[10-Q] Travelzoo Quarterly Earnings Report
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Travelzoo reported mixed second-quarter 2025 results with revenue growth driven by commerce and subscription gains but lower profitability and a weaker balance sheet. Revenue rose to $23.9 million from $21.1 million a year earlier, led by higher Getaways voucher sales and a substantial increase in membership fees. Cost of revenues and higher member-acquisition spending drove gross margin and operating income lower: operating income fell to $2.06 million from $4.01 million, and net income attributable to Travelzoo declined to $1.40 million from $2.93 million. Cash and equivalents decreased to $10.4 million from $17.1 million at year-end, and the company reported negative total stockholders' equity of $(2.08) million versus $4.35 million previously. Deferred revenue increased to $8.5 million and merchant payables were $12.4 million. The report discloses concentrated ownership (Azzurro ~36.7%) and ongoing share repurchases and related-party consulting fees.
Travelzoo ha riportato risultati contrastanti nel secondo trimestre 2025: i ricavi sono cresciuti grazie al commercio e alle sottoscrizioni, ma la redditività e la situazione patrimoniale sono peggiorate. I ricavi sono saliti a $23,9 milioni rispetto a $21,1 milioni dell'anno precedente, trainati dall'aumento delle vendite di voucher Getaways e da un consistente incremento delle quote associative. Il costo dei ricavi e spese più elevate per l'acquisizione di membri hanno ridotto il margine lordo e l'utile operativo: l'utile operativo è sceso a $2,06 milioni da $4,01 milioni, e l'utile netto attribuibile a Travelzoo è diminuito a $1,40 milioni da $2,93 milioni. La liquidità e gli equivalenti sono calati a $10,4 milioni da $17,1 milioni a fine anno, e la società ha riportato un patrimonio netto totale negativo di $(2,08) milioni rispetto ai $4,35 milioni precedenti. I ricavi differiti sono aumentati a $8,5 milioni e i debiti verso i merchant ammontano a $12,4 milioni. Il rapporto evidenzia una proprietà concentrata (Azzurro ~36.7%) e segnala riacquisti di azioni in corso e compensi per consulenze a parti correlate.
Travelzoo informó resultados mixtos en el segundo trimestre de 2025: los ingresos crecieron impulsados por el comercio y las suscripciones, pero la rentabilidad y el balance se vieron debilitados. Los ingresos subieron a $23,9 millones desde $21,1 millones un año antes, impulsados por mayores ventas de vales Getaways y un notable incremento de las cuotas de membresía. El costo de los ingresos y un mayor gasto en adquisición de miembros redujeron el margen bruto y el resultado operativo: el resultado operativo cayó a $2,06 millones desde $4,01 millones, y el beneficio neto atribuible a Travelzoo disminuyó a $1,40 millones desde $2,93 millones. El efectivo y equivalentes se redujeron a $10,4 millones desde $17,1 millones a cierre de ejercicio, y la compañía reportó un patrimonio neto total negativo de $(2,08) millones frente a $4,35 millones anteriormente. Los ingresos diferidos aumentaron a $8,5 millones y las cuentas por pagar a comerciantes fueron $12,4 millones. El informe revela una propiedad concentrada (Azzurro ~36.7%) y recompras de acciones en curso, además de honorarios de consultoría a partes relacionadas.
Travelzoo는 2025년 2분기에 실적이 엇갈렸다고 발표했습니다. 매출은 커머스와 구독 증가로 성장했지만 수익성과 재무구조는 약화되었습니다. 매출은 전년 동기 $21.1M에서 $23.9M으로 증가했으며, 이는 Getaways 바우처 판매 증가와 멤버십 수수료의 큰 상승에 기인합니다. 매출원가와 회원 확보를 위한 비용 증가로 총마진과 영업이익이 축소되었습니다: 영업이익은 $4.01M에서 $2.06M으로 감소했고, Travelzoo에 귀속되는 순이익은 $2.93M에서 $1.40M으로 줄었습니다. 현금 및 현금성 자산은 연말 $17.1M에서 $10.4M로 감소했으며, 총 자본(주주지분)은 이전의 $4.35M에서 $(2.08)M의 마이너스를 기록했습니다. 이연수익은 $8.5M으로 늘었고 가맹점에 대한 미지급금은 $12.4M입니다. 보고서는 소유권 집중(Azzurro 약 36.7%)과 지속적인 자사주 매입 및 특수관계자 대상 컨설팅 수수료를 공개하고 있습니다.
Travelzoo a publié des résultats mitigés pour le deuxième trimestre 2025 : la croissance du chiffre d'affaires a été portée par le commerce et les abonnements, mais la rentabilité et le bilan se sont dégradés. Le chiffre d'affaires est passé à 23,9 $M contre 21,1 $M un an plus tôt, soutenu par une hausse des ventes de vouchers Getaways et une forte augmentation des frais d'adhésion. Le coût des revenus et une hausse des dépenses d'acquisition de membres ont comprimé la marge brute et le résultat d'exploitation : le résultat d'exploitation est tombé à 2,06 $M contre 4,01 $M, et le résultat net attribuable à Travelzoo a diminué à 1,40 $M contre 2,93 $M. La trésorerie et équivalents ont diminué à 10,4 $M contre 17,1 $M à la clôture, et la société affiche des capitaux propres totaux négatifs de (2,08) $M contre 4,35 $M auparavant. Les produits différés ont augmenté à 8,5 $M et les dettes envers les commerçants s'élèvent à 12,4 $M. Le rapport mentionne une détention concentrée (Azzurro ~36.7 %) ainsi que des rachats d'actions en cours et des honoraires de conseil versés à des parties liées.
Travelzoo meldete für das zweite Quartal 2025 gemischte Ergebnisse: Das Umsatzwachstum wurde von Commerce- und Abo-Zuwächsen getragen, während die Profitabilität und die Bilanz schwächer ausfielen. Der Umsatz stieg auf $23,9 Millionen gegenüber $21,1 Millionen im Vorjahr, getragen von höheren Getaways-Gutscheinverkäufen und einem deutlichen Anstieg der Mitgliedsgebühren. Höhere Umsatzkosten und gesteigerte Ausgaben zur Mitgliedergewinnung drückten die Bruttomarge und das Betriebsergebnis: Das Betriebsergebnis fiel von $4,01 Millionen auf $2,06 Millionen, und der auf Travelzoo entfallende Nettogewinn sank von $2,93 Millionen auf $1,40 Millionen. Zahlungsmittel und Zahlungsmitteläquivalente sanken von $17,1 Millionen zum Jahresende auf $10,4 Millionen, und das Unternehmen wies ein negatives Gesamteigenkapital von $(2,08) Millionen gegenüber zuvor $4,35 Millionen aus. Die abgegrenzten Erträge stiegen auf $8,5 Millionen und Verbindlichkeiten gegenüber Händlern beliefen sich auf $12,4 Millionen. Der Bericht nennt eine konzentrierte Eigentümerstruktur (Azzurro ~36.7%) sowie laufende Rückkäufe und Beratungsvergütungen an verbundene Parteien.
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TL;DR: Revenue growth masks margin pressure and balance sheet stress; operating cash weakens while membership revenue rises sharply.
Travelzoo delivered a 13% quarter-over-quarter revenue increase to $23.9M, with membership fees and Getaways driving the gain. However, cost of revenues rose materially (21.6% of sales vs 11.9% prior year), compressing gross margin and halving operating income to $2.06M. Cash fell by ~$6.6M to $10.4M and equity flipped to a $(2.08)M deficit, highlighting financing and working capital risk given merchant payables and negative net working capital. For investors, key metrics to monitor are member acquisition ROI, voucher redemption trends, and operating cash generation.
TL;DR: Significant insider ownership and related-party arrangements warrant attention amid aggressive buybacks and material equity decline.
The filing discloses Azzurro and founder-related ownership of ~36.7% and a Consulting Agreement with Ralph Bartel alongside ongoing repurchases, including a private repurchase from the CEO. These governance facts are factual in the filing and noteworthy because they concentrate control while the company's equity position moved to a deficit, which may affect minority-holder considerations and board oversight of capital allocation decisions.
Travelzoo ha riportato risultati contrastanti nel secondo trimestre 2025: i ricavi sono cresciuti grazie al commercio e alle sottoscrizioni, ma la redditività e la situazione patrimoniale sono peggiorate. I ricavi sono saliti a $23,9 milioni rispetto a $21,1 milioni dell'anno precedente, trainati dall'aumento delle vendite di voucher Getaways e da un consistente incremento delle quote associative. Il costo dei ricavi e spese più elevate per l'acquisizione di membri hanno ridotto il margine lordo e l'utile operativo: l'utile operativo è sceso a $2,06 milioni da $4,01 milioni, e l'utile netto attribuibile a Travelzoo è diminuito a $1,40 milioni da $2,93 milioni. La liquidità e gli equivalenti sono calati a $10,4 milioni da $17,1 milioni a fine anno, e la società ha riportato un patrimonio netto totale negativo di $(2,08) milioni rispetto ai $4,35 milioni precedenti. I ricavi differiti sono aumentati a $8,5 milioni e i debiti verso i merchant ammontano a $12,4 milioni. Il rapporto evidenzia una proprietà concentrata (Azzurro ~36.7%) e segnala riacquisti di azioni in corso e compensi per consulenze a parti correlate.
