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CERTIFICATION
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 represent 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-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant
and we have:
a. designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 as of a date
within 90 days prior to the Ñling date of this annual report (the ""Evaluation Date''); and
c. presented in this annual report our conclusions about the eÅectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying oÇcer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, 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 controls which could adversely
aÅect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report Ñnancial data and have identiÑed
for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
signiÑcant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying oÇcer and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there
were signiÑcant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could signiÑcantly aÅect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to signiÑcant
deÑciencies and material weaknesses.
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 27, 2003
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