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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, 2004, 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 were 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 31, 2004.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, 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.
Item 9B. Other Information
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive OÇcers of the Registrant
Information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled ""Election of
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 SEC within 120 days
after the end of Travelzoo's Ñscal year ended December 31, 2004.
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the executive oÇcers of Travelzoo as of
March 21, 2005.
Name Age Position
Ralph Bartel, Ph.D. ÏÏÏÏ 39 President, Chief Executive OÇcer, and Chief Financial OÇcer
Holger Bartel, Ph.D. ÏÏÏ 38 Executive Vice President
Kelly N. Ford ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 37 Vice President of Marketing
Steven M. LedwithÏÏÏÏÏ 47 Chief Technology OÇcer
Lisa SuÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 29 Controller (Chief Accounting OÇcer)
Shirley TafoyaÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 41 Senior Vice President of Sales
Ralph Bartel founded Travelzoo in May 1998 and has served as our President, Chief Executive 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, a Ph.D. in Economics
from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of St.
Gallen, Switzerland, and a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Eichstaett, Germany.
Holger Bartel has served as Executive Vice President since September 1999. From 1995 to 1998,
Mr. Bartel worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Los Angeles. From 1992 to 1994,
Mr. Bartel was a research fellow at Harvard Business School. Mr. Bartel holds an MBA in Finance and
Accounting and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the brother of
Ralph Bartel.
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