Travelzoo informó resultados mixtos en el segundo trimestre de 2025: los ingresos crecieron impulsados por el comercio y las suscripciones, pero la rentabilidad y el balance se vieron debilitados. Los ingresos subieron a $23,9 millones desde $21,1 millones un año antes, impulsados por mayores ventas de vales Getaways y un notable incremento de las cuotas de membresía. El costo de los ingresos y un mayor gasto en adquisición de miembros redujeron el margen bruto y el resultado operativo: el resultado operativo cayó a $2,06 millones desde $4,01 millones, y el beneficio neto atribuible a Travelzoo disminuyó a $1,40 millones desde $2,93 millones. El efectivo y equivalentes se redujeron a $10,4 millones desde $17,1 millones a cierre de ejercicio, y la compañía reportó un patrimonio neto total negativo de $(2,08) millones frente a $4,35 millones anteriormente. Los ingresos diferidos aumentaron a $8,5 millones y las cuentas por pagar a comerciantes fueron $12,4 millones. El informe revela una propiedad concentrada (Azzurro ~36.7%) y recompras de acciones en curso, además de honorarios de consultoría a partes relacionadas.
Travelzoo는 2025년 2분기에 실적이 엇갈렸다고 발표했습니다. 매출은 커머스와 구독 증가로 성장했지만 수익성과 재무구조는 약화되었습니다. 매출은 전년 동기 $21.1M에서 $23.9M으로 증가했으며, 이는 Getaways 바우처 판매 증가와 멤버십 수수료의 큰 상승에 기인합니다. 매출원가와 회원 확보를 위한 비용 증가로 총마진과 영업이익이 축소되었습니다: 영업이익은 $4.01M에서 $2.06M으로 감소했고, Travelzoo에 귀속되는 순이익은 $2.93M에서 $1.40M으로 줄었습니다. 현금 및 현금성 자산은 연말 $17.1M에서 $10.4M로 감소했으며, 총 자본(주주지분)은 이전의 $4.35M에서 $(2.08)M의 마이너스를 기록했습니다. 이연수익은 $8.5M으로 늘었고 가맹점에 대한 미지급금은 $12.4M입니다. 보고서는 소유권 집중(Azzurro 약 36.7%)과 지속적인 자사주 매입 및 특수관계자 대상 컨설팅 수수료를 공개하고 있습니다.
Travelzoo a publié des résultats mitigés pour le deuxième trimestre 2025 : la croissance du chiffre d'affaires a été portée par le commerce et les abonnements, mais la rentabilité et le bilan se sont dégradés. Le chiffre d'affaires est passé à 23,9 $M contre 21,1 $M un an plus tôt, soutenu par une hausse des ventes de vouchers Getaways et une forte augmentation des frais d'adhésion. Le coût des revenus et une hausse des dépenses d'acquisition de membres ont comprimé la marge brute et le résultat d'exploitation : le résultat d'exploitation est tombé à 2,06 $M contre 4,01 $M, et le résultat net attribuable à Travelzoo a diminué à 1,40 $M contre 2,93 $M. La trésorerie et équivalents ont diminué à 10,4 $M contre 17,1 $M à la clôture, et la société affiche des capitaux propres totaux négatifs de (2,08) $M contre 4,35 $M auparavant. Les produits différés ont augmenté à 8,5 $M et les dettes envers les commerçants s'élèvent à 12,4 $M. Le rapport mentionne une détention concentrée (Azzurro ~36.7 %) ainsi que des rachats d'actions en cours et des honoraires de conseil versés à des parties liées.
Travelzoo meldete für das zweite Quartal 2025 gemischte Ergebnisse: Das Umsatzwachstum wurde von Commerce- und Abo-Zuwächsen getragen, während die Profitabilität und die Bilanz schwächer ausfielen. Der Umsatz stieg auf $23,9 Millionen gegenüber $21,1 Millionen im Vorjahr, getragen von höheren Getaways-Gutscheinverkäufen und einem deutlichen Anstieg der Mitgliedsgebühren. Höhere Umsatzkosten und gesteigerte Ausgaben zur Mitgliedergewinnung drückten die Bruttomarge und das Betriebsergebnis: Das Betriebsergebnis fiel von $4,01 Millionen auf $2,06 Millionen, und der auf Travelzoo entfallende Nettogewinn sank von $2,93 Millionen auf $1,40 Millionen. Zahlungsmittel und Zahlungsmitteläquivalente sanken von $17,1 Millionen zum Jahresende auf $10,4 Millionen, und das Unternehmen wies ein negatives Gesamteigenkapital von $(2,08) Millionen gegenüber zuvor $4,35 Millionen aus. Die abgegrenzten Erträge stiegen auf $8,5 Millionen und Verbindlichkeiten gegenüber Händlern beliefen sich auf $12,4 Millionen. Der Bericht nennt eine konzentrierte Eigentümerstruktur (Azzurro ~36.7%) sowie laufende Rückkäufe und Beratungsvergütungen an verbundene Parteien.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 10-Q
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(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025
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| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to .
Commission File No.: 000-50171
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 (212 ) 516-1300
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revisited financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ¨ | ||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
The number of shares of Travelzoo common stock outstanding as of August 7, 2025 was 10,980,939 .
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Table of Contents
| PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION | Page | ||||
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 3 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 4 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 | 5 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 | 6 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 | 7 | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 | 8 | ||||
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 10 | ||||
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 24 | ||||
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 34 | ||||
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 34 | ||||
| PART II—OTHER INFORMATION | |||||
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 35 | ||||
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 35 | ||||
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 35 | ||||
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 35 | ||||
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 35 | ||||
Item 5. Other Information | 35 | ||||
Item 6. Exhibits | 36 | ||||
Signature | 37 | ||||
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except par value)
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $ | |||||||||||
| Prepaid income taxes | |||||||||||
| Income taxes receivable | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Deposits and other | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | |||||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Merchant payables | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Income tax payable | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term tax liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit): | |||||||||||
Preferred stock, $ Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | |||||||||||
| Tax indemnification | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Travelzoo stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | |||||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | ( | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Product development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Travelzoo | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share —basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income per share—diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shares used in per share calculation—basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares used in per share calculation—diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax | ( | ||||||||||
| Net foreign currency effect | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Provision of loss (net recoveries) on accounts receivable and refund reserve | ( | ||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ||||||||||
| Prepaid income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses, deposits and other | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ||||||||||
| Merchant payables | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Income tax payable | ( | ||||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Exercise of stock options and taxes paid for net share settlement of equity awards | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid (refund) for income taxes, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations—operating leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Accrued excise tax for share repurchases | $ | $ | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
| Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Tax Indemnification | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Travelzoo Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | Non-controlling interest | Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, March 31, 2025 | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock (1) | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options and taxes paid for net share settlement | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Includes a 1 % excise tax applicable to share repurchases.
| Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Tax Indemnification | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Travelzoo Stockholders’ Equity | Non-controlling interest | Total Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, March 31, 2024 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options and taxes paid for net share settlement | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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| Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Tax Indemnification | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Travelzoo Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | Non-controlling interest | Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, December 31, 2024 | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock (1) | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options and taxes paid for net share settlement | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
(1) Includes a 1 % excise tax applicable to share repurchases.
| Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital | Tax Indemnification | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Total Travelzoo Stockholders’ Equity | Non-controlling interest | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, December 31, 2023 | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | — | — | ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of stock options and taxes paid for net share settlement | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances, June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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TRAVELZOO
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) The Company and Basis of Presentation
Travelzoo (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company” or “we”) is a global Internet media company. It operates Travelzoo®, the club for travel enthusiasts, and Jack’s Flight Club®, a subscription service that provides information about exceptional airfares. Travelzoo reaches 30 million travelers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain and through licensing arrangements in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea.
Through our website, e-mails, iOS and Android apps, and social media channels, we provide our members Club Offers that represent outstanding travel, entertainment, and lifestyle experiences. Offers are rigorously vetted and negotiated for travel enthusiasts by Travelzoo’s deal experts around the globe. We work in partnership with thousands of top travel suppliers—our long-standing relationships give us access to irresistible deals.
Our reported revenue consists of advertising and commerce revenues, derived from and generated in connection with purchases made by Travelzoo members, and membership fees.
