largest clients accounted for 15% and 14% of our revenues respectively, compared to 15% and 13% in 2001 and 22% and 11% in 2000, respectively. No other clients accounted for 10% or more of revenues in 2000, 2001, 2002, or the six months ended June 30, 2003.

Sales and Marketing

        As of July 1, 2003, our direct sales force consisted of a Senior Vice President of Sales, a Vice President of Business Development and three advertising sales managers.

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        We currently utilize an online marketing program to promote our brands to Internet users. In addition, we believe that we build brand awareness by product excellence that is promoted by word-of-mouth. We utilize sponsorships at industry conferences and public relations to promote our brands within the travel industry.

Technology

        We have designed our technology to serve a large volume of web traffic in an efficient and scaleable manner. We co-locate our production servers with Cable & Wireless, a global communications company. Cable & Wireless’ facility includes features such as power redundancy, multiple egress and peering to other ISPs, fire suppression and access to our own separate physical space. We believe our arrangements with Cable & Wireless will allow us to grow without being limited by our own physical and technological capacity, and will also provide us with sufficient bandwidth for our anticipated needs. Because of the design of our website, our users are not required to download or upload large files from or to our website, which allows us to continue increasing the number of our visitors and page views without adversely affecting our performance or requiring us to make significant additional capital expenditures.

        Our software is written using open standards, such as Visual Basic Script, and HTML, and interfaces with products from Microsoft. We have standardized our hardware platform on Compaq servers and Cisco switches.

New Products and Services

        In June of 2003, we launchedNewsflash, a new Travelzoo e-mail product that allows travel companies to announce time-sensitive and newsworthy sales and specials just as they are released.

Competition

        We compete with large Internet portal sites, such as About.com, America Online, Lycos, MSN and Yahoo!, that offer listings or other advertising opportunities for travel companies. We also compete with smaller sites that specialize in listing last-minute offers or list deals for free, such as Smarterliving.com. In addition, we compete with newspapers, magazines and other traditional media companies that operate websites which provide advertising opportunities. We expect to face additional competition as other established and emerging companies, including print media companies, enter our market.

        Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources and larger client bases than we do. In addition, current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships to expand their businesses or to offer more comprehensive solutions.

        New technologies could increase the competitive pressures that we face. The development of competing technologies by market participants or the emergence of new industry standards may adversely affect our competitive position. Competition could result in reduced margins on our services, loss of market share or less use of our products by travel companies and consumers. If we are not able to compete effectively with current or future competitors as a result of these and other factors, our business could be materially adversely affected.

Government Regulation and Legal Uncertainties

        There are increasing numbers of laws and regulations pertaining to the Internet, including laws and regulations relating to user privacy, liability for information retrieved from or transmitted over the Internet, online content regulation, user privacy and domain name registration. Moreover, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as intellectual property ownership and infringement, copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, obscenity, libel and personal privacy is uncertain and developing.

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Privacy Concerns.Government agencies are considering adopting regulations regarding the collection and use of personal identifying information obtained from individuals when using Internet sites or e-mail services. While we have implemented and intend to implement additional programs designed to enhance the protection of the privacy of our users, these programs may not conform to any regulations adopted which may be adopted by these agencies. In addition, these regulatory and enforcement efforts may adversely affect our ability to collect demographic and personal information from users, which could have an adverse effect on our ability to provide advertisers with demographic information. The European Union (the “EU”) has adopted a directive that imposes restrictions on the collection and use of personal data. The directive could impose restrictions that are more stringent than current Internet privacy standards in the U.S. The directive may adversely affect our activities to the extent that we may seek to collect data from users in EU member countries.

Domain Names.Domain names are the user’s Internet “addresses.” The current system for registering, allocating and managing domain names has been the subject of litigation and of proposed regulatory reform. We own the domain names for travelzoo.com, travelzoo.net, travelzoo.org, travelzoo.ca, travelzoo.co.uk, weekend.com, and weekends.com, and have registered “Travelzoo” and “Weekend.com” as trademarks in the U.S. Because of these protections, it is unlikely, yet possible, that third parties may bring claims for infringement against us for the use of our domain name and trademark. In the event such claims are successful, we could lose the ability to use our domain names. There can be no assurance that our domain name will not lose its value, or that we will not have to obtain entirely new domain names in addition to or in lieu of our current domain name if changes in overall Internet domain name rules result in a restructuring in the current system of using domain names which include “.com,” “.net,” “.gov,” “.edu” and other extensions.

Jurisdictions. Due to the global nature of the Internet, it is possible that, although our transmissions over the Internet originate primarily in California, the governments of other states and foreign countries might attempt to regulate our business activities. In addition, because our service is available over the Internet in multiple states and foreign countries, these jurisdictions may require us to qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in each of these states or foreign countries, which could subject us to taxes and other regulations.

Intellectual Property

        Our success depends to a significant degree upon the protection of our brand names, includingTravelzoo,Travelzoo Top 20, andWeekend.com. If we were unable to protect theTravelzooandTravelzoo Top 20brand names, our business could be materially adversely affected. We rely upon a combination of copyright, trade secret and trademark laws to protect our intellectual property rights. The steps we have taken to protect our proprietary rights, however, may not be adequate to deter misappropriation of proprietary information.

        We may not be able to detect unauthorized use of our proprietary information or take appropriate steps to enforce our intellectual property rights. In addition, the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property in Internet-related industries is uncertain and still evolving. The laws of other countries in which we may market our services in the future are uncertain and may afford little or no effective protection of our intellectual property.

        On June 21, 1999, Mr. Bartel, our founder, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to register the trademark “Travelzoo” for “providing information and news in the field of travel via an on-line global communications network and travel agency services, namely making reservations and booking for transportation,” “providing information and news in the field of travel via an on-line global communications network and travel agency services, namely making reservations and booking for temporary lodging,” and “promoting the goods and services of others through the offer of travel goods and services and shopping club services, namely providing information on travel goods and services to members.” The PTO published that mark for opposition on October 31, 2000. On January 22, 2001, Mr. Bartel, who filed the trademark application as an individual, transferred the ownership of the pending trademark “Travelzoo” to Travelzoo Inc. The mark was registered by the PTO on January 23, 2001.

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        On November 2, 2000, we filed with the PTO to register the trademark “Weekend.com”for “providing information via websites on global computer networks in the field travel,” “providing information via websites on global computer networks in the fields of entertainment, recreation, and sports,” and “providing information via websites on global computer networks in the fields of fashion, fitness, health and exercise.” The mark was registered by the PTO on November 5, 2002.

        On March 18, 2002, we filed with the PTO to register the trademark “Top 20” for “promoting the goods and services of others through the offer of travel goods and services and shopping club services, namely providing information on travel goods and services to members,” “providing information and news in the field of travel via an on-line global communications network and travel agency services namely making reservations and booking for transportation,” and “providing information and news in the field of travel via an on-line global communications network and travel agency services, namely, making reservations and booking for temporary travel lodging.” The mark was registered by the PTO in the Supplemental Register on May 13, 2003.

Employees

        As of July 1, 2003, we had 30 employees, of whom 8 worked in sales, business development, and marketing, 17 in production, 1 in network operations and 4 were involved in finance, administration, and corporate operations. None of our employees is represented under collective bargaining agreements. We consider our relations with our employees to be good. Because of our anticipated further growth combined with the requirements we face as a public company, we expect that the number of our employees will continue to increase for the foreseeable future.

MANAGEMENT

        The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the directors and executive officers of Travelzoo as of July 1, 2003.

NameAgePosition
Ralph Bartel37President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Holger Bartel36Executive Vice President
David J. Ehrlich40Director
Kelly N. Ford36Vice President of Marketing
Steven M. Ledwith45Vice President of Engineering
Suzanna Mak34Director
Donovan Neale-May51Director
Lisa Su28Controller (Chief Accounting Officer)
Shirley Tafoya40Senior Vice President of Sales
Kelly M. Urso38Director

        Ralph Bartel founded Travelzoo in May 1998 and has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since inception. Prior to his founding of Travelzoo, from 1996 to 1997, Mr. Bartel served as Managing Assistant at Gruner + Jahr AG, the magazine division of Bertelsmann AG. Mr. Bartel holds a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Mainz, Germany, an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a Master’s degree in Journalism from University of Eichstaett, Germany.

        Holger Bartel has served as Executive Vice President since September 1999. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Bartel worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Bartel was a research fellow at Harvard Business School. Mr. Bartel holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the brother of Ralph Bartel.

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        David J. Ehrlich has served as a director since February 1999. Since February 2003, Mr. Ehrlich has been Vice President of Corporate Development for NetIQ Corporation. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Ehrlich held the position of Vice President, Product Management and Strategic Partnering for Visual Networks, Inc. Mr. Ehrlich holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

        Kelly N. Ford has served as Vice President of Marketing since December 2002. From February 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Ford worked as Director of Media Strategy and Development at America Online Inc. From January 2000 to November 2000, Mr. Ford worked as Vice President of Marketing at ISalvage.com, Inc. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Ford worked at Campbell Soup Company as Marketing Director. Mr. Ford holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with Computer Science Specialty from Stanford University and an MBA from INSEAD.

        Steven M. Ledwith has served as Vice President of Engineering since January 2000. From January 1998 to January 2000, Mr. Ledwith worked as Senior Mechanical Engineer at Radix Technologies, Inc. Mr. Ledwith holds a bachelor's degree in Thermomechanical Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago Circle.

        Suzanna Mak has served as a director since February 1999. Since March 2000, she has been employed as a Deputy District Attorney for Yolo County. From 1998 to 1999, Ms. Mak served as a Judicial Officer at Stanford University. Ms. Mak received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and her Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University.

        Donovan Neale-May has served as a director since February 1999. Since 1987, Mr. Neale-May has been President of Neale-May & Partners, a strategic marketing and public relations firm with 80 full-time communications professionals headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

        Lisa Su has served as Controller (Chief Accounting Officer) since October 2000. From April 1999 to September 2000, Ms. Su was a Treasury Accountant for Webvan Group, Inc. Ms. Su holds a bachelor's degree in Economics/Accounting from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA in Finance from California State University, Hayward.

