NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Travelzoo (Nasdaq:TZOO), a global Internet media company, today launched "Deals Near You", a new search tool to help travelers find relevant travel deals near their home. "Deals Near You" uses an intuitive mapping interface to recommend hotel and cruise deals as well as deals on show and event tickets within a certain radius from the user's location. Users will be able to control the distance range, city and zip code. To use "Deals Near You", visit www.travelzoo.com.
"We are very excited to launch the 'Deals Near You' search tool which quickly helps users find great travel deals as well as shows and event deals in their area," said Shirley Tafoya, President, North America, Travelzoo. "'Deals Near You' is the perfect solution to help inspire travelers looking for staycation ideas."
"The 'Deals Near You' search tool is the leading edge of a number of technology innovations Travelzoo has in the queue for its users," added Max Rayner, Chief Information Officer, Travelzoo. "Travelzoo has been a leader in great travel deals and quality content, and now we are poised to lead in innovation and responsiveness to the needs of our users."
Travelzoo's producers work with over 900 travel companies to publish the best travel deals in the market. Offers recommended by "Deals Near You" are verified for accuracy and availability by Travelzoo's Test Booking Center(tm). For more information on "Deals Near You", visit www.travelzoo.com.
About Travelzoo
Travelzoo is a global Internet media company. Travelzoo's media properties, which reach more than 12 million travel enthusiasts in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Taiwan and the U.K., include the Travelzoo(r) Web site (www.travelzoo.com), the Top 20(r) list, the Newsflash(tm) e-mail alert service, the Travelzoo Network(tm) and SuperSearch(tm), a travel search engine. Travelzoo publishes offers from more than 900 advertisers. Travelzoo's deal experts review offers to find the best travel deals and confirm their true value. Travelzoo's global headquarters is in New York City.
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