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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
As of December 31, 2003, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of the Company's management, including the Company's President, Chief Executive OÇcer and Chief
Financial OÇcer along with the Company's Controller (Chief Accounting OÇcer), of the eÅectiveness of the
design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e).
Based upon that evaluation, the Company's President, Chief Executive OÇcer and Chief Financial OÇcer
along with the Company's Controller (Chief Accounting OÇcer) concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are eÅective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its
consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic SEC Ñlings as of December 21, 2003.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2003, there was no change in our internal control over Ñnancial
reporting (as deÑned in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) that materially aÅected, or is reasonably likely to
materially aÅect, the Company's internal control over Ñnancial reporting.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive OÇcers of the Registrant
Information regarding our directors is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled ""Directors'' and
""Section 16(a) BeneÑcial Ownership Reporting Compliance'' appearing in Travelzoo's DeÑnitive Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Ñled with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(""the Commission'') within 120 days after the end of Travelzoo's Ñscal year ended December 31, 2003.
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the executive oÇcers of Travelzoo as of
March 29, 2004.
Name Age Position
Ralph Bartel, Ph.D. ÏÏÏÏ 38 President, Chief Executive OÇcer, and Chief Financial OÇcer
Lisa SuÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 28 Controller (Chief Accounting OÇcer)
Ralph Bartel founded Travelzoo in May 1998 and has served as President, Chief Executive OÇcer, Chief
Financial OÇcer 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 University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a Master's degree in
Journalism from University of Eichstaett, Germany.
Lisa Su has served as Controller (Chief Accounting OÇcer) since October 1, 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.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information regarding executive compensation is incorporated by reference to the information set forth
under ""Compensation of Executive OÇcers and Other Matters'' in our DeÑnitive Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Ñled with the Commission within 120 days after the end of Travelzoo's
Ñscal year ended December 31, 2003.
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