        Shirley Tafoya has served as Senior Vice President of Sales since May 2001. From July 1999 to March 2001, Ms. Tafoya worked as Director of Western Sales at Walt Disney Internet Group. From 1998 to 1999, Ms. Tafoya worked as Sales Manager at IDG/International Data Group. From 1994 to 1998, Ms. Tafoya worked as Director, Global Accounts, at CMP Media. Ms. Tafoya holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University.

        Kelly M. Urso has served as a director since February 1999. Since July 2003, Ms. Urso has been a principal at K. M. Urso & Company, LLC. From September 2001 to July 2003, Ms. Urso was employed as a tax attorney by Reynolds & Rowella LLP. From 1997 to 2001, Ms. Urso served as the leader of the expatriate tax group at General Electric International, Inc. Ms. Urso holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Cincinnati and a Juris Doctor degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

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        The following table shows the amount of our common stock beneficially owned as of July 1, 2003, by each director and each of our executive officers listed in the Summary Compensation Table“Selling Stockholders” on page 29 of this prospectus, all current directors and executive officers as a group and all persons or entities that we know to beneficially own more than 5% of our stock. In general, shares “beneficially owned” include those shares a person has or shares the power to vote, or the power to dispose of. The table also shows the number of options to purchase shares of our common stock that are exercisable, either immediately or by August 29, 2003.11.

  Amount of Common Stock Beneficially Owned
Name Number of
Shares (1)		 Exercisable
Options (2)		 Total % of Shares
Outstanding		 
Ralph Bartel 14,019,074 2,193,349 16,212,423 74%
Holger Bartel 16,263 — 16,263 * 
David J. Ehrlich 10,006 35,000 45,006 * 
Kelly N. Ford — — — — 
Steven M. Ledwith 16 — 16 * 
Suzanna Mak 10,006 35,000 45,006 * 
Donovan Neale-May 110,000 35,000 145,000 1%
Lisa Su 6 — 6 * 
Shirley Tafoya — — — — 
Kelly M. Urso 10,010 35,000 45,010 * 
Directors and executive officers as a group (10 persons) 14,175,381 2,333,349 16,508,730 76%

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*Represents less than 1% of the outstanding shares of common stock.
(1)All shares are held directly.
(2)Shares that could be acquired by exercising stock options through August 29, 2003.

Executive Compensation

        The following table sets forth summary information concerning all compensation we paid each of our executive officers during the years ended December 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Summary Compensation Table
  
Fiscal Year
 
Annual Compensation
 
Long Term
Compensation
 
 
Name and Principal Position
 
 
Salary ($)
 
Bonus ($)
 
Shares
Underlying
Options(#)(1)
 
All Other
Compensation
 
Ralph Bartel 2002 $192,000 — 5,000 — 
   Chairman, President, Chief 2001 $192,000 $1,832 30,000 — 
   Executive Officer, and Secretary 2000 $168,000 $9,739 — — 
Holger Bartel 2002 $240,000 — — — 
   Executive Vice President 2001 $240,000 $1,832 — — 
  2000 $148,000 $9,739 — — 
Steven Ledwith 2002 $130,008 — — — 
   Vice President of Engineering 2001 $120,000 $1,832 — — 
  2000 $  97,089 $5,329 — — 
Lisa Su 2002 $103,337 — — — 
   Controller 2001 $  85,837 $1,832 — — 
  2000 $  18,750 — — — 
Shirley Tafoya 2002 $294,275 — — — 
   Senior Vice President of Sales 2001 $134,448 — — — 

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(1)The options issued to Mr. Bartel during 2001 and 2002 constitute compensation for participation on the Board of Directors.

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Employment Agreements

        Ralph Bartel has entered into an employment agreement with us. His current employment agreement became effective on October 1, 2000 and was amended effective July 1, 2003. The agreement provides for an annual salary of $200,000 and an annual bonus of $60,000 if our budget goals are met. We may terminate the agreement with or without cause by delivering two weeks’ advance written notice to Mr. Bartel. He may terminate his employment agreement with or without cause by delivering two weeks’ advance written notice to us.

        Mr. Bartel has agreed not to compete with us, solicit our suppliers or employees or reveal our confidential information during the term of his employment agreement and for one year thereafter. In addition, Mr. Bartel is bound by a proprietary inventions agreement which prohibits him from, among other things, disseminating or using confidential information about our business or clients in any way that would be adverse to us.

Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year

        The following table contains information concerning options granted to our executive officers during fiscal year 2002:

Option Grants In Last Fiscal Year
Individual Grants
Name
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options Granted
(#)
% of Total
Options Granted
to Employees in
2001
Exercise
Price ($/Sh)
Expiration Date
Grant Date
Present Value(1)
($)
Ralph Bartel5,000100%$3.003/25/12$0.06

(1)The value of the options was derived using the Black-Scholes option pricing model in accordance with rules and regulations of the SEC and is not intended to forecast the market value or future appreciation of our common share price. The Black-Scholes model was used with the following assumptions: dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 51%; risk-free interest rate of 4.5%; expected life of 5 years; and an underlying value of the common stock at the date of grant of $0.56. Such share value was calculated using assumptions approved by our management, which were based on our estimated earnings for 2001 before merger expenses, various assumed multiples of price to earnings per share with different probabilities assigned to each, and also taking into account our estimated book value per share.




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Option Exercises and Year-End Values

        The following table contains information concerning options exercised by our executive officers during fiscal year 2002 and unexercised options held on December 31, 2002:

Name
Shares Acquired
on Exercise
Value Realized ($)
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options at FY-end
Value of Unexercised in-the-
money Options at FY end ($)(1)
   Exercisable
Unexercisable
Exercisable
Unexercisable
Ralph Bartel----2,193,3490$6,540,047$ 0

(1)Calculated by (A) determining the difference between (1) the average of the high and low trading prices per share of Travelzoo's common stock on December 31, 2002 and (2) the exercise price of the option and (B) multiplying such difference by the total number of shares under option, net of the aggregate value of all option exercise proceeds.

Stock Option Plan

        We do not currently have any stock option plan or other equity based compensation plans in effect.

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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

         The following table sets forth information regarding the ownership of our common stock by the selling stockholders and the shares being offered under this prospectus.

        The shares being offered by Ralph Bartel as shown below are being sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement with Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. as described under “Plan of Distribution” on page 39. The shares held by the other selling stockholders, all of which we believe are charitable organizations, represent shares which were contributed to those organizations by Mr. Bartel.

        The percentage owned prior to and after the offering reflects the outstanding common shares at the timeas of the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.February 3, 2005. The amount and percentage owned after the offering assumes the sale of all of the common stock being registered on behalf of the selling stockholders.

Selling Stockholder
 Ownership Prior to
Offering
 Shares
Offered Hereby
 Ownership After the
Offering
 Shares
 %
 
 Shares
 %
 
Ralph Bartel (1) 14,019,074 72%300,000 13,719,074 71%
Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. (2) — — 30,000 — — 
Academy Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Adler Planetarium 100 * 100 0 — 
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
American Center For Wine Food And The Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
American Council Of Learned Societies 100 * 100 0 — 
American Film Institute Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
American Friends of the Israel Museum 100 * 100 0 — 
American Museum of Natural History 100 * 100 0 — 
American Ort Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
American Printing House For The Blind Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Anchorage Museum Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Arts & Science Council Charlotte Mecklenburg Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Arts Center Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco 100 * 100 0 — 
Association For Supervision And Curriculum 
  Development 100 * 100 0 — 
Auditorium Theatre Council 100 * 100 0 — 
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Baltimore Museum Of Art Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Berger Collection Education Tr 100 * 100 0 — 
Berkeley Repertory Theatre 100 * 100 0 — 
Big Apple Circus Ltd. 100 * 100 0 — 
Boston Ballet Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Brooklyn Academy Of Music Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences 100 * 100 0 — 
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association 100 * 100 0 — 
California Academy of Science 100 * 100 0 — 
California Institute Of The Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Carnegie Hall Corp. 100 * 100 0 — 
Carnegie Hall Society Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Carnegie Institute 100 * 100 0 — 
Center For The Arts And Sciences Of West Virginia 
  Inc 100 * 100 0 — 
Center Theatre Group Of Los Angeles 100 * 100 0 — 
Chautauqua Institution 100 * 100 0 — 

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Selling Stockholder
 Ownership Prior to
Offering
 Shares
Offered Hereby
 Ownership After the
Offering
 Shares
 %
 
 Shares
 %
 
Chicago Theatre Group Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Children's Museum Of Indianapolis Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Christian Broadcasting Network Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Christus Health Ark-La-Tex 100 * 100 0 — 
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Cincinnati Museum Center For Natural And Cultural 
  History And 100 * 100 0 — 
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 100 * 100 0 — 
Cleveland Institute Of Music 100 * 100 0 — 
Cleveland Museum of Art 100 * 100 0 — 
Close Up Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Columbus Association For The Performing Arts Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Community Television Foundation Of S Florida 
  Television Station WPBT 100 * 100 0 — 
Concordia Publishing House 100 * 100 0 — 
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Corporacion De Puerto Rico Para La Difusion Publica 100 * 100 0 — 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting 100 * 100 0 — 
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums 100 * 100 0 — 
Dallas Museum Art 100 * 100 0 — 
Dallas Summer Musicals Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Dallas Symphony Association Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Denver Art Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Denver Center for the Performing Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Denver Museum Of Natural History 100 * 100 0 — 
Detroit Educational Television Foundation WTVS - 
  Channel 56 In Detroit 100 * 100 0 — 
Detroit Institute of Arts Founders Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall 100 * 100 0 — 
Dia Center For The Arts Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Eastern National 100 * 100 0 — 
Eastern Washington State Historical Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Edison Institute 100 * 100 0 — 
Editorial Projects In Education Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Educational Broadcasting Corp. 100 * 100 0 — 
Educational Media Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
English Language Institute In China 100 * 100 0 — 
Farmers Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Fine Arts Museums Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Association Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Franklin County Historical Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Franklin Institute 100 * 100 0 — 
Frist Center For The Visual Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum 100 * 100 0 — 
Global Evangelism Television Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
God's World Publications Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Greater Cincinnati Television Educational Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications 
  Association Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Guthrie Theatre Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Harvard Business School Publishing Corp. 100 * 100 0 — 
Historic Hudson Valley 100 * 100 0 — 
Historical Society Of Western Pennsylvania 100 * 100 0 — 

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Selling Stockholder
 Ownership Prior to
Offering
 Shares
Offered Hereby
 Ownership After the
Offering
 Shares
 %
 