We are developing Travelzoo META, a subscription service that is intended to provide Metaverse travel experiences, with discipline.
Ownership
Ralph Bartel, who founded Travelzoo, is the sole beneficiary of the Ralph Bartel 2005 Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of Azzurro Capital Inc ("Azzurro"). Azzurro is the Company’s largest shareholder, and as of June 30, 2025, holds approximately 36.7 % of the Company's outstanding shares.
Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations and cash flows. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2025.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We have reclassified prior period financial statements to conform to the current period presentation.
Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Significant estimates included in the financial statements and related notes include revenue recognition, refund liability, income taxes, stock-based compensation, loss contingencies, useful lives of property and equipment, purchase price allocation for the business combination and related impairment assessment, relating to the projections and assumptions used. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025 or any other future period, and the Company makes no representations related thereto.
(b) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 "Income Taxes (Topics 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures", to expand the disclosure requirements for income taxes, primarily requiring more detailed disclosure for income taxes paid and the effective tax rate reconciliation. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
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2024, and applies to our FY25 year-end reporting. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard and will include the required income tax disclosures in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
On November 4, 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The guidance requires more detailed disclosure for expenses. This standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the ASU to determine its impact on our disclosures.
(c) Significant Accounting Policies
Below is a summary of the Company's significant accounting policies. For a comprehensive description of our accounting policies, refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606), under which revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The Company's revenue consists of (1) advertising and commerce revenues, derived from and generated in connection with purchases made by Travelzoo members, (2) membership fees and (3) other.
Advertising and Commerce Revenues
Advertising revenues are generated from the publishing of travel and entertainment offers on the Travelzoo website, in emails, on social media platforms and through the Travelzoo Network. The Company also generates transaction-based commerce revenues in the form of commissions from sales of vouchers (our Local Deals and Getaways offerings), operation of our hotel booking platform, and sales of pre-purchased vouchers or hotel inventory as principal.
Specifically, for fixed-fee website advertising, the Company recognizes revenues ratably over the contracted placement period. For Top 20 email newsletters and other email products, the Company recognizes revenues when the emails are delivered to its members. For cost-per-click advertising, whereby an advertiser pays the Company when a user clicks on an ad (typically served on the Company's media properties or Travelzoo Network partner properties), the Company recognizes revenues each time a user clicks on the ad.
The Company also offers advertisers other advertising models whereby an advertiser pays the Company based on the number of times their advertisement is displayed (whether on the Company's media properties, in emails, on social media platforms or other media properties). For these instances, the Company recognizes revenues each time an ad is displayed.
For transaction-based advertising revenues, including from products such as Local Deals and Getaways prepaid voucher sales, hotel platform bookings and vacation package sales, the Company evaluates whether it is acting as principal (thereby reporting revenue on a gross basis) versus agent (thereby reporting revenue on a net basis). Accordingly, the Company reports transaction-based advertising revenues on a net basis, as third-party suppliers are primarily responsible for fulfilling the underlying good or service, which the Company does not control prior to its transfer to the customer.
For Local Deals and Getaways voucher sales, the Company typically earns a fee for acting as an agent on the sale, while vouchers can subsequently be redeemed for goods or services with third-party merchants. Commission revenues are, accordingly, presented net of amounts due to third-party merchants for fulfilling the underlying goods and services, and net of estimated future refunds to consumers, as the terms of the vouchers permit. Certain merchant contracts allow the Company to retain the proceeds from unredeemed vouchers. With these contracts, the Company estimates the value of vouchers that will ultimately not be redeemed and records the estimate as revenues in the same period.
In certain scenarios, the Company will pre-purchase vouchers or hotel inventory (in the form of credit amounts, vouchers or gift cards) in bulk from suppliers (e.g. hotel or spa partners). In those scenarios, the Company is not acting as the agent, but rather as the principal. The pre-purchased vouchers are recorded as inventory, within prepaid expenses and other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, until sold to and purchased by Travelzoo members, at which point, the amount for which the vouchers were sold to Travelzoo members is recognized fully as revenue and the amount for which the vouchers were purchased from the hotel or spa partners is recognized as cost of revenues.
Commission revenues generated from bookings on our hotel platform are recognized ratably over the periods of guest stays, net of an allowance for estimated cancellations, based upon historical patterns. For bookings of non-cancelable
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reservations, where the Company’s performance obligation is deemed to be completed upon the successful booking, the Company records commission revenue at such time.
In certain instances, the Company’s contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations, whereby the Company allocates revenues to each performance obligation based on its standalone selling price. The Company determines standalone selling prices based on overall pricing objectives, taking into consideration the type of goods or services, geographical region of the customers, rate card pricing and customary discounts. Standalone selling prices are generally determined based on the prices charged to customers when the good or service is sold separately.
The Company relies upon certain practical expedients and exemptions provided for in Topic 606. The Company expenses sales commissions when incurred, as the amortization period would be one year or less, which are recorded in sales and marketing expenses. In addition, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, and contracts for which it recognizes revenues at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed.
Membership Fees
Membership fee revenues are generated from subscription fees paid by Travelzoo Club Members and Jack's Flight Club Premium members. We recognize subscription revenues ratably over the applicable subscription periods.
Travelzoo membership has historically been free, however, on January 1, 2024, we introduced an annual membership fee of $40 (or local equivalent) for new members in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Germany. The 2024 annual fee was waived for existing members.
Other
Other revenues include licensing fees and revenues generated from Metaverse Travel Experiences, LLC ("MTE"), including but not limited to sales from the existing retail business of MTE.
Deferred Revenues
Reserve for Refunds to Members
The Company estimates and records a reserve for future refunds on member purchases of Local Deals and Getaways vouchers, at the time revenue is recorded. We consider various factors such as historical refund timeframes from dates of sale, reasons for refunds, time periods remaining until expiration, changes in refund procedures and estimates of redemptions and breakage. Should any of these factors change, the estimates made by management will also change, which could impact the level of our future reserve for refunds to members. Specifically, if the financial condition of our merchant partners, on behalf of whom vouchers are sold, were to deteriorate, affecting their ability to provide the goods or services to our members, additional reserves for refunds to members may be required and may adversely affect future revenues as the liability is recorded against revenue.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had approximately $3.1 million of unredeemed vouchers that had been sold, representing the Company’s commission earned. The Company estimated and recorded a refund reserve of $215,000 for these unredeemed vouchers as of June 30, 2025, which is recorded as a reduction of revenues on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and accrued expenses and other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $4.1 million of unredeemed vouchers that had been sold representing the Company’s commission earned from the sale and estimated a refund reserve of $144,000 for these unredeemed vouchers as of December 31, 2024, as a reduction of revenues on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and accrued expenses and other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
If our judgments regarding estimated member refunds are inaccurate, reported results of operations could differ from amounts previously accrued. Merchant payables of $12.4 million as of June 30, 2025 is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, representing amounts payable to merchants by the Company for vouchers sold but not redeemed.
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Identifiable intangible assets
Upon acquisition, identifiable intangible assets are recorded at fair value and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The carrying values of all intangible assets are reviewed for impairment annually, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable.
Goodwill
Operating Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The lease payments used to determine the operating lease assets may include lease incentives and stated rent increases. The Company does not include options to extend or terminate until it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the lease liabilities, as the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. The Company elected not to recognize leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Certain Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s business is subject to risks associated with its ability to attract and retain advertisers, offer goods or services on compelling terms to our members and attract and retain paying members. The Company’s business is also subject to risks associated with the travel industry generally, including the changing economic and political situation of countries around the world (e.g., decreases in discretionary spending due to recession or increased prices due to tariffs, changes in international trade policies and immigration and decreases in demand for travel generally and for certain destinations specifically).
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had merchant payables of $12.4 million related to the sale of vouchers. In the Company’s financial statements presented in this 10-Q report, following GAAP accounting principles, we classified all merchant payables as current. As such, the condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects negative net working capital (defined as current assets minus current liabilities) of $11.0 million at June 30, 2025. Payables to merchants are generally due upon redemption of vouchers by members who purchased them from the Company. As of June 30, 2025, unredeemed vouchers have maturities through March 2026; however, expiration dates may be extended on a case-by-case basis and final payment to merchants upon expiration may not be due for up to a year after. Based on current projections of future redemption activity, management expects that cash on hand as of June 30, 2025 will be sufficient to provide for working capital needs for at least the next twelve months.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less on the date of purchase. Restricted cash includes cash and cash equivalents that is restricted through legal contracts, regulations or our intention to use the cash for a specific purpose. Our restricted cash primarily relates to refundable security deposits for real estate leases and funds held in escrow.
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The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total amounts shown in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows | $ | $ | |||||||||
Note 2: Net Income Per Share
Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by adjusting the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares included in the diluted calculation consist of incremental shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options calculated using the treasury stock method.
