Lisa Oswald, Former Priceline.com Vice President of Operations and Customer Service, Joins Travelzoo Local Deals

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May 23, 2011, 02:24 ET

NEW YORK, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced today Lisa Oswald, former Vice President of Operations and Customer Service for Priceline.com, joined Travelzoo® as Vice President of Customer Service. Ms. Oswald will report to Michael Stitt, General Manager of Travelzoo Local Deals, North America and execute the strategy for all merchant and consumer service matters in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain.

"Lisa is a seasoned customer service executive. She holds a deep passion for operational efficiency and wowing customers," said Michael Stitt, General Manager of Travelzoo Local Deals. "Our mission is to be the most trusted, high-quality publisher of local deals, and with Lisa at the helm, I am confident we can continue to deliver on this mission as we scale Local Deals."

Ms. Oswald led Priceline.com's customer service team during a time of rapid international expansion from 1999 to 2010. Ms. Oswald graduated from Boston College Carroll School of Management with a B.S. in Marketing. She will be based at Travelzoo's global headquarters on Madison Avenue.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo Inc. is a global Internet media company. With more than 23 million subscribers in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and 23 offices worldwide, Travelzoo® publishes deals from more than 2,000 travel and entertainment companies. Travelzoo's deal experts review offers to find the best deals and confirm their true value. In Asia Pacific, Travelzoo is independently owned and operated by Travelzoo (Asia) Ltd. and Travelzoo Japan K.K. under a license agreement with Travelzoo Inc.

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