 Shares
 %
 
Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corp. 100 * 100 0 — 
Houston Ballet Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Houston Grand Opera Association Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Houston Museum Of Natural Science 100 * 100 0 — 
Houston Symphony Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Huntington Theatre Company Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
In Touch Ministries Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Indiana Historical Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Indianapolis Museum of Art Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Insight For Living 100 * 100 0 — 
Inspirational Network Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Interlochen Center for the Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Internews Network 100 * 100 0 — 
Intrepid Museum Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Jack Van Impe Ministries 100 * 100 0 — 
Jewish Community Center of Cleveland 100 * 100 0 — 
Jewish Museum 100 * 100 0 — 
Juilliard School 100 * 100 0 — 
Kansas City Art Institute 100 * 100 0 — 
Kennedy Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Kennedy-Donovan Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Kvie Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Liberty Science Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund for Lincoln 
  Center 100 * 100 0 — 
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Los Angeles Children's Museum 100 * 100 0 — 
Los Angeles Opera Company 100 * 100 0 — 
Luther Home Of Mercy 100 * 100 0 — 
Lyric Opera of Chicago 100 * 100 0 — 
Maine Public Broadcasting Corp. 100 * 100 0 — 
Manhattan School Of Music 100 * 100 0 — 
Manhattan Theater Club Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Matrix Charitable Institute Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Media Research Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Metropolitan Museum of Art 100 * 100 0 — 
Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Michigan Opera Theatre 100 * 100 0 — 
Milwaukee Art Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Milwaukee Public Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Milwaukee World Festival Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Minnesota Historical Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Minnesota Orchestral Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Minnesota Public Radio Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Mission Without Borders International 100 * 100 0 — 
Missouri Historical Society Jefferson Memorial 
  Building 100 * 100 0 — 
Modern Language Association Of America 100 * 100 0 — 
Montalvo Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Mount Vernon Ladies Association Of The Union 100 * 100 0 — 
Museum Of Contemporary Art 100 * 100 0 — 
Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego 100 * 100 0 — 

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Selling Stockholder
 Ownership Prior to
Offering
 Shares
Offered Hereby
 Ownership After the
Offering
 Shares
 %
 
 Shares
 %
 
Museum of Fine Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Museum of Fine Arts Houston 100 * 100 0 — 
Museum of Modern Art 100 * 100 0 — 
Museum of Science 100 * 100 0 — 
Museum Of Television And Radio 100 * 100 0 — 
Music Performance Trust Fund 100 * 100 0 — 
Musical Arts Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Mystic Seaport Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
National Captioning Institute Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
National Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage 
  Center 100 * 100 0 — 
National Gallery of Art 100 * 100 0 — 
National Public Radio Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
National Society Of The Daughters Of The American 
  Revolution 100 * 100 0 — 
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the US 100 * 100 0 — 
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Nevada Museum Of Art Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corp. 100 * 100 0 — 
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 100 * 100 0 — 
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
New York City Ballet Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
New York City Opera Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
New York Foundation For The Arts Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Newark Museum Association 100 * 100 0 — 
North Carolina Performing Arts Center At Charlotte 
  Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Ohio Historical Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Old Salem Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Ordway Center For The Performing Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Oregon Symphony Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Oxford University Press Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Pacific Northwest Ballet Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Pacific Science Center Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Pact Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Paper Mill Playhouse 100 * 100 0 — 
Peabody Essex Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Philadelphia Museum of Art 100 * 100 0 — 
Philadelphia Orchestra Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Philharmonic Center For The Arts Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Phillips Collection 100 * 100 0 — 
Pittsburgh Symphony Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Playwrights Horizons Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Polynesian Cultural Center 100 * 100 0 — 
Portland Art Museum 100 * 100 0 — 
Preservation Society Of Newport County 100 * 100 0 — 
Princeton University Press 100 * 100 0 — 
Providence Performing Arts Center 100 * 100 0 — 

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Selling Stockholder
 Ownership Prior to
Offering
 Shares
Offered Hereby
 Ownership After the
Offering
 Shares
 %
 
 Shares
 %
 
Public Radio International Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Radio Free Asia 100 * 100 0 — 
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Ravinia Festival Association 100 * 100 0 — 
Raymond F. Kravis Center For The Performing Arts Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Recording For The Blind & Dyslexic Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Regional Performing Arts Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Rms Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Rochester Broadway Theatre League Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Salvador Dali Museum Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Santa Fe Opera 100 * 100 0 — 
School Of American Ballet Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Seattle Symphony Orchestra Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Seattle Theatre Group 100 * 100 0 — 
Sesame Workshop 100 * 100 0 — 
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
South Florida Annenberg Challenge Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
St. Louis Science Center Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
St. Louis Symphony Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Starlight Theatre Association Of Kansas City Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Steppenwolf Theater Co. 100 * 100 0 — 
Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute 100 * 100 0 — 
Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Tax Analysts 100 * 100 0 — 
Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corp. 100 * 100 0 — 
The American Ireland Fund 100 * 100 0 — 
The Institute Of Moralogy 100 * 100 0 — 
The Pittsburgh Trust For Cultural Resources 100 * 100 0 — 
The Shakespeare Theatre 100 * 100 0 — 
Theater Live Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Theatre Development Fund Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Toledo Museum of Art 100 * 100 0 — 
Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Trustees Of Reservations 100 * 100 0 — 
Twin Cities Public Television Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
UM Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
University of Minnesota Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
US Space Camp Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Utah Symphony Society 100 * 100 0 — 
Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Vivian Beaumont Theater Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Wadsworth Atheneum 100 * 100 0 — 
Washington Drama Society Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
WGBH Educational Foundation 100 * 100 0 — 
Whitney Museum Of American Art 100 * 100 0 — 
WHYY Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
Window To The World Communications Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
WITF Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 

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Selling Stockholder
 Ownership Prior to
Offering
 Shares
Offered Hereby
 Ownership After the
Offering
 Shares
 %
 
 Shares
 %
 
Wolf Trap Foundation For The Performing Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Woodlands Center For The Performing Arts 100 * 100 0 — 
Worcester Art Museum 100 * 100 0 — 
World Golf Foundation Inc. 100 * 100 0 — 
WQED Pittsburgh 100 * 100 0 — 
Selling Stockholder Ownership Prior to
Offering		 Number
of Shares
to be Sold		 Ownership After the
Offering (1)		 
  Shares %   Shares % 
Ralph Bartel (2) 15,633,723 84.8%750,000 14,883,723 80.8% 
Wedbush Morgan Securities Inc. (3) 30,000 – 30,000 0 – 
                        Total 15,663,723 85.0%780,000 14,883,723 80.8%

* 

Less than 1%


(1) 

Assumes the sale of all the shares offered hereby. This registration statement also covers any additional shares of common stock which become issuable in connection with the shares registered for resale hereby by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalizations or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the outstanding shares of our common stock.


(2)

Mr. Bartel is our Chief Executive Officer and President. He was also the Chief Executive Officer and PresidentHis ownership includes 2,193,349 shares of our predecessor corporation, Travelzoo.com Corporation. If the overallotment option and the warrant heldcommon stock which could be acquired by Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. are exercised, Mr. Bartel will own 13,644,074 shares and will hold 70% of our outstanding common stock. Based on the number of shares issued as of June 30, 2003 in the merger with Travelzoo Bahamas, Mr. Bartel’s shares represent 92% of the outstanding shares.exercising stock options.


(2)(3) 

Wedbush Morgan acted as underwriter in connection with an offering of shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Bartel in October 2003. In connection with such underwriting arrangements, Mr. Bartel granted Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. a warrant to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Bartel, subject to adjustment, at a price per share equal to 120% of the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The warrant is exercisable for any or all of such shares, at any time beginning on the first anniversary of the date of this prospectus and expiring five years from the date of this prospectus. In addition to including such shares in the registration statement relating to this prospectus, Travelzoo has granted$3.90, which Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. certain registration rights with respect such shares.exercised in November 2004. Other than such shares and the shares of our common stock being acquired in this offering, Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. currently owns no shares, or rightsmay from time to acquiretime hold additional shares of our common stock. See “Planstock in the ordinary course of Distribution.”its business. E*Capital Corporation is affiliated with Wedbush Morgan and acquired 45,417 shares of our common stock during a private placement sale in October 2004. E*Capital Corporation operates separately from Wedbush Morgan and acquired its shares through the ordinary course of its business. Wedbush Morgan has engaged in investment banking transactions with us for which it has received customary compensation. Corporate officers of Wedbush Morgan have voting and/or dispositive power over the shares of common stock stated as beneficially owned by Wedbush Morgan.





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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

        The following description of our capital stock is subject to the Delaware General Corporation Law and to provisions contained in our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws.

General

        We are authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of our common stock, $.01 par value, and 5,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $.01 par value.

Common Stock

        The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of our preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. The holders of our common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights.

Preferred Stock

        Our board of directors has the authority, without action by the stockholders, to designate and issue our preferred stock in one or more series and to designate the rights, preferences and privileges of each series, which may be greater than the rights of our common stock. It is not possible to state the actual effect of the issuance of any shares of our preferred stock upon the rights of holders of our common stock until the board of directors determines the specific rights of the holders of our preferred stock. However, the effects might include:

  • restricting dividends on our common stock;
  • diluting the voting power of our common stock;
  • impairing the liquidation rights of our common stock; or
  • delaying or preventing a change of control of us without further action by our stockholders.

        No shares of our preferred stock are outstanding, and we have no present plans to issue any shares of our preferred stock.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and Delaware Law

        Some provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and by-laws could make the following more difficult:

  • acquisition of us by means of a tender offer;
  • acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or
  • removal of our incumbent officers and directors.

        These provisions are intended to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions also are designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection give us the potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us and outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging such proposals because negotiation of such proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Stockholder Meetings

        Under our by-laws, only our Chairman of the Board, our President or our board of directors may call special meetings of our stockholders.

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Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals

        Our by-laws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at the direction of our board of directors.

Delaware Anti-Takeover Law

        Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law generally prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years following the date the person became an interested stockholder, unless the “business combination” or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, did own, 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock. Section 203 may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors, and may discourage attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders.

No Cumulative Voting

        Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

Undesignated Preferred Stock

        The authorization of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of directors to issue our preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes of control of our management.

PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION

        Our common stock is included on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “TVZO.” The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the high and low sale prices per share of the common stock based on published financial sources.