The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Travelzoo | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares—basic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: stock options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares—diluted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share —basic | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share—diluted | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Note 3: Acquisitions
Stock Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) between Travelzoo and Azzurro
In connection with the acquisition of Metaverse Travel Experiences, LLC (“MTE”), formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Azzurro, the Company completed a private placement of newly issued shares with Azzurro. Ralph Bartel, who founded the Company, is the sole beneficiary of the Ralph Bartel 2005 Trust, which is the controlling shareholder of Azzurro. Azzurro was the Company’s largest shareholder at the time of the MTE acquisition and, as of December 31, 2022, Azzurro and Ralph Bartel, in his individual capacity, owned approximately 50.3 % of the Company’s outstanding shares. On December 28, 2022, the Company's stockholders approved the issuance and sale of 3.4 million shares of common stock of Travelzoo (the “Shares”) to Azzurro, in exchange for certain consideration, and on December 30, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), the transaction was consummated. The closing price of Travelzoo’s common stock on December 30, 2022 was $4.45 per share, resulting in an aggregate fair value of the Shares of $15.2 million. The consideration for the Shares consisted of cash paid on the Closing Date; a promissory note, which was repaid in full during 2024; and the transfer to the Company of all outstanding capital stock of MTE, which was effected pursuant to a merger of MTE with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company on the Closing Date.
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Intangible Assets
The following table represents the fair value and estimated useful lives of intangible assets from acquisitions (in thousands):
| Fair Value | Estimated Life (Years) | ||||||||||
| Customer relationships (Jack’s Flight Club) | $ | ||||||||||
| Trade name (Jack’s Flight Club) | indefinite | ||||||||||
| Secret Escapes Spain member database | |||||||||||
Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis
The Company’s non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment, are adjusted to fair value if an impairment is recognized during the period. The fair value measurements are based on Level 3 inputs which are unobservable inputs based on management assumptions used to measure assets at fair value.
The goodwill assessment was performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting units to their carrying value. The fair value estimates for the reporting units were based on a blended analysis of the present value of future discounted cash flows and the market value approach, using Level 3 inputs. The indefinite-lived intangible assets assessment was performed using the relief-from-royalty method, which includes unobservable inputs, classified as Level 3, including projected revenues and approximately 5 % royalty rate.
The Company performed an annual impairment test as of October 31, 2024 and did not identify any indicators of impairment for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets
The following table represents the activities of intangible assets for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| Jack’s Flight Club | Secret Escape Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets—December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets—March 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets—June 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets—September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets—December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets—March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets—June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Amortization expense for acquired intangibles was $16,000 and $87,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Amortization expense for acquired intangibles was $43,000 and $405,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Expected future amortization expense of acquired intangible assets as of June 30, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
| Years ending December 31, | |||||
| 2025 | |||||
| $ | |||||
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The Company performed its annual impairment testing of the Jack's Flight Club trade name as of October 31, 2024 using a relief from royalty method. No impairment was identified in 2024. As of June 30, 2025, the carrying value of the trade name was $1.5 million. The Company did not identify any indicators of impairment during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Note 4: Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues for legal contingencies if the Company can estimate the potential liability and believes it is probable that the matter will be ruled on adversely. Accruals for legal contingencies were not material as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. If a legal claim for which the Company did not accrue is resolved against it, the Company would record the expense in the period in which the ruling was made. The Company believes that the likelihood of an ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any pending claims of any type (alone or combined) that will materially affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows is remote. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain, however, and unfavorable outcomes could have a material negative impact on the Company’s financial condition and operating results. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense costs, negative publicity, diversion of management resources and other factors.
The Company leases office space in Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. under operating leases. Our leases have remaining terms ranging from less than one year to up to seven years . The Company maintains standby letters of credit (“LOC”) to serve as collateral issued to the landlords. The LOCs are collateralized with cash which is included in the line item “Restricted cash” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Rent expense was $734,000 and $686,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 10–Leases for more information.
Note 5: Income Taxes
In determining the quarterly provisions for income taxes, the Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is generally based on our expected annual income and statutory tax rates in the U.S., Canada, and the UK.
For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s reported effective income tax rate was 33 % and 30 %, respectively. This increase of the Company’s reported effective income tax rate is primarily due to a provision for higher interest expense related to uncertain tax positions. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s reported effective income tax rate was 29 % and 28 %, respectively.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company is permanently reinvested in certain of its non-U.S. subsidiaries and does not have a deferred tax liability related to its undistributed foreign earnings. The estimated amount of the unrecognized deferred tax liability attributed to future withholding taxes on dividend distributions of undistributed earnings for certain non-U.S. subsidiaries, which the Company intends to reinvest the related earnings indefinitely in its operations outside the U.S., is approximately $930,000 .
The Company maintains a reserve for potential liabilities for uncertain tax positions. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had approximately $23.9 million in total unrecognized tax benefits, of which up to $16.6 million would favorably affect the Company’s reported income if realized and recognized.
The Company’s policy is to include provisions for interest and penalties related to uncertain and unrecognized tax positions in income tax expense. To the extent accrued interest and penalties do not ultimately become payable, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as a reduction in the overall income tax provision in the period that such determination is made. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $1.3 million and $1.1 million in accrued interest, respectively.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is subject to U.S. federal and certain state tax examinations for certain years after 2020 and forward and is subject to California tax examinations for years after 2019.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law. This legislation includes changes to U.S. federal tax law, which may be subject to further clarification and the issuance of interpretive guidance. We are assessing the
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legislation and its effect on our consolidated financial statements, which we expect to begin reflecting in the three month period ended September 30, 2025.
Note 6: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss due to foreign currency translation, net of tax | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
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There were no
Note 7: Stock-Based Compensation and Stock Options
The Company accounts for its employee stock options under the fair value method, which requires stock-based compensation to be estimated using the fair value on the date of grant, employing an option-pricing model. The value of the portion of awards expected to vest is recognized on a straight-line basis as expense over the related employees’ requisite service periods in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
On January 1, 2021, pursuant to an executed Option Agreement, the shareholders of the Company approved the grant of stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock to one employee, with an exercise price of $9.44 , with annual vesting starting January 1, 2022 and ending on January 1, 2025. The options expire in January 2026. In 2024, 37,500 options were exercised and 3,358 shares of common stock were issued as the result of the cashless exercises or net settlement with respect to the option exercise price which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2025, 12,500 options were vested and outstanding. Total stock-based compensation related to this option grant of $0 and $36,000 was recorded in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Stock-based compensation related to this grant was fully expensed in 2024.
On March 3, 2022, pursuant to an executed Option Agreement, the Company granted its Global Chief Executive Officer, Holger Bartel, options to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $8.14 and vesting 25 % every six months over two years beginning on June 30, 2022 and ending on December 31, 2023. The options expire in March 2027. This grant was approved at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the shareholders. In 2024, 200,000 options were exercised and 53,753 shares of common stock were issued as the result of the cashless exercises or net settlement with respect to the option exercise price which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2025, 400,000 options were vested and outstanding. Stock-based compensation related to this grant was fully expensed in 2023.
On June 1, 2022, the Company granted an employee options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $6.78 and quarterly vesting beginning on September 30, 2022 and ending on September 30, 2025 with vesting based on both time-based service condition and performance conditions. However, if the performance targets are not met as of the first date on which the time condition is met, the time condition may be extended by one quarter up to three times. The options expire in June 2027. Total stock-based compensation related to this option grant of $30,000 41,667 options were outstanding and 25,000 of these options were vested. As of June 30, 2025, there was approximately $60,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to these options. This amount is expected to be recognized over 0.3 years.
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On March 8, 2023, the Company granted its General Counsel and Head of Global Functions, Christina Sindoni Ciocca, options to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $4.96 and vesting 12.5 % every six months over four years beginning on June 30, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2026. This grant was approved at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in June 2023. The options expire in March 2028. In 2024, 75,000 options were exercised and 19,584 shares of common stock were issued as the result of the cashless exercises or net settlement with respect to the option exercise price which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. In 2025, 25,000 options were exercised and 7,890 shares of common stock were issued as the result of the cashless exercises or net settlement with respect to the option exercise price which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2025, 100,000 options were outstanding and 25,000 of these options were vested. Total stock-based compensation related to this option grant of $35,000 209,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to these options. This amount is expected to be recognized over 1.5 years.
On March 28, 2024, pursuant to an executed Option Agreement, the Company granted its Chief Executive Officer, Holger Bartel, options to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock of the Company, with an exercise price of $8.58 and vesting 25 % every six months over two years beginning on June 30, 2024 and ending on December 31, 2025. The options expire in March 2029. This grant was approved at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the shareholders. As of June 30, 2025, 600,000 options were outstanding and 450,000 of these options were vested. Total stock-based compensation related to this option grant of $305,000 and $609,000 was recorded in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of June 30, 2025, there was approximately $609,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense relating to these options. This amount is expected to be recognized over 0.5 years.
