Travelzoo 2004 Annual Report Download - page 72

EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Ralph Bartel, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Travelzoo Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the Ñnancial statements, and other Ñnancial information included in this
annual report, fairly present in all material respects the Ñnancial condition, results of operations and cash Öows
of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The Registrant's other certifying oÇcer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as deÑned in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the
Registrant and we have:
a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
b. evaluated the eÅectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the eÅectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end
of the period covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and
c. disclosed in this report any change in the Registrants' internal control over Ñnancial reporting that
occurred during the Registrants' fourth quarter that has materially aÅected, or is reasonably likely to
materially aÅect, the Registrant's internal control over Ñnancial reporting;
5. The Registrant's other certifying oÇcer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over Ñnancial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of Registrant's
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a. all signiÑcant deÑciencies in the design or operation of internal control over Ñnancial reporting
which aÅect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report Ñnancial information; and
b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
signiÑcant role in the Registrant's internal control over Ñnancial reporting.
T RAVELZOO I NC .
By: /s/ R ALPH B ARTEL
Ralph Bartel
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive OÇcer, and
Chief Financial OÇcer
Date: March 30, 2005