 HighLow
2002  
Third Quarter$6.00 $3.00 
Fourth Quarter7.00 6.00 
2003  
First Quarter5.00 4.00 
Second Quarter5.60 4.00 

Dividends

        We have not paid any dividends on our common stock in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain future earnings to finance the expansion or our business. The payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon factors such as future earnings, capital requirements, our financial condition and general business conditions.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Underwriting

        Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement among the Company, Ralph Bartel, our Chief Executive Officer, and Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. (the “Underwriter”), a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement relating to this prospectus, the Underwriter has agreed to purchase from Mr. Bartel and Mr. Bartel has agreed to sell to the Underwriter, an aggregate of 300,000 shares of common stock (“Mr. Bartel’s Offered Shares”).        The selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel are not parties to the Underwriting Agreement, and the Underwriter is not purchasing the shares of common stock offered hereby by such other selling stockholders.

        The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligation of the Underwriter to purchase Mr. Bartel’s Offered Shares is subject to certain conditions precedent and that the Underwriter will purchase all of Mr. Bartel’s Offered Shares if any of such shares are purchased.

        Mr. Bartel has granted the Underwriter an option, exercisable not later than 45 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to an additional 45,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Bartel. This option may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time during the 45-day period after the date of this prospectus. To the extent that the Underwriter exercises such option, Mr. Bartel will be obligated, pursuant to the option, to sell such shares to the Underwriter. The Underwriter may exercise such option only to cover overallotments made in connection with the sale of Mr. Bartel’s Offered Shares offered hereby. If purchased, the Underwriter will offer such additional shares on the same terms as those on which Mr. Bartel’s Offered Shares are being offered.

        The Underwriting Agreement contains covenants of indemnity and contribution among the Company, Mr. Bartel and the Underwriter with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

        We and Mr. Bartel have been advised by the Underwriter that the Underwriter proposes to offer Mr. Bartel’s Offered Shares to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. After this offering, the offering price and other selling terms may be changed by the Underwriter.

        In accordance with the Underwriting Agreement, we have agreed to pay or reimburse the Underwriter for certain of the Underwriter’s out-of-pocket expenses, including fees and expenses of the Underwriter’s counsel. Such expenses are estimated to be approximately $100,000. In addition, Mr. Bartel has agreed to grant the Underwriter a warrant to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Bartel, subject to adjustment, at a price per share equal to 120% of the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. The warrant is exercisable for any or all of such shares, at any time beginning on the first anniversary of the date of this prospectus and expiring five years from the date of this prospectus. In addition to including such shares in the registration statement relating to this prospectus, the Company has granted the Underwriter certain registration rights with respect such shares.

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        The following table summarizes the compensation and estimated expenses the Company and Mr. Bartel will pay to or for the benefit of the Underwriter:

    Total
 
  Per Share
 Without Over-Allotment
 With Over-Allotment
 
By the Company:
Underwriting Discounts and Commissions		 N/A N/A N/A 
Expenses $ 0.33 $100,000.00 $115,000.00 
By Mr. Bartel: 
Underwriting Discounts and Commissions $___ $__________ $__________ 
Expenses $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 
Warrant(1) $___ $__________ $__________ 

(1)Calculated in accordance with Rules of Fair Practice of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., based on the number of shares and exercise price, at 2.25% of the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

        To facilitate this offering, the Underwriter may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of our common stock. Specifically, the Underwriter may overallot shares of our common stock in connection with this offering, thereby creating a short position in the Underwriter’s account. Additionally, to cover such overallotments or to stabilize the market price of our common stock, the Underwriter may bid for, and purchase, shares of our common stock at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The Underwriter is not required to engage in these activities, and, if commenced, may discontinue such activities at any time. The Underwriter may also reclaim selling concessions allowed to a dealer if the Underwriter repurchases shares distributed by that dealer.

        The Underwriter has advised us that it may engage in passive market-making transactions in our common stock in accordance with rules promulgated by the SEC. In general, a passive market-maker may not bid for or purchase shares of common stock at a price that exceeds the highest independent bid. In addition, the net daily purchases made by any passive market-maker generally may not exceed 30% of its average daily trading volume in our common stock during a specified two-month prior period or 200 shares, whichever is greater. A passive market-maker must identify passive market-making bids as such. Passive market-making may have the effect of stabilizing or maintaining the market price of our common stock at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The underwriter is not required to engage in passive market-making and, if commenced, may discontinue such activities at any time.

        The Company, our directors, officers and certain of our stockholders have agreed that we will not, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or otherwise dispose of, any of our common stock (other than common stock included in this offering) or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any rights to purchase or acquire, common stock of the Company for 180 days after the date of this prospectus without the prior written consent of the Underwriter.

        The Underwriter has performed and may continue to perform certain financial advisory services for us and our subsidiaries.

Selling Stockholders other than Mr. Bartel

         In addition to the sales of shares pursuant to the underwriting arrangements described above, the selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel may sell the shares in one or more transactions (which may include “block” transactions) on the OTC Bulletin BoardNasdaq National Market in negotiated transactions, through the settlement of short sales or in a combination of such methods of sales, at fixed prices which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel may effect such transactions by selling the shares directly to purchasers, or may sell to or through agents dealers or underwritersdealers designated from time to time, and such agents dealers or underwritersdealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchaser(s) for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principals, or both. The selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel and any agents dealers or underwritersdealers that act in connection with the sale of the shares of our common stock might be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, and any discount or commission received by them and any profit on the resale of the shares as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.

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        In connection with sales of the remaining shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock to close out short positions, or loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares. If the selling stockholders other than Mr. Bartel effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, brokers-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, brokers-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). Any commissions, discounts or other fees payable to a broker, dealer, underwriter, agent or market maker in connection with the sale of any of the remainingshares will be borne by the selling stockholders.

        We will receive no portion of the proceeds from the sale of the shares and will bear all of the costs relating to the registration of this offering (other than any fees and expenses of counsel for the selling stockholders). Any commissions, discounts or other fees payable to a broker, dealer, underwriter, agent or market maker in connection with the sale of any of the shares will be borne by the selling stockholders.

        At the time a particular offering of the remaining shares of common stock, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholder and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

        Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

LEGAL MATTERS

        Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, Missouri, as our counsel, has issued an opinion as to the legality of the common stock. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Los Angeles, California, will pass upon certain legal matters for the underwriter in connection with this offering.



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EXPERTS

        The consolidated balance sheets of Travelzoo Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 20022003 and 2001,2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 20022003 have been includedincorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent certifiedregistered public accountants, appearing elsewhereaccounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of that firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US

        We have filed a registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part,file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Act with respect to the common stock offered in this offering. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, parts of which are omitted as permitted by the rulesCommission. You may read and regulations of the SEC. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents ofcopy any contract or other document are not necessarily complete. For further information pertaining to us and our common stock, we refer you to our registration statement and the exhibits thereto, copies of which may be inspected without chargefile at the SEC’sCommission’s public reference room at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information concerningYou can request copies of these documents by writing to the Commission and paying a duplicating charge. Please call the Commission at 1-800-732-0330 for further information on the operation of the Commission’sits public reference room is available by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained at prescribed rates from the SEC.rooms in other cities. The SECCommission also makes our filings available to the public on its Internet site (http://\\www.sec.gov). Quotations relating to our common stock appear on the OTC Bulletin Board,The Nasdaq National Market, and such reports, proxy statements and other information concerning us can also be inspected at the offices of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

        WeThe Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” information from other documents that we file annual, quarterlywith them, which means that we can disclose important information by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and special reports, proxy statements and other information we file later with the SEC. Such periodic reports, proxyCommission will automatically update and information statements and other information are available for inspection and copying at the public reference facilities and Internet site of the SEC referred to above.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

supersede this information. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the information in documents we file with the SEC, which means we can disclose important information to you through those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Some information contained in this prospectus updated the information incorporated by referencelisted below, and some information not in any file subsequently with the SEC with automatically update this prospectus. We incorporate by reference:

  • our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2003;
  • our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003, filed with the SEC on May 6, 2003;
  • our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003, filed with the SEC on July __, 2003;
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 30, 2003; and
  • our registration statement on Form 8-A filed on January 30, 2003 registering our common stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendments or reports filed for the purposes of updating the description of the common stock.

        We also incorporate by reference anyfuture filings we make with the SECCommission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 afterprior to the filingtermination of this registration statement that contains this prospectusoffering, except for information furnished to the Commission on Form 8-K:

  • our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003;
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 26, 2004;
  • our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2004, June 30, 2004 and beforeSeptember 30, 2004;
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the time that all ofCommission on April 12, 2004;
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities offered in this prospectus are sold.

    Commission on July 13, 2004;
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on September 30, 2004;
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on October 13, 2004;
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 6, 2005; and
  • our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on January 24, 2005.

        To the extent that any statement in this prospectus is inconsistent with any statement that is incorporated by reference and that was made on or before the date of this prospectus, the statement in this prospectus shall control. The incorporated statement shall not be deemed, except as modified or superceded,superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, we refer you to the copy of each contract or document filed as an exhibit to the registration statementstatement.

        We will provide you with copies of whichany of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, is a part.

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        You mayother than exhibits attached to those documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information incorporated herein, without charge. Please direct your written or oral request either orally or in writing, and we will provide, a copy of those filings at no cost by contacting Ralph Bartel, our Chief Executive Officer, atto Travelzoo, Inc., 590 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10022, or by calling10022; Attention: Investor Relations, telephone: (212) 521-4202.521-4200.



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We have not authorized anyone to give any information or to make any representation concerning this offering except the information and representations which are contained in this prospectus or which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If anyone gives or makes any other information or representation, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities other than those to which it relates, nor does it constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase by any person in any circumstances in which an offer or solicitation is unlawful. You should not interpret the delivery of this prospectus or any sale made hereunder as an indication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this prospectus. You should also be aware that the information in this prospectus may change after this date.780,000 Shares


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TRAVELZOO INC.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page
Independent Auditors’ ReportF-2 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2002 and 2001F-3 
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000F-4 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000F-5 
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000F-6 
Notes to Financial StatementsF-7 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (unaudited)F-18 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)F-19 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 (unaudited)F-20 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)F-21 

F-1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORTCommon Stock



The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Travelzoo Inc.