Note 8: Stock Repurchase Program
The Company’s stock repurchase programs assist in offsetting the impact of dilution from employee equity compensation and with capital allocation. Management is allowed discretion in the execution of repurchase programs, based upon market conditions and consideration of capital allocation.
On October 24, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. The Company repurchased 600,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital. As of December 31, 2023, there were 400,000 shares remaining to be repurchased under this program. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 400,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $3.9 million, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital until extinguished with the remaining amount reflected as a reduction of retained earnings.
On April 29, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The Company repurchased 600,000 shares and 352,679 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively, for the second and third quarter of 2024, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital until extinguished with the remaining amount reflected as a reduction of retained earnings.
On June 15, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement with Mr. Holger Bartel to privately repurchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1.5 million, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital until extinguished with the remaining amount reflected as a reduction of retained earnings. This transaction was approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. See Note 12: Related Party Transactions for further information.
On October 23, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 88,471 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1.5 million, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital until extinguished with the remaining amount reflected as a reduction of retained earnings. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 590,839 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $8.9 million, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital until extinguished with the remaining amount reflected as a reduction of retained earnings. As of March 31, 2025, there were 320,690 shares remaining to be repurchased under this program.
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During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 172,088 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital until extinguished with the remaining amount reflected as a reduction of retained earnings. As of June 30, 2025, there were 148,602 shares remaining to be repurchased under this program.
Note 9: Segment Reporting and Significant Customer Information
The Company determines its reportable segments based upon the chief operating decision maker’s management of the business. The Company currently has four
Our chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is our Global Chief Executive Officer. The CODM primarily uses operating income (loss) to evaluate each segment's performance, allocate resources and make capital investments. We allocate certain software and license costs, such as IT and customer support, across all segments but do not allocate expenses such as legal-related costs or income taxes. Financial information is utilized along with forecasts to enable the CODM to manage our business across all operating segments.
For the three months ended June 30, 2025, Travelzoo North America operations comprised 67 % of revenues, Travelzoo Europe operations comprised 27 % of revenues and Jack's Flight Club comprised 6 % of revenues.
The following is a summary of operating results by business segment (in thousands):
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(1) Includes advertising and promotional costs, employee-related expenses for sales, marketing, and production teams, conference participation costs, professional services, public relations expenses, and facilities costs.
(2) Includes costs and expenses related to cost of revenues, product development, and general and administrative. Travelzoo North America and Travelzoo Europe general and administrative expenses include stock based compensation of $339,000 and $0 , respectively.
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| Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 | Travelzoo North America | Travelzoo Europe | Jack’s Flight Club | New Initiatives | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Includes advertising and promotional costs, employee-related expenses for sales, marketing, and production teams, conference participation costs, professional services, public relations expenses, and facilities costs.
(2) Includes costs and expenses related to cost of revenues, product development, and general and administrative. Travelzoo North America and Travelzoo Europe general and administrative expenses include stock based compensation of $688,000 and $0 , respectively.
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | Travelzoo North America | Travelzoo Europe | Jack’s Flight Club | New Initiatives | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Includes advertising and promotional costs, employee-related expenses for sales, marketing, and production teams, conference participation costs, professional services, public relations expenses, and facilities costs.
(2) Includes costs and expenses related to cost of revenues, product development, and general and administrative. Travelzoo North America and Travelzoo Europe general and administrative expenses include stock based compensation of $679,000 and $0 , respectively.
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(1) Includes advertising and promotional costs, employee-related expenses for sales, marketing, and production teams, conference participation costs, professional services, public relations expenses, and facilities costs.
(2) Includes costs and expenses related to cost of revenues, product development, and general and administrative. Travelzoo North America and Travelzoo Europe general and administrative expenses include stock based compensation of $783,000 and $0 , respectively.
A measure of segment assets is not currently provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker and has therefore not been provided.
For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not have any customers that accounted for 10% or more of revenue. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any customers that accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable.
The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenues (in thousands) by category: Advertising and Commerce, Membership Fees, and Other. Advertising and Commerce includes travel publications (Top 20, Travelzoo website, Standalone email newsletters, Travelzoo Network), Getaways vouchers, hotel platform, vacation packages, Local Deals vouchers and entertainment offers (vouchers and direct bookings). Membership Fees includes subscription fees paid by Travelzoo and Jack's Flight Club members. Other includes licensing fees from license agreements and the existing retail business acquired by the Company in the MTE transaction.
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Note 10: Leases
The Company has operating leases for real estate and certain equipment. The Company leases office space in Canada, Germany, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S. under operating leases. Our leases have remaining lease terms ranging from less than one year to up to seven years . Certain leases include one or more options to renew. All of our leases qualify as operating leases.
The following table summarizes the components of lease expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
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Cash payments against the operating lease liabilities totaled $897,000 and $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations was $438,000 and $646,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The following table summarizes the presentation in our condensed consolidated balance sheets of our operating leases (in thousands):
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Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
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Note 11: Non-Controlling Interest
The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements include Jack’s Flight Club where the Company has operating control but owns 60 % of the equity interest.
The non-controlling interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was as follows (in thousands):
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Note 12: Related Party Transactions
Stock Purchase Agreement between Travelzoo and Azzurro
In connection with the development of Travelzoo META, on December 28, 2022, the Company acquired MTE, a wholly owned subsidiary of Azzurro Capital Inc., and also completed a private placement of newly issued shares. As of June 30, 2025, Azzurro Capital Inc. and Ralph Bartel owned approximately 36.7 % of the Company’s outstanding shares. See Note 3: Acquisitions in the condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Stock Repurchase Agreement
Travelzoo, from time to time, engages in share repurchases, and on June 15, 2024, the Company entered into a Stock Repurchase Agreement (the “SRA”) with Holger Bartel, the Company's Global Chief Executive Officer, to repurchase an aggregate of 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $7.66 per share. Travelzoo's compensation committee negotiated the purchase price with Holger Bartel after receiving advice from an independent financial adviser. The aggregate purchase price of $1.5 million was paid during the three months ended June 30, 2024, following the execution of the SRA.
Consulting Agreement with Ralph Bartel
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The information in this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based upon current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about Travelzoo and our industry. These forward-looking statements are subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in our operations and business environment that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Travelzoo to be different from those expected or anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, “strategy”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “intends”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Travelzoo’s actual results and the timing of certain events could differ significantly from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this report in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and the risks discussed in our other SEC filings. The forward-looking statements included in this report reflect the beliefs of our management on the date of this report. Travelzoo undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other circumstances occur in the future.
Overview
Travelzoo (including its subsidiaries and affiliates, the “Company” or “we”) is a global Internet media company. It operates Travelzoo®, the club for travel enthusiasts, and Jack’s Flight Club®, a subscription service that provides information about exceptional airfares. Travelzoo reaches 30 million travelers around the globe, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain and through licensing arrangements covering Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea.
Through its websites, e-mails newsletters, iOS and Android apps, and social media channels, Travelzoo provides members information and access to exclusive discounted travel, entertainment, and local offers and experiences. Offers are researched, negotiated, and personally selected by Travelzoo’s deal experts around the globe. Offers are sourced from more than 5,000 top travel and entertainment partners.
The Company generates revenues from advertising and commerce, membership fees, and other sources.
In March 2022, the Company began the development of Travelzoo META, a subscription service that is intended to provide Metaverse travel experiences.
Reportable Segments
The Company determines its reportable segments based upon the Company's chief operating decision maker managing the performance of the business. The Company currently has four reportable operating segments: Travelzoo North America, Travelzoo Europe, Jack’s Flight Club and New Initiatives. Travelzoo North America consists of the Company’s operations in the U.S. and Canada. Travelzoo Europe consists of the Company’s operations in France, Germany, Spain and the U.K. Jack’s Flight Club consists of subscription revenues from premium members to access and receive flight deals from Jack’s Flight Club via email or mobile applications. New Initiatives consists of Travelzoo’s licensing business, Travelzoo META, and MTE. Financial information with respect to our business segments and certain financial information about geographic areas appears in Note 9–Segment Reporting and Significant Customer Information to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report.
When evaluating the financial condition and operating performance of the Company, management focuses on financial and non-financial indicators such as growth in the number of members to the Company’s newsletters, operating margin, growth in revenues in the absolute and relative to the growth in reach of the Company’s publications measured as revenue per member and revenue per employee as a measure of productivity.
How We Generate Revenues
Travelzoo
Revenues are generated primarily from three categories: Advertising and Commerce, Membership Fees, and Other.