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Travelzoo Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Travelzoo Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
January 13, 2003





F-2PROSPECTUS

TRAVELZOO INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
           
December 31,
20022001
ASSETS
Current assets:        
 Cash and cash equivalents $1,258,273  $609,919 
 Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $55,925 and $55,228 as of December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively  1,311,399   892,337 
 Deposits  22,339   32,508 
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets  114,909   18,179 
 Deferred income taxes  81,313   65,051 
  
  
 
  Total current assets  2,788,233   1,617,994 
Deposits  64,923   — 
Deferred income taxes  32,054   15,298 
Property and equipment, net  142,091   137,200 
Intangible assets, net  212,293   360,238 
  
  
 
  Total assets $3,239,594  $2,130,730 
  
  
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:        
 Accounts payable $442,349  $175,351 
 Accrued expenses  547,680   284,318 
 Deferred revenue  19,179   86,721 
 Income tax payable  439,432   646,457 
  
  
 
  Total liabilities  1,448,640   1,192,847 
  
  
 
Commitments        
Stockholders’ equity:        
 Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized  —   — 
 Common stock, $0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized, 19,425,147 shares issued and outstanding both years  194,251   194,251 
 Additional paid-in capital  (116,078)  (116,078)
 Retained earnings  1,712,781   859,710 
  
  
 
  Total stockholders’ equity  1,790,954   937,883 
  
  
 
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $3,239,594  $2,130,730 
  
  
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

F-3

TRAVELZOO INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
               
Years Ended December 31,
200220012000
Revenues:            
 Advertising $9,847,516  $6,141,456  $3,852,066 
 Commissions  304   6,482   97,451 
  
  
  
 
  Total revenues  9,847,820   6,147,938   3,949,517 
Cost of revenues  351,169   304,081   282,195 
  
  
  
 
  Gross profit  9,496,651   5,843,857   3,667,322 
  
  
  
 
Operating expenses:            
 Sales and marketing  5,726,557   3,274,747   1,484,495 
 General and administrative  2,293,846   1,354,088   1,201,982 
 Merger expenses  54,538   332,721   231,303 
  
  
  
 
  Total operating expenses  8,074,941   4,961,556   2,917,780 
  
  
  
 
Income from operations  1,421,710   882,301   749,542 
Interest income  3,971   2,702   — 
  
  
  
 
Income before income taxes  1,425,681   885,003   749,542 
Income taxes  572,610   521,268   387,856 
  
  
  
 
Net income $853,071  $363,735  $361,686 
  
  
  
 
Net income per share:            
 Basic and diluted net income per share $0.04  $0.02  $0.02 
  
  
  
 
 Shares used in computing basic net income per share  19,425,147   19,425,147   19,372,791 
  
  
  
 
 Shares used in computing diluted net income per share  19,896,353   19,425,147   19,466,810 
  
  
  
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS Of STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
                     
Common StockAdditionalTotal
Paid-inRetainedStockholders’
SharesAmountCapitalEarningsEquity
Balances, December 31, 1999  19,285,147  $192,851  $(132,851) $134,289  $194,289 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of options  70,000   700   2,800   —   3,500 
Stock-based compensation expense  —   —   9,221   —   9,221 
Issuance of common stock to directors  70,000   700   4,752   —   5,452 
Net income  —   —   —   361,686   361,686 
  
  
  
  
  
 
Balances, December 31, 2000  19,425,147   194,251   (116,078)  495,975   574,148 
Net income  —   —   —   363,735   363,735 
  
  
  
  
  
 
Balances, December 31, 2001  19,425,147  $194,251  $(116,078) $859,710  $937,883 
  
  
  
  
  
 
Net income  —   —   —   853,071   853,071 
  
  
  
  
  
 
Balances, December 31, 2002  19,425,147  $194,251  $(116,078) $1,712,781  $1,790,954 
  
  
  
  
  
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                
Years Ended December 31,
200220012000
Cash flows from operating activities:
            
 Net income $853,071  $363,735  $361,686 
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
  Depreciation and amortization  194,373   138,628   54,914 
  Deferred income taxes  (33,018)  28,196   (93,381)
  Provision for losses on accounts receivable  14,571   (88,507)  135,144 
  Loss on disposal of property and equipment  —   567   4,212 
  Stock-based compensation expense  —   —   9,221 
  Non-cash revenues  (3,410)  (16,449)  — 
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:            
   Accounts receivable  (433,633)  (19,870)  (591,562)
   Deposits  (54,754)  78,244   (102,566)
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (96,730)  92,819   (92,765)
   Accounts payable  266,998   (1,541)  113,086 
   Accrued expenses  263,362   60,839   133,975 
   Deferred revenue  5,295   11,384   (3,300)
   Income tax payable  (207,025)  122,653   479,881 
  
  
  
 
   Net cash provided by operating activities  769,100   770,698   408,545 
  
  
  
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
            
 Purchases of property and equipment  (120,746)  (31,365)  (227,589)
 Purchases of intangible assets  —   (125,000)  (200,000)
  
  
  
 
   Net cash used in investing activities  (120,746)  (156,365)  (427,589)
  
  
  
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
            
 Proceeds from issuance of common stock  —   —   3,500 
 Loans from principal stockholder  —   —   50,000 
 Repayment of loans from principal stockholder  —   (50,000)  — 
  
  
  
 
   Cash (used in) provided by financing activities  —   (50,000)  53,500 
  
  
  
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  648,354   564,333   34,456 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  609,919   45,586   11,130 
  
  
  
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $1,258,273  $609,919  $45,586 
  
  
  
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:            
 Cash paid for income taxes net refunds received $812,653  $385,102  $1,356 
  
  
  
 
Non cash investing activities:            
 Intangible asset acquired for future advertising Services $—  $89,286  $— 
  
  
  
 
 Reduction in carry amounts of intangible asset and deferred revenue $(69,427)  —  $— 
  
  
  
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     (a) Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Travelzoo Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Travelzoo”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company publishes theTravelzoowebsite, the Travelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter, and theWeekend.come-mail newsletter which provide advertising opportunities for the travel industry.

The Company was formed as a result of a combination and merger of entities founded by the Company’s majority stockholder, Mr. Ralph Bartel. In 1998, Mr. Bartel founded Travelzoo.com Corporation, a Bahamas corporation, which also issued 5,155,874 shares via the Internet to approximately 700,000 stockholders (“the Netsurfer stockholders”) for no cash consideration. In 1998, Mr. Bartel also founded Silicon Channels Corporation, a California corporation, to operate theTravelzoowebsite. During 2001, Travelzoo Inc. was formed as a subsidiary of Travelzoo.com Corporation, and Mr. Bartel contributed all of the outstanding shares of Silicon Channels to Travelzoo Inc. in exchange for 8,129,273 shares of Travelzoo Inc. and options to acquire an additional 2,158,349 shares at $1.00. The merger was accounted for as a combination of entities under common control using “as-if pooling-of-interests” accounting. Under this method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of Silicon Channels Corporation and Travelzoo Inc. were carried forward to the combined company at their historical costs. In addition, all prior period financial statements of Travelzoo Inc. were restated to include the combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Silicon Channels Corporation.

     During January 2001, the Board of Directors of Travelzoo.com Corporation proposed that Travelzoo.com Corporation be merged with Travelzoo Inc. whereby Travelzoo Inc. would be the surviving entity. On March 15, 2002, the stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation approved the merger with Travelzoo Inc. On April 25, 2002, the certificate of merger was filed in Delaware upon which the merger became effective and Travelzoo.com Corporation was dissolved. Each outstanding share of common stock of Travelzoo.com Corporation was converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of Travelzoo Inc. Stockholders have a period of two years to receive shares of Travelzoo Inc. Travelzoo.com Corporation had 11,295,874 shares outstanding. As of December 31, 2002, 6,791,612 shares of Travelzoo.com Corporation had been exchanged for shares of Travelzoo Inc. The remaining 4,504,262 shares of Travelzoo Inc. that may be exchanged are included in the issued and outstanding common stock of Travelzoo Inc. and earnings per share calculations. The merger was accounted for as a combination of entities under common control using “as-if pooling-of-interests” accounting. Under this method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of Travelzoo.com Corporation and Travelzoo Inc. were carried forward at their historical costs. In addition, all prior period financial statements of Travelzoo Inc. were restated to include the combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Travelzoo.com Corporation. The restated results of Travelzoo Inc. are identical to the combined results of Travelzoo.com Corporation and Travelzoo Inc.

     (b) Revenue Recognition

Revenue consists of advertising sales and commissions from e-commerce transactions. Advertising revenues are derived principally from the sale of display advertising, classified advertising, and banner advertising on theTravelzoowebsite and in theTravelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter. Commissions are generated from bookings of travel services through customer advertising on theTravelzoowebsite.

     Advertising revenues are recognized in the period in which the advertisement is displayed, provided that evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed or determinable, no significant obligations remain at the end of the period, and collection of the resulting receivable is deemed probable. If fixed-fee advertising is

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displayed over a term greater than one month, revenues are recognized ratably over the period. To the extent that any minimum guaranteed impressions are not met during the contract period, the Company defers recognition of the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed impressions are achieved. Fees for banner advertising and other variable-fee advertising arrangements are recognized based on the number of impressions displayed or clicks delivered during the period.

The Company had outsourced part of its advertising sales and production activities to DoubleClick, Inc. (“DoubleClick”). Under the terms of the agreement with DoubleClick, the Company received a portion of the revenue received by DoubleClick from customers for the display of advertising on theTravelzoowebsite. The Company recorded these revenues on a net basis. The gross revenue received by DoubleClick from advertising on theTravelzoowebsite was $82,939, $600,454, and $430,130 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000 respectively. The Company’s share of this income, which has been recorded as revenue, was $38,354, $332,736, and $231,885 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000 respectively. The agreement with DoubleClick was canceled as of August 23, 2002.

Revenues from advertising barter transactions are recognized in the period during which the advertisements are displayed on theTravelzoowebsite. Expenses from barter transactions are recognized in the period during which the advertisements are displayed on the barter partner’s website. Barter transactions are recorded at the fair value of the advertising provided based on cash received by the Company for transactions involving similar types of advertising during the six months preceding the transaction in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 99-17,Accounting for Advertising Barter Transactions. The amounts included in advertising revenues and sales and marketing expenses for barter transactions were $-0-, $-0-, and $37,000 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

     Commissions are recorded as the net amount received by the Company and are recognized in the period in which the commissions earned are reported to the Company by the e-commerce partner.

     (c) Net Income Per Share

Net income per share has been calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128,Earnings per Share. Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by adjusting the weighted-average number of common shares for the effect of potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares included in the diluted calculation consist of incremental shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options calculated using the treasury stock method.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted income per share:
               
Year Ended December 31,
200220012000
Basic net income per share:            
 Net income $853,071  $363,735  $361,686 
  
  
  
 
 Weighted average common shares  19,425,147   19,425,147   19,372,791 
  
  
  
 
  Basic net income per share $0.04  $0.02  $0.02 
  
  
  
 
Diluted net income per share:            
 Net income $853,071  $363,735  $361,686 
  
  
  
 
 Weighted average common shares  19,425,147   19,425,147   19,372,791 
 Effect of dilutive securities-stock options  471,206   —   94,019 
  
  
  
 
 Weighted average common and potential common shares  19,896,353   19,425,147   19,466,810 
  
  
  
 
  Diluted net income per share $0.04  $0.02  $0.02 
  
  
  
 

     For the year ended December 31, 2001, all outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive.

     (d) Use of Estimates

     Management of the Company have made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

     (e) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following:
         
December 31,
20022001
Computer hardware and software $249,801  $182,461 
Office equipment  141,266   95,063 
  
  
 
   391,067   277,524 
Less accumulated depreciation  248,976   140,324 
  
  
 
Total $142,091  $137,200 
  
  
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

     (f) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following:
         
December 31,
20022001
Acquired amortized intangible assets:        
Internet domain names $344,857  $414,286 
Less accumulated amortization  132,564   54,048 
  
  
 
Total $212,293  $360,238 
  
  
 

     Amortization expense was $78,518, $50,714, and $3,333 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.

In October 2001, the Company completed the acquisition of theWeekends.comdomain name. As consideration for the purchase, the Company paid the seller $125,000 and agreed to provide a minimum number of clicks to the seller’s other websites through advertising placed on theTravelzoowebsite. The fair value of the advertising services of $89,286 was determined based on the cash price of similar advertising services and recorded as deferred revenue. The revenue was recognized as the clicks were delivered. During the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, $3,410 and $16,449 of revenues related to this arrangement were recognized. The agreement with the seller to provide advertising services expired on September 30, 2002. As such, $69,427 of advertising was not delivered and the carrying amounts of the intangible asset and related deferred revenue were reduced accordingly.

Estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets at December 31, 2002 is as follows:
     
2003 $65,500 
2004  65,500 
2005  62,167 
2006  19,126 
  
 
  $212,293 
  
 

     (g) Advertising Costs

     Advertising costs (including barter advertising) amounted to $3,960,464, $2,264,488 and $1,161,800 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, $546,214, $492,672 and $256,920, respectively, of advertising services were purchased from the Company’s customers under non-barter arrangements.

     (h) Income Taxes

     Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences, along with net operating loss carryforwards and credit carryforwards, if it is more likely than not that the tax benefits will be realized. To the extent a deferred tax asset cannot be recognized under the preceding criteria, allowances must be established. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

     (i) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144,Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.SFAS No. 144 requires an impairment loss to be recognized on assets to be held and used if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows. The amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

     (j) Stock-Based Compensation

As allowed under SFAS No. 123,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, the Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25,Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for fixed plan stock awards to employees. Deferred stock-based compensation for options granted to employees is determined as the excess of the fair value of the common stock over the exercise price on the date options were granted. Stock-based compensation is amortized over the vesting period of the individual award.

Had all stock-based compensation awards granted to employees and directors been accounted for using the fair value based method net income and net income share would have been adjusted to the amounts reported in the following table.
             
Year Ended December 31,
200220012000
Net income as reported $853,071  $363,735  $361,686 
Stock-based compensation included in determination of net income  —   —   9,221 
Stock-based compensation determined under the fair-value based method  (1,908)  (56,182)  (11,765)
  
  
  
 
Pro-forma net income as if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards $851,163  $307,553  $359,142 
  
  
  
 
Pro-forma basic and diluted net income per share as if the fair value based method had been applied to all awards $0.04  $0.02  $0.02 
  
  
  
 

The fair value of options granted was calculated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes method with the following assumptions:
             
200220012000
Numbers of options granted  33,589   210,000   70,000 
Grant date fair value of options $0.06  $0.27  $0.17 
Grant date fair value of the common stock $0.56  $0.39  $0.18 
Expected life of the option (in years)  5   10   10 
Annual volatility  51%  85%  85%
Risk-free interest rates  4.5%  4.5%  4.5%
Dividend Rate  —   —   — 

     (k) Website Development Costs

Prior to June 30, 2000, website development costs were expensed as incurred. The Company adopted EITF Issue No. 00-02,Accounting for Website Development Costs, on June 30, 2000. The adoption of EITF

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Issue No. 00-02 did not have a significant impact on the combined financial statements. Subsequent to the adoption of EITF No. 00-02, no internal website development costs that qualify for capitalization have been incurred.

(l) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 141,Business Combinationsand SFAS No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 provides guidance on the accounting for a business combination at the date a business combination is completed. The statement requires the use of the purchase method of accounting for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001, thereby eliminating use of the pooling-of-interests method. The Company adopted SFAS No. 141 on July 1, 2001. The adoption did not have an effect on the combined financial statements. SFAS No. 142 provides guidance on how to account for goodwill and intangible assets after an acquisition is completed. The most substantive change is that goodwill will no longer be amortized but instead will be tested for impairment periodically. The Company adopted SFAS No. 142 as of the beginning of 2002 and the effect of adoption did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 143,Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated retirement costs. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 143 at the beginning of 2003, and the adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the combined financial statements.

In October 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 144,Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121,Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of. SFAS No. 144 retains the requirements of SFAS No. 121 to (a) recognize an impairment loss only if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows and (b) measure an impairment loss as the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset. SFAS No. 144 removes goodwill from its scope. SFAS No. 144 is applicable to the Company’s financial statements beginning in 2002. The adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 145,Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. SFAS No. 145 rescinds the requirement that all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be classified as an extraordinary item. Additionally, SFAS No. 145 requires that certain lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. SFAS No. 145 is effective for the Company beginning in 2003, and the effect of adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In July 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 146,Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This Statement requires recording costs associated with exit or disposal activities at their fair values when a liability has been incurred. Under previous guidance, certain exit costs were accrued upon management’s commitment to an exit plan, which is generally before an actual liability has been incurred. The requirements of this Statement are effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002; however, early application of the Statement is encouraged. The Company’s adoption of Statement 146 will not have a material impact on its historical financial position or results of operations.

In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45,Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others(“FIN 45”). FIN 45 requires the Company to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in the issuance of the guarantee. The disclosure requirements effective for the year ending

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December 31, 2002, expand the disclosures required by a guarantor about its obligation under a guarantee. The adoption of the disclosure requirements of this statement did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement No. 148,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. This statement provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, this statement amends the disclosure requirements of Statement 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. The Company has adopted the new disclosure requirements of this statement.

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities(“FIN 46”). The interpretation provides guidance for determining when a primary beneficiary should consolidate a variable interest entity or equivalent structure, that functions to support the activities of the primary beneficiary. The interpretation is effective as of the beginning of Company’s third quarter of 2003 for variable interest entities created before February 1, 2003. The adoption of this statement is not expected to impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

(2) Commitments

     The Company leases office space in Mountain View, California, and in New York, New York, under operating leases which expire on December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively. The future minimum rental payments under these operating leases as of December 31, 2002, total $556,940 and $197,940 for 2003 and 2004, respectively. Rent expense was $471,766, $302,355 and $154,498 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.

(3) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The details of changes to the allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:
      
Balance at December 31, 1999 $10,000 
 Additions — charged to costs and expenses  135,144 
  
 
Balance at December 31, 2000  145,144 
 Deductions — credited to costs and expenses, net  (88,507)
 Deductions — write-offs  (1,409)
  
 
Balance at December 31, 2001  55,228 
 Additions — charged to costs and expenses, net  14,572 
 Deductions — write-offs  (13,875)
  
 
Balance at December 31, 2002 $55,925 
  
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(4) Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000 consisted of the following:
              
CurrentDeferredTotal
2002:
            
 Federal $453,851  $(26,836) $427,015 
 State  151,777   (6,182)  145,595 
  
  
  
 
  $605,628  $(33,018) $572,610 
  
  
  
 
2001:
            
 Federal $384,153  $21,846  $405,999 
 State  108,669   6,350   115,019 
 Foreign  250   —   250 
  
  
  
 
  $493,072  $28,196  $521,268 
  
  
  
 
2000:
            
 Federal $380,265  $(79,706) $300,559 
 State  100,722   (13,675)  87,047 
 Foreign  250   —   250 
  
  
  
 
  $481,237  $(93,381) $387,856 
  
  
  
 

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate applicable to the Company’s level of pretax income as a result of the following:
             
200220012000
Federal tax at statutory rates $485,714  $307,423  $254,844 
State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit  96,093   99,146   57,451 
Foreign taxes  —   250   250 
Non-deductible merger expenses and other  (9,197)  114,449   75,311 
Total income tax expense $572,610  $521,268  $387,856 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2002, and 2001, are as follows:
           
20022001
Deferred tax assets:        
 Accruals and allowances $39,204  $28,104 
 State income taxes  36,733   36,948 
 Capitalized start-up costs  760   1,531 
 Property and equipment  —   3,968 
 Intangible assets $39,462  $13,073 
  
  
 
  Gross deferred tax assets  116,159   83,624 
Deferred tax liabilities:        
 State income taxes $—  $(3,275)
 Property and equipment  (2,792)  — 
  
  
 
  Gross deferred tax liabilities  (2,792)  (3,275)
  
  
 
Net deferred tax assets $113,367  $80,349 
  
  
 

     No valuation allowance has been recorded for the deferred tax assets because management believes that the Company is more likely than not to generate sufficient future taxable income to realize the related tax benefits.

(5) Stockholders’ Equity

     As of December 31, 2002 the authorized capital stock of Travelzoo Inc. comprised 40,000,000 shares of $.01 par value common stock and 5,000,000 shares of $.01 par value preferred stock. As of December 31, 2002 19,425,147 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding. During 2000, the Company granted to an employee options to purchase 334,676 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.05 and a two-year vesting period. In September 2000, upon the termination of the employee, 70,000 options were fully vested under the original terms of the grant and the remaining unvested options were forfeited. The Company recorded stock-based compensation in 2000 of $9,221 based on the intrinsic value of the options that vested. The 70,000 vested options were exercised in September 2000.