The "Advertising and Commerce" category consists of (a) advertising fees paid by travel companies for the publishing of their offers on Travelzoo’s media properties, (b) commissions and revenues generated from the sale of Getaways vouchers and bookings on our hotel platform, and (c) publishing fees from high-quality local businesses, sale of Local Deals vouchers and
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entertainment offers. Advertising fees may be based on audience reach, placement in email newsletters or on media properties, number of listings, number of clicks, and/or actual sales. We typically recognize advertising revenues upon delivery of emails or clicks, as tracked by our internal platform or third-party platforms, in the period of the applicable insertion orders, which are typically for periods between one month and twelve months and are not automatically renewed. For Getaways vouchers, we recognize a percentage of the face value of vouchers upon sale as commission, net of an allowance for future refunds. Merchant agreements for Getaways advertisers are typically for periods between twelve and twenty-four months and are not automatically renewed. Revenues generated from local business offers are based upon a percentage of the face value of the vouchers sold, commission on actual sales or a listing fee based on audience reach. We recognize revenue upon the sale of vouchers, upon notification of the amount of direct bookings or upon delivery of emails. For Local Deals vouchers, we recognize a percentage of the face value of vouchers upon the sale of the vouchers, net of an allowance for refunds. Insertion orders and merchant agreements for Local Deals are typically for periods between one and twelve months and are not automatically renewed.
As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $3.1 million and $4.1 million of unredeemed vouchers that had been sold, respectively, representing the Company’s commission. The Company estimates a refund reserve using historical and current refund rates by product and by merchant location to calculate estimated future refunds. The Company estimated and recorded a refund reserve of $215,000 and $144,000 as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, for these unredeemed vouchers which is recorded as a reduction of revenues on the condensed consolidated statements of operations, and accrued expense and other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Merchant payables of $12.4 million as of June 30, 2025 related to unredeemed vouchers is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, representing amounts payable to merchants by the Company for vouchers sold but not redeemed. Certain merchant contracts, typically in foreign locations, allow the Company to retain the proceeds from unredeemed vouchers upon expiration. With these contracts, the Company estimates the value of vouchers that will ultimately not be redeemed and records the estimate as revenues in the same period.
In certain scenarios, the Company will pre-purchase vouchers or hotel inventory (in the form of credit amounts, vouchers or gift cards) in bulk from clients and partners (e.g. hotel or spa partners). In those scenarios, the Company is not acting as the agent, but rather as the principal. The pre-purchased vouchers are recorded as inventory, within prepaid expenses and other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet until sold to and purchased by Travelzoo members, at which point, the amount for which the vouchers were sold to Travelzoo members is recognized fully as revenue and the amount for which the vouchers were purchased from the hotel or spa partners is recognized as cost of revenues.
The "Membership Fees" category consists of subscription fees paid by Travelzoo Club Members and Jack's Flight Club Premium members. Travelzoo membership has historically been free, however, on January 1, 2024, Travelzoo introduced an annual membership fee of $40 (or local equivalent) for new members in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Germany, with the 2024 annual fee waived for existing members. Jack’s Flight Club subscription options are quarterly, semi-annually, and annually. We recognize subscription revenues ratably over the respective subscription periods.
The "Other" category consists of licensing fees from license agreements, and revenue generated from MTE, including but not limited to sales from the retail business originally operated by MTE and acquired and maintained by the Company following the acquisition of MTE.
Trends in Our Business
Revenues from local businesses have been and may continue to decline over time due to market conditions driven by competition and declines in consumer demand. In the last several years, we have seen a decline in the number of vouchers sold and a decrease in the average commission rate earned by us from the merchants for vouchers sold. However, during the global pandemic, we saw an increase in demand by consumers for fully refundable travel options, which led to a slight reversal of this trend and an increase in the sale of Getaways hotel vouchers (although demand for restaurants and spas continued to be low). With the ending of the pandemic, the importance of fully refundable travel options has decreased (and we also shifted to offering a surcharge for full refundability), and the trend is therefore returning to pre-pandemic patterns.
Our ability to continue generating revenues through advertising, commissions and subscriptions depends heavily upon our ability to maintain and grow an attractive audience for our publications. We monitor our membership base to assess our efforts to maintain and grow our audience reach. We obtain additional members and increase activity on our websites by acquiring traffic from Internet search and social media companies. The costs to grow our audience have had, and we expect will continue to have, a significant impact on our financial results and can vary from period to period. With the introduction of membership fees in 2024, we have been adjusting our member acquisition strategies to ensure that we pursue a strategy of efficient growth. While we initially reduced our expenditures on acquiring members as we tested new strategies for efficacy, we have now increased and plan to further increase these expenditures to grow our paid membership and engagement with our products. We do not know if we will be able to continue efficiently growing through member acquisition. We continue to see a
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shift in users accessing our services through mobile devices and social media and, therefore, anticipate continuing to address this growing channel through additional investments in mobile app development and mobile friendly acquisition channels.
We believe that an important factor for our advertising rates is the reach of our publications, however, we also believe, particularly as we transition to paid membership, that there are other more important factors, such as the engagement of our membership base with our content. We do not know if we will be able to increase engagement, however, early signs indicate that on average paying members are more engaged than members who have not paid a fee. We do not know if by increasing engagement, we will also be able to increase other key metrics of importance to our advertisers. As we make this transition, we may need to decrease our rates based on competitive market conditions and the performance of our audience. However, as we increase member acquisition, we expect that a greater proportion of our revenue will be driven by membership revenue, as opposed to advertising revenue.
We do not know what our cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues will be in future periods. Our cost of revenues may change in relation to volume and terms with third-party partners of the Travelzoo Network, the incurrence of merchant processing fees from the sale of vouchers for Local Deals and Getaways and payment of membership fees, changes in refund request trends, pre-purchasing of voucher inventory and provisioning of customer service. We expect fluctuations in cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues from quarter to quarter. Some of the fluctuations may be significant and may have a material impact on our results of operations.
We do not know what our sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue will be in future periods. Changes in the average cost per acquisition of new members impacts our advertising expenses and sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue, and are not readily predictable. With the introduction of membership fees in 2024, we expect the cost of acquiring new paying members to increase significantly, as compared with the cost of acquiring non-paying members prior to 2024. We have found efficiencies in member acquisition gained through careful testing and optimizing throughout 2024 and the beginning of 2025 and we hope that we will be able to continue to scale. However, in the future, there may be a significant number of members that cancel or we may cancel their memberships for various reasons, which may prompt us to spend more on member acquisition in order to replace lost members.
In addition to the type of membership offered, we believe the average cost per acquisition depends mainly on the advertising rates we pay for media buys, the quality of the members we acquire (based on both clicks and purchases through Travelzoo), our ability to manage our member acquisition efforts successfully, the regions we target to acquire new members and the relative costs for that region, and the degree of competition in our industry. All else equal, increased competition may require us to increase advertising for our brand and advertisers’ deals.
Beside member acquisition costs, we may see a unique opportunity for a brand marketing campaign, experience increases in the cost of retaining or sourcing new advertiser clients, or change the number of personnel or compensation structure for the sales and marketing function, any of which would result in an increase in sales and marketing expenses. We expect fluctuations in sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue from year to year and from quarter to quarter. Some of the fluctuations may be significant and have a material impact on our results of operations. We expect increased marketing expenses to spur continued growth in revenue in future periods; however, we cannot be assured of this due to the many factors that impact our growth. We expect to adjust the level of such incremental spending dynamically during any given quarter based upon market conditions, as well as our performance in each quarter.
We do not know what our product development expenses as a percentage of revenue will be in future periods. We expect to increase investment in our products in connection with building out and refining the value proposition of the Travelzoo membership. There may be fluctuations that have a material impact on our results of operations. Product development changes may lead to reductions of revenue based on changes in receptivity of our offerings to our member audience and advertiser clients. We expect our efforts in developing products and services will continue to be a focus in the future, which may lead to increased product development expenses. Increases in expense may result from costs related to third-party technology service providers and software licenses, headcount and the use of professional services.
We do not know what our general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue will be in future periods. There may be fluctuations that have a material impact on our results of operations.
We do not know what our income taxes will be in future periods. There may be fluctuations that have a material impact on our results of operations. Our income taxes are dependent on numerous factors such as the geographic mix of our taxable income, foreign, federal, state and local tax law and regulations, and changes thereto. Our income taxes are also dependent on the determination of whether valuation allowances for certain tax assets are required or not, any audits of prior years' tax returns that result in adjustments, resolution of uncertain tax positions and different treatments for certain items for tax versus book purposes. We expect fluctuations in our income taxes from year to year and from quarter to quarter, which may be significant and have a material impact on our results of operations.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, as a percentage of total revenues, the results from our operations for the periods indicated.