     As described in note 1(a), as part of the consideration exchanged for the outstanding shares of Silicon Channels Corporation, the Company also issued to the majority stockholder in January 2001 fully vested and exercisable options to acquire 2,158,349 shares of common stock. The options have an exercise price of $1.00 and expire in January 2011.

     In October 2001, the Company granted to each director fully vested and exercisable options to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.00 for their services as a director in 2000 and 2001. A total of 210,000 options were granted. The options expire in October 2011.

     In March 2002, Travelzoo Inc. granted to each director fully vested and exercisable options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $3.00 for their services as a director in 2002. A total of 35,000 options were granted. In October 2002, 1,411 options were forfeited upon the resignation of a director. All other options are vested as of December 31, 2002. The options expire in March 2012.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(6) Significant Customer Information and Segment Reporting

SFAS No. 131,Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes standards for the reporting by business enterprises of information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The method for determining what information to report is based on the way that management organizes the operating segments within a company for making operational decisions and assessing performance. As of December 31, 2002, the Company has one operating segment: online advertising.

Significant customer information is as follows:
                     
Percent of
Percentage ofAccounts
Total RevenueReceivable
Year Ended December 31,December 31,
Customer20022001200020022001
A  *   *   *   12%  * 
B  13%  15%  22%  *   19%
C  *   *   11%  —   — 
D  *   13%  *   —   15%
E  14%  *   —   21%  11%
All of the above customers are located in the United States of America.

* Less than 10%

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TRAVELZOO INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

(7) Unaudited Quarterly Information

The following represents unaudited quarterly financial data for 2002 and 2001.
                                   
Quarters Ended
Dec 31,Sept 30,June 30,Mar 31,Dec 31,Sept 30,June 30,Mar 31,
20022002200220022001200120012001
(In thousands)
Revenues:                                
 Advertising $3,132  $2,538  $2,211  $1,966  $1,723  $1,574  $1,537  $1,308 
 Commissions  —   —   —   —   —   1   3   3 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  Total revenues  3,132   2,538   2,211   1,966   1,723   1,575   1,540   1,311 
Cost of revenues  89   90   86   86   79   74   75   77 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  Gross profit  3,043   2,448   2,125   1,880   1,644   1,501   1,465   1,234 
Operating expenses:                                
 Sales and marketing  1,904   1,510   1,316   996   1,115   920   790   450 
 General and administrative  647   522   562   562   418   373   366   197 
 Merger expenses  —   —   —   55   29��  62   113   128 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  Total operating expenses  2,551   2,032   1,878   1,613   1,562   1,355   1,269   775 
Income from operations  492   416   247   267   82   146   196   459 
Interest income  2   1   —   1   1   1   1   — 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Income before income taxes  494   417   247   268   83   147   197   459 
Income taxes  168   171   101   133   68   86   127   241 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Net income $326  $246  $146  $135  $15  $61  $70  $218 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Basic and diluted net income per share $.02  $.01  $.01  $—  $—  $—  $.01  $.01 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

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TRAVELZOO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

 June 30,
2003		 December 31,
2002		 
Assets
Current assets:		   
     Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,343,037 $ 1,258,273 
     Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful 
       accounts of $96,778 and $55,925 as of June 30, 
       2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively 1,696,472 1,311,399 
     Deposits 108,188 22,339 
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets 140,383 114,909 
     Deferred income taxes 81,313 81,313 
          Total current assets 4,369,393 2,788,233 
Deposits — 64,923 
Deferred income taxes 32,054 32,054 
Property and equipment, net 105,318 142,091 
Intangible assets, net 179,543 212,293 
          Total assets $ 4,686,308 $ 3,239,594 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 
Current liabilities: 
     Accounts payable $    552,548 $    442,349 
     Accrued expenses 836,262 547,680 
     Deferred revenue 24,865 19,179 
     Income tax payable 500,669 439,432 
          Total liabilities 1,914,344 1,448,640 
Commitments 
Stockholders’ equity: 
     Common stock 194,251 194,251 
     Additional paid-in capital (116,078)(116,078)
     Retained earnings 2,693,791 1,712,781 
          Total stockholders’ equity 2,771,964 1,790,954 
          Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 4,686,308 $ 3,239,594 

                           See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRAVELZOO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation
(Unaudited)

  Three months ended
June 30,		 Six months ended
June 30,		  
  2003 2002 2003 2002 
Revenues 4,291,359 2,211,180 8,004,936 4,177,204 
Cost of revenues 81,031 86,171 164,169 172,000 
          Gross profit 4,210,328 2,125,009 7,840,767 4,005,204 
Operating expenses: 
     Sales and marketing 2,294,521 1,316,213 4,218,442 2,312,316 
     General and administrative 903,119 562,298 1,959,803 1,124,616 
     Merger expenses — — — 54,538 
          Total operating expenses 3,197,640 1,878,511 6,178,245 3,491,470 
Income from operations 1,012,688 246,498 1,662,522 513,734 
Interest income 3,084 350 5,137 1,487 
Income before income taxes 1,015,772 246,848 1,667,659 515,221 
Income taxes 419,375 100,968 686,649 233,601 
Net income $     596,397 $     145,880 $     981,010 $     281,620 
Basic net income per share $           0.03 $           0.01 $           0.05 $           0.01 
Diluted net income per share $           0.03 $           0.01 $           0.05 $           0.01 
Shares used in computing basic 
  net income per share 19,425,147 19,425,147 19,425,147 19,425,147 
Shares used in computing diluted 
  net income per share 20,498,665 19,425,147 20,501,602 19,425,147 

                           See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TRAVELZOO INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

 Six months ended
June 30,
 2003 2002 
Cash flows from operating activities:   
     Net income $    981,010 $ 281,620 
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash 
       (used in) provided by operating activities: 
          Depreciation and amortization 87,940 88,685 
          Provision for losses on accounts receivable 40,853 36,791 
          Loss on disposal of property and equipment 415 — 
          Non-cash revenues — (3,410)
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 
               Accounts receivable (425,926)(257,485)
               Deposits (20,926)(29,227)
               Prepaid expenses and other current assets (25,474)(39,354)
               Accounts payable 110,199 (21,358)
               Accrued expenses 288,582 106,134 
               Deferred revenue 5,686 13,296 
               Income tax payable 61,237 (307,259)
                    Net cash provided by (used in) operating 
                      activities 1,103,596 (131,567)
Cash flows from investing activities: 
     Purchases of property and equipment (18,832)(98,818)
               Net cash used in investing activities (18,832)(98,818)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,084,764 (230,385)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,258,273 609,919 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 2,343,037 $ 379,534 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: 
     Cash paid for income taxes $    625,412 $ 540,860 

                           See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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1)Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Travelzoo Inc. (the "Company" or "Travelzoo") in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company, and its results of operations and cash flows. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002, included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2003.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Travelzoo and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2003 or any other future period, and the Company makes no representations related thereto.

During January 2001, the Board of Directors of Travelzoo.com Corporation proposed that Travelzoo.com Corporation be merged with Travelzoo Inc. whereby Travelzoo Inc. would be the surviving entity. On March 15, 2002, the stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation approved the merger with Travelzoo Inc. On April 25, 2002, the certificate of merger was filed in Delaware upon which the merger became effective and Travelzoo.com Corporation was dissolved. Each outstanding share of common stock of Travelzoo.com Corporation was converted into the right to receive one share of common stock of Travelzoo Inc. Former stockholders of Travelzoo.com Corporation have a period of two years to receive shares of Travelzoo Inc. Travelzoo.com Corporation had 11,295,874 shares outstanding. As of June 30, 2003, 7,148,184 shares of Travelzoo.com Corporation had been exchanged for shares of Travelzoo Inc. The remaining 4,147,690 shares of Travelzoo Inc. that may be exchanged are included in the issued and outstanding common stock of Travelzoo Inc. and the calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share. The merger was accounted for as a combination of entities under common control using “as-if pooling-of-interests” accounting. Under this method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of Travelzoo.com Corporation and Travelzoo Inc. were carried forward to the combined company at their historical costs. In addition, all prior period financial statements of Travelzoo Inc. were restated to include the combined results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Travelzoo.com Corporation. The restated results for Travelzoo Inc. are identical to the combined results of Travelzoo.com Corporation and Travelzoo Inc.

2)Revenue Recognition

Substantially all revenue consists of advertising sales. Advertising revenues are derived principally from the sale of advertising on theTravelzoowebsite and in the Travelzoo Top 20e-mail newsletter.

Advertising revenues are recognized in the period in which the advertisement is displayed, provided that evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed and determinable, no significant obligations remain at the end of the period, and collection of the resulting receivable is deemed probable. Where collectibility is not probable, the revenue will be recognized upon cash collection, provided that the other criteria for revenue recognition have been met. If fixed-fee advertising is displayed over a term greater than one month, revenues are recognized ratably over the period. To the extent that any minimum guaranteed impressions are not met during the contract period, the Company defers recognition of the corresponding revenues until the guaranteed impressions are achieved. Fees for banner advertising and other variable-fee advertising arrangements are recognized based on the number of impressions displayed or clicks delivered during the period.

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The Company had outsourced part of its advertising sales and production activities to DoubleClick, Inc. (“DoubleClick”). The agreement with DoubleClick was canceled as of August 23, 2002. Under the terms of the agreement with DoubleClick, the Company received a portion of the revenue received by DoubleClick from clients for the display of advertising on theTravelzoowebsite. The Company records these revenues on a net basis. The gross revenue received by DoubleClick from advertising on theTravelzoowebsite was $-0- and $45,521 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Company’s share of this income, which has been recorded as revenue, was $-0- and $20,394 for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Commissions are recorded as the net amount received by the Company and are recognized in the period in which the commissions earned are reported to the Company by the e-commerce partner.