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| Revenues | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 21.6 | 11.9 | 19.8 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 78.4 | 88.1 | 80.2 | 88.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sales and marketing | 48.1 | 44.4 | 46.1 | 41.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Product development | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 18.8 | 21.9 | 18.7 | 21.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 69.8 | 69.1 | 67.6 | 65.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 8.6 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 22.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 9.3 | 19.8 | 14.1 | 23.0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 3.1 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 6.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 6.2 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 16.6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 0.3 | — | 0.4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Travelzoo | 5.9 | % | 13.8 | % | 9.7 | % | 16.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Revenues
The following table sets forth the breakdown of revenues (in thousands) by category Advertising and Commerce, Membership Fees, and Other. Advertising includes travel publications (Top 20, Travelzoo website, Standalone email newsletters, Travelzoo Network), Getaways vouchers, hotel platform, vacation packages, Local Deals vouchers and entertainment offers (vouchers and direct bookings). Membership Fees includes subscription fees paid by Travelzoo Club Members and Jack’s Flight Club Premium members. Other includes licensing fees from license agreements and the retail business acquired with MTE.
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| Advertising and Commerce | $ | 20,874 | $ | 19,957 | $ | 41,554 | $ | 40,807 | |||||||||||||||
| Membership Fees | 3,013 | 1,161 | 5,456 | 2,265 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 19 | 23 | 36 | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | 23,906 | $ | 21,141 | $ | 47,046 | $ | 43,126 | |||||||||||||||
Advertising and Commerce
Advertising and Commerce revenue increased by $917,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by $1.6 million increase in revenues from Getaways vouchers purchases which was partially offset by a $603,000 decrease in hotel platform and other commission revenue.
Advertising and Commerce revenue increased by $747,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by $2.1 million increase in revenues from Getaways vouchers purchases which was partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in hotel platform and other commission revenue.
Membership Fees
Revenues from Membership fees increased $1.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 due to the increase of subscription fees paid by Travelzoo and Jack's Flight Club members.
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Revenues from Membership fees increased $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the increase of subscription fees paid by Travelzoo and Jack's Flight Club members.
Other
Revenues from Other decreased $4,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the decrease revenue from the retail and fashion business.
Revenues from Other decreased $18,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the decrease revenue from the retail and fashion business.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues consists primarily of network expenses, including fees we pay for co-location services and depreciation and maintenance of network equipment, payments made to third-party partners of the Travelzoo Network, amortization of capitalized website development costs, software and license expenses, credit card fees, certain estimated refunds to members and customer service costs associated with vouchers we sell and hotel bookings, costs recognized upon the sale of pre-purchased vouchers and salary and related expenses associated with network operations and customer service employees. Cost of revenues was $5.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Cost of revenues was $9.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Cost of revenues increased $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the increase in costs recognized upon the sale of pre-purchased vouchers.
Cost of revenues increased $4.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the increase in costs recognized upon the sale of pre-purchased vouchers.
Operating Expenses
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of advertising and promotional expenses, salary and related expenses associated with sales, marketing and production employees, expenses related to our participation in industry conferences, marketing professional service costs, public relations expenses and facilities costs. Sales and marketing expenses were $11.5 million and $9.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Sales and marketing expenses were $21.7 million and $18.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Advertising expenses consist primarily of online advertising which we refer to as traffic acquisition cost and member acquisition costs. For the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, advertising expenses accounted for 25% and 19%, respectively, of the total sales and marketing expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, advertising expenses accounted for 20% and 15%, respectively, of the total sales and marketing expenses. The goal of our advertising was to acquire new members to our email products, increase the traffic to our websites, increase brand awareness and increase our audience through mobile and social media channels.
Sales and marketing expenses increased $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the increase in member acquisition costs as a result of management's strategic plan.
Sales and marketing expenses increased $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the increase in member acquisition costs as a result of management's strategic plan.
Product Development
Product development expenses consist primarily of salary and related expenses associated with software development employees, fees for professional services, software maintenance, amortization, and facilities costs. Product development expenses were $698,000 and $603,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Product development expenses were $1.3 million and $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Product development expenses increased $95,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the increase in salary and professional services expenses.
Product development expenses increased $100,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the increase in salary and professional services expenses.
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General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salary and related expenses associated with administrative and executive employees, bad debt expense, professional service expenses, legal expenses, amortization of intangible assets, general office expense and facilities costs. General and administrative expenses were $4.5 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. General and administrative expenses were $8.8 million and $9.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
General and administrative expenses decreased $119,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to $349,000 decrease in stock compensation expenses, offset by a $170,000 increased in bonus expense and a $68,000 increased in office expenses.
General and administrative expenses decreased $404,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to $225,000 decrease in professional services expenses and $266,000 decreased in legal expense, offset by a $100,000 increased in office expenses.
Other Income, net
Other income, net consisted primarily of foreign exchange transactions gains and losses, sublease income, German federal government funding for COVID-related pandemic relief, interest income and interest expense. Other income, net was $161,000 and $176,000, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Other income, net was $790,000 and $315,000, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
Other income, net decreased $14,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the interest income and foreign exchange transactions loss.
Other income, net increased $475,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to a $210,000 release of JFC VAT liabilities after a four-years statute of limitations and a $179,000 German federal government funding for COVID-19 pandemic relief the Company received and the foreign exchange transactions gains.
Income Taxes
Our income is generally taxed in the U.S., Canada and U.K. Our income tax provision reflects federal, state and country statutory rates applicable to our worldwide income. Income tax expense was $740,000 and $1.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Our effective tax rate from continuing operations was 33% and 30%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025 changed from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to a higher interest expense related to unrecognized tax positions in the three months ended June 30, 2025. Income tax expense was $1.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations was 29% and 28% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.
We expect our effective tax rate to fluctuate in future periods depending on the geographic mix of our worldwide income or losses mainly incurred by our operations, statutory tax rate changes that may occur, existing or new uncertain tax matters that may arise and require changes in tax reserves and the need for valuation allowances on certain tax assets, if any. See Note 5–Income Taxes to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
We do not know what our income taxes will be in future periods. There may be fluctuations that have a material impact on our results of operations. Our income taxes are dependent on numerous factors such as the geographic mix of our taxable income, federal and state and foreign country tax law and regulations and changes thereto, the determination of whether valuation allowances for certain tax assets are required or not, audits of prior years’ tax returns resulting in adjustments, resolution of uncertain tax positions and different treatment for certain items for tax versus books. We expect fluctuations in our income taxes from year to year and from quarter to quarter. Some of the fluctuations may be significant and have a material impact on our results of operations.
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Travelzoo North America
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| Revenues | $ | 16,132 | $ | 14,134 | $ | 31,260 | $ | 28,362 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | $ | 2,818 | $ | 3,717 | $ | 6,412 | $ | 8,155 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating profit as a % of revenue | 17.5 | % | 26.3 | % | 20.5 | % | 28.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
North America revenues increased by $2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increase in paid membership fees and Getaway vouchers. North America expenses increased by $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $1.7 million increase in cost of revenue related to purchase of vouchers and gift cards which were sold during the six months ended June 30, 2025, and a $811,000 increase in member acquisition costs.
North America revenues increased by $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the increase in paid membership fees and Getaway vouchers. North America expenses increased by $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to a $2.7 million increase in cost of revenue related to purchase of vouchers and gift cards which were sold during the six months ended June 30, 2025,and a $1.6 million increase in member acquisition costs.
Travelzoo Europe
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| Revenues | $ | 6,385 | $ | 5,951 | $ | 13,097 | $ | 12,613 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | $ | (883) | $ | 512 | $ | (655) | $ | 1,894 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating profit as a % of revenue | (13.8) | % | 8.6 | % | (5.0) | % | 15.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
Europe revenues increased by $434,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the increase in paid membership fees. Europe expenses increased by $1.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to $631,000 in member acquisition costs, a $488,000 increase in pre-purchased vouchers and a $353,000 increase in salary and related expenses.
Europe revenues increased by $484,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024. The increase was primarily due to the increase in paid membership fees. Europe expenses increased by $3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to $882,000 in member acquisition costs, a $857,000 increase in pre-purchased vouchers and a $866,000 increase in salary and related expenses.
Foreign currency movements relative to the U.S. dollar negatively impacted our local currency income from our operations in Europe by approximately $42,000 and $5,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 respectively. Foreign currency movements relative to the U.S. dollar negatively impacted our local currency income from our operations in Europe by approximately $11,000 and $21,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 respectively.
Jack’s Flight Club
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| Revenues | $ | 1,370 | $ | 1,033 | $ | 2,653 | $ | 2,096 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | $ | 156 | $ | (34) | $ | 168 | $ | (133) | |||||||||||||||
| Operating profit loss as a % of revenue | 11.4 | % | (3.3) | % | 6.3 | % | (6.3) | % | |||||||||||||||
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Jack’s Flight Club revenues increased by $337,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 due to the increase of subscription fees paid by the members. Jack’s Flight Club expenses increased by $126,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the increase in advertising expenses.