In October 2001, the Company completed the acquisition of theWeekends.comdomain name. As consideration for the purchase, the Company paid the seller $125,000 in cash and agreed to provide a minimum number of clicks to the seller's other websites through advertising placed on theTravelzoowebsite. The fair value of the advertising services of $89,286 was determined based on the cash price of similar advertising services and recorded as deferred revenue. The revenue is being recognized as the clicks are delivered, and $3,410 of such revenue was recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The agreement with the seller to provide advertising services expired on September 30, 2002. As such, $69,427 of advertising was not delivered and the carrying amounts of the intangible asset and related deferred revenue were reduced accordingly.

3)Stock-based Compensation

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, during the quarter ended March 31, 2003. As required under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, the pro forma effects of stock-based compensation on net income and net earnings per common share have been estimated at the time of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

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For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is assumed to be amortized to expense over the options’ vesting periods. The pro forma effects of recognizing compensation expense under the fair value method on net income and net earnings per common share were as follows:

  Six months ended
June 30,
  2003 2002 
Net income as reported $981,010 $ 281,620 
Stock-based compensation included 
  in determination of net income — — 
Stock-based compensation determined 
  under the fair-value based method — (954)
Pro-forma net income as if the fair 
  value based method had been applied 
  to all awards $981,010 $ 280,666 
Pro-forma basic and diluted net income 
  per share as if the fair value based 
  method had been applied to all awards $      0.05 $       0.01 

The fair value of options granted was calculated as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes method with the following assumptions:

  2003 2002 
Numbers of options granted — 33,589 
Grant date fair value of options — 0.06 
Grant date fair value of the common stock $                  — $         0.56 
Expected life of the option (in years) — 5 
Annual volatility — 51%
Risk-free interest rates — 4.5%
Dividend rate — — 

4)Net Income Per Share

Net income per share has been calculated under SFAS No. 128,Earnings per Share. Basic net income per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares included in the diluted calculation consists of incremental shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options calculated using the treasury stock method.

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The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share:

  Three months ended
June 30,		Six months ended
June 30,		 
  2003 2002 2003 2002 
Basic net income per share:
Net income		  $596,397 $145,880 $981,010 $281,620 
Weighted average common shares   19,425,147  19,425,147  19,425,147  19,425,147 
Basic net income per share  $0.03 $0.01 $0.05 $0.01 
Diluted net income per share:  
Net income  $596,397 $145,880 $981,010 $281,620 
Weighted average common shares   19,425,147  19,425,147  19,425,147  19,425,147 
Effect of dilutive securities stock options   1,073,518  —  1,076,455  — 
Diluted weighted average common shares   20,498,665  19,425,147  20,501,602  19,425,147 
Diluted net income per share  $0.03 $0.01 $0.05 $0.01 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, all outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their effect was antidilutive.

5)Commitments

The Company leases office space in Mountain View, California, New York, New York and Miami, Florida, under operating leases which expire on December 31, 2003, June 30, 2004 and May 31, 2004, respectively. The future minimum rental payments under these operating leases as of June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 total $626,463 and $556,940, respectively. The future lease payments consist of $359,362 of payments due in 2003 and $267,101 of payments due in 2004.

6)Significant Customer Information and Segment Reporting

SFAS No. 131,Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes standards for the reporting by business enterprises of information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The method for determining what information to report is based on the way that management organizes the operating segments within a company for making operational decisions and assessing performance. As of June 30, 2003, the Company has one operating segment.

Significant customer information is as follows:

 Percent of revenues
Percent of accounts receivable
 Six months ended June 30,
June 30,
Customer
2003
2002
2003
2002
A13%17%21%22%
B*——12%
C10%15%17%17%

All of the above customers are located in the United States of America.
* Less than 10%

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7)Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 143,Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143 addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated retirement costs. SFAS No. 143 is effective for the Company beginning in 2003 and the adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 145,Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. SFAS No. 145 rescinds the requirement that all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt be classified as an extraordinary item. Additionally, SFAS No. 145 requires that certain lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. SFAS No. 145 is effective for the Company beginning in 2003, and the effect of adoption did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46,Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities("FIN 46"). The interpretation provides guidance for determining when a primary beneficiary should consolidate a variable interest entity or equivalent structure, that functions to support the activities of the primary beneficiary. The interpretation is effective as of the beginning of the Company’s third quarter of 2003 for variable interest entities created before February 1, 2003. The Company holds no interest in any variable interest entities. Accordingly, the adoption of this statement is currently not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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     No dealer, salesperson or any other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this Prospectus in connection with the offer contained herein, and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company or the Underwriter. This Prospectus does not constitute an offer of any securities other than those to which it relates or any offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, those to which it relates in any state to any person to whom it is not lawful to make such offer in such state. The delivery of this Prospectus at any time does not imply that the information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to its date.




354,700 Shares




Common Stock
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary1
Risk Factors5__________________
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
    Information		12PROSPECTUS
Use of Proceeds12__________________
Capitalization13
Selected Financial Data14
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations		15
Business21
Management27
Principal and Selling Stockholders31
Price Range of Common Stock and Dividend
    Information		38
Plan of Distribution39
Legal Matters41
Experts41
Where You Can Find More Information About Us42
Documents Incorporated By Reference42
Index to Financial StatementsF-1


     Until _______, 2003, all dealers that effect transactions in the Common Stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.     Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

        The following table sets forth the expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions), which other than the SEC registration fee are estimates, payable by the Registrant in connection with the sale and distribution of the shares registered hereby**:

SEC Registration Fee$203.729,020.84   
Accounting Fees and Expenses______ *$10,000.00*
Legal Fees and Expenses______ *$7,500.00*
Miscellaneous Expenses______ *$1,000.00*
    Total$______ *$27,520.84*

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* Estimated

** The selling stockholders will pay any sales commissions or underwriting discount and fees incurred in connection with the sale of shares registered hereunder.

Item 15.     Indemnification of Directors and Officers

        The Delaware General Corporation Law permits the indemnification by a Delaware corporation of its directors, officers, employees and other agents against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than derivative actions which are by or in the right of the corporation) if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with defense or settlement of such an action and requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation.

        As permitted by Delaware law, the Registrant’s certificate of incorporation provides that no director of the Registrant will be personally liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a) for any breach of duty of loyalty to the Registrant or to its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

        The Registrant’s certificate of incorporation further provides that the Registrant must indemnify its directors and executive officers and may indemnify its other officers and employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The Registrant believes that indemnification under its certificate of incorporation covers negligence and gross negligence on the part of indemnified parties.

        The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers. These agreements, among other things, require the Registrant to indemnify such directors and officers for certain expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Registrant, arising out of such person’s services as a director or officer of the Registrant, any subsidiary of the Registrant or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at the request of the Registrant.

        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to such provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in such Act and is therefore unenforceable.


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Item 16.     Exhibits

      See Exhibit Index.

Exhibit
Number		Description
1.1Form of Underwriting Agreement
5.1Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP regarding the validity of the Common Stock
10.1Form of Warrant
10.2Form of Registration Rights Agreement*
23.1Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

*To be filed by amendment.

Item 17.      Undertakings

        (a)        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

        (1)        To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:


         (i)        To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

         (ii)        To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

         (iii)        To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

 provided, however, that paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

        (2)        That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


        (3)        To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


        (b)        The undersigned registrantRegistrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’sRegistrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in thethis registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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        (c)        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believefor believing that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this pre-effective amendment no. 1 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on July 22, 2003.February 3, 2005

TRAVELZOO INC.


By:/s/ Ralph BartelRALPH BARTEL
 Ralph Bartel, Chairman of the Board,Chief
   Chief     Executive Officer and
Chief Financial
     Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Ralph Bartel as his or her true and lawful attorney in fact and agent for him or her and on his or her behalf and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits and any and all other documents filed with respect thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any other governmental or regulatory authority), granting unto said attorney full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney in fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statementpre-effective amendment no. 1 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

 Title

 Date

/s/ Ralph BartelRALPH BARTEL
 Chairman of the Board of
   Directors,
Chief Executive
   Officer and President (Principal
   (Principal    Executive Officer and
    Principal Financial Officer)

 July 22, 2003February 3, 2005 
(Ralph Bartel)


    
/s/ Lisa SuLISA SU *
 Controller (Principal
   Accounting Officer)		 July 22, 2003February 3, 2005 
(Lisa Su)


    
/s/ DavidDAVID J. EhrlichEHRLICH *
 Director July 17, 2003February 3, 2005 
(David J. Ehrlich)


     
/s/ Suzanna MakSUZANNA MAK *
 Director July 17, 2003February 3, 2005 
(Suzanna Mak)


     
/s/ Donovan Neale-MayDONOVAN NEALE-MAY *
 Director July 21, 2003February 3, 2005 
(Donovan Neale-May)


     
/s/ KellyKELLY M. UrsoURSO *
 Director July 18, 2003February 3, 2005 
(Kelly M. Urso)


     

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* By:/s/ RALPH BARTEL
Ralph Bartel
Attorney-in-Fact

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

Description


1.1

3.1

Certificate of Incorporation of Travelzoo Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-55026), filed February 14, 2002)


3.2

By-laws of Travelzoo Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to our Registration Statement on Form of Underwriting AgreementS-4 (File No. 333-55026), filed February 14, 2002)



5.1

5.1

Opinion of Bryan Cave LLP regarding the validity of the Common StockStock**


10.1

Employment Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2000, between Travelzoo Sales, Inc. and Ralph Bartel (Incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-55026), filed February 14, 2002)


10.1

10.2

Stock Option Agreement dated January 22, 2001, between Ralph Bartel and Travelzoo Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-55026), filed February 14, 2002)


10.3

Form of WarrantDirector and Officer Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-55026), filed February 14, 2002)


10.4

Addendum to Employment Agreement, entered into on June 17, 2003, between Travelzoo Sales, Inc. and Ralph Bartel (Incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-107304), filed October 9, 2003)


10.2

10.5

Agreements with Avenue A (Incorporated by reference to our Form 8-K (File No. 000-50171), filed January 6, 2005.


10.6

Agreements with Orbitz, LLC (Incorporated by reference to our Form 8-K (File No. 000-50171), filed January 6, 2005.


21.1

List of Registration Rights Agreement*Subsidiaries of Travelzoo Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Form 10-K (File No. 000-50171), filed March 29, 2004)


23.1

23.1

Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


23.2

23.2

Consent of Bryan Cave LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

24.1Power of Attorney (included on signature page)**


*

24.1

To be filed by amendment.

Power of Attorney**


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**  Previously filed.