Jack’s Flight Club revenues increased by $557,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 due to the increase of subscription fees paid by the members. Jack’s Flight Club expenses increased by $256,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the increase in advertising expenses.
New Initiatives
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| Revenues | $ | 19 | $ | 23 | $ | 36 | $ | 55 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating loss | $ | (31) | $ | (184) | $ | (61) | $ | (314) | |||||||||||||||
New Initiatives segment primarily consists of Travelzoo licensing business, Travelzoo META, Metaverse experience scouting and development business and retail and fashion business acquired with MTE. New Initiatives revenues decreased $4000 for the three months ended June 30, 2025 from the three months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the decrease in the retail and fashion business.
New Initiatives segment primarily consists of Travelzoo licensing business, Travelzoo META, Metaverse experience scouting and development business and retail and fashion business acquired with MTE. New Initiatives revenues decreased $19,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 from the six months ended June 30, 2024 primarily due to the decrease in the retail and fashion business.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2025, we had $10.4 million in cash and cash equivalents, of which $7.9 million was held outside the U.S. in our foreign operations. If this cash is distributed to the U.S., we may be subject to additional foreign withholdings taxes in certain circumstances. We also had $757,000 in restricted cash held in the U.S. and U.K. as of June 30, 2025.
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased $6.5 million from $17.7 million as of December 31, 2024 to $11.2 million as of June 30, 2025 primarily due to $11.4 million cash used to repurchase common stock, offset partially by $4.6 million cash provided by operating activities.
As of June 30, 2025, we had merchant payables of $12.4 million related to unredeemed vouchers. In the Company’s financial statements presented in this 10-Q report, following U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we classified all merchant payables as current. When all merchant payables are classified as current, there is negative net working capital (which is defined as current assets minus current liabilities) of $11.0 million. Payables to merchants are generally due upon redemption of vouchers. As of June 30, 2025, unredeemed vouchers have maturities through March 2026; however, expiration dates may be extended on a case-by-case basis and final payment to merchants upon expiration may not be due for up to a year after. Based on current projections of redemption activity, we expect that cash on hand as of June 30, 2025 will be sufficient to provide for working capital needs for at least the next twelve months.
The following table provides a summary of our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities:
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 4,582 | $ | 7,927 | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (34) | (83) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (11,522) | (10,679) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 432 | (311) | |||||||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (6,542) | $ | (3,146) | |||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities is net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $4.6 million, which primarily consisted of net income of $4.7 million, $724,000 increase in non-cash items and $884,000 decrease in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $708,000 for stock-based compensation and $182,000 for depreciation and amortization. The decrease in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to $4.4 million decrease in merchant payables, offset partially by $1.7 million increase in deferred revenue and $1.8 million increase in accrued expenses and others.
Net cash provided by operating activities is net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $7.9 million, which primarily consisted of net income of $7.1 million and $1.3 million increase in non-cash items, offset partially by $514,000 decrease in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $783,000 for stock-based compensation and $558,000 for depreciation and amortization. The decrease in cash from changes in operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to $3.8 million decrease in merchant payables, offset partially by $1.2 million increase in deferred revenue, $1.2 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses and other, and $753,00 increase in other non-current liabilities.
Cash paid for income tax, net of refunds received, during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $2.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 was $34,000 and $83,000, respectively. The cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was consisted of purchases of property and equipment.
Net cash used for financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was $11.5 million which primarily consisted of the repurchase of common stock of $11.4 million. Net cash used for financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $10.4 million which primarily consisted of the repurchase of common stock.
Consistent with our growth, we experienced fluctuations in our cost of revenues, sales and marketing expenses, product development expenses and general and administrative expenses, and we anticipate that these increases will continue for the foreseeable future. We believe cash on hand will be sufficient to pay such costs for at least the next twelve months. In addition, we will continue to evaluate possible investments in businesses, products and technologies, the consummation of any of which would increase our capital requirements.
Although we currently believe we have sufficient capital resources to meet our anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months, unanticipated events and opportunities or a less favorable than expected development of our business with one or more advertising formats may require us to sell additional equity or debt securities or establish credit facilities to raise capital in order to meet our capital requirements.
If we sell additional equity or convertible debt securities, such sale could dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders. If we issue debt securities or establish a new credit facility, our fixed obligations could increase and we may be required to agree to operating covenants that would restrict our operations. We cannot be sure that any such financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us.
If the development of our business is less favorable than expected, we may decide to significantly reduce the size of our operations and marketing expenses in certain markets with the objective of reducing cash outflows.
The information set forth under “Note 4—Commitments and Contingencies” and “Note 10—Leases” to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report. Litigation and claims against the Company may result in legal defense costs, settlements or judgments that could have a material impact on our financial condition.
We also have contingencies related to net unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, of approximately $23.9 million as of June 30, 2025. See “Note 5: Income Taxes” to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further information.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Critical accounting policies and estimates are those that we believe are important in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements because they require that we use judgment and estimates in applying those policies. Preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets
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and liabilities as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements as well as revenue and expenses during the periods reported. We base our estimates on historical experience, where applicable, and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our critical accounting policies include income taxes. For additional information about our critical accounting policies and estimates, see the disclosure included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 as well as updates in the current fiscal year provided in “Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See “Note 1—The Company and Basis of Presentation” to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report, regarding the impact of certain recent accounting pronouncements on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Based on management’s evaluation (with the participation of the Company’s Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Financial Controller, North America, General Counsel and Head of Global Functions and other supporting Finance staff), as of June 30, 2025, management has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in U.S. SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Global CEO, Financial Controller, North America and General Counsel and Head of Global Functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information set forth under “Note 4—Commitments and Contingencies” to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, which are incorporated herein by reference. These risk factors could materially affect our business, financial position, or results of operations. These are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial position, or results of operations.
Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Repurchases of Equity Securities
We repurchased 172,088 shares of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2025.
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program | Maximum Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program | |||||||||||||||||||
| April 1, 2025 – April 30, 2025 | 54,620 | $ | 15.09 | 54,620 | 266,070 | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2025 – May 31, 2025 | 117,468 | $ | 14.26 | 117,468 | 148,602 | ||||||||||||||||||
| June 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025 | — | $ | — | — | 148,602 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 172,088 | 172,088 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
On October 23, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 172,088 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $2.5 million, excluding excise tax due under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, with such shares retired and recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital until extinguished with the remaining amount reflected as a reduction of retained earnings. As of June 30, 2025, there were 148,602 shares remaining to be repurchased under this program.
Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5: Other Information
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following table sets forth a list of exhibits:
Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
3.1 | — | Certificate of Incorporation of Travelzoo (Incorporated by reference to our Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-55026), filed February 14, 2002) | ||||||
3.2 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate Incorporation of Travelzoo (File No. 000-50171), filed May 10, 2017) | ||||||
3.3 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation to Authorize a Reduction of the Authorized Number of Shares of Our Common Stock from 40,000,000 to 20,000,000 Shares | ||||||
3.4 | — | Amended and Restated By-laws of Travelzoo (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 on Form 8-K (File No. 000-50171), filed April 5, 2022). | ||||||
10.1 | — | Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-50171), filed November 9, 2007) | ||||||
31.1‡ | — | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
31.2‡ | — | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
32.1† | — | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
32.2† | — | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
| 101.INS† | XBRL Instance Document | |||||||
| 101.SCH† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||||||
| 101.CAL† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.DEF† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.LAB† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||||||
| 101.PRE† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||||||
* This exhibit is a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement.
‡ Filed herewith
† Furnished herewith
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| TRAVELZOO | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ JEFF HOFFMAN | |||||||
| Jeff Hoffman | ||||||||
| On behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Accounting Officer | ||||||||
Date: August 12, 2025
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FAQ
What were Travelzoo's (TZOO) revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2025?
Travelzoo reported total revenues of $23.906 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
How did Travelzoo's net income and EPS perform in Q2 2025?
Net income attributable to Travelzoo was $1.402 million; diluted EPS was $0.12 for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
What drove revenue growth in Q2 2025 for Travelzoo?
Growth was led by higher Getaways voucher sales (≈$1.6M uplift) and a rise in membership fees increasing to $3.013M.
What is Travelzoo's liquidity and equity position as of June 30, 2025?
Cash and cash equivalents were $10.441 million, and total stockholders' equity was a deficit of $(2.081) million as of June 30, 2025.
Does Travelzoo disclose related-party ownership or transactions?
Yes. Azzurro (and founder Ralph Bartel) owned approximately 36.7% of outstanding shares as of June 30, 2025; related consulting fees and share repurchases are disclosed.
How much deferred revenue and merchant payables did Travelzoo report?
Deferred revenue was $8.459 million and merchant payables were $12.419 million as of June 30, 2025.
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