NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Travelzoo (Nasdaq: TZOO), a global Internet media company, today announced its win as the recipient of the 2009 SAMMY (Social Advertising, Media and Marketing) Award for Best Twitter Branding, beating competitors Mad Men and M&Ms/Mars.
"We are thrilled to receive a SAMMY Award and are especially proud to be recognized in a category with iconic brands like Mad Men and M&Ms/Mars," said Shirley Tafoya, North America President of Travelzoo. "Twitter has been effective at engaging our loyal followers and has served as a great compliment to our Top 20® e-mail product."
The SAMMY Award marks the second social media award bestowed upon Travelzoo's Twitter programming, which includes this year's PRSA-NY Big Apple Award win for Best New Media Campaign "Travelzoo Tweets the Top 20." Travelzoo's Twitter programming brings the brand to life with the charismatic personality of its senior editor Gabe Saglie, who shares his expertise on Travelzoo Top 20 deals and travel-related topics. Travelzoo uses Twitter to interact with their followers by providing information on where to find the best travel deals in real time. To follow Travelzoo on Twitter visit http://www.twitter.com/travelzoo.
About Travelzoo
Travelzoo is a global Internet media company. Travelzoo's media properties, which reach more than 18 million travel enthusiasts in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Taiwan and the U.K., include the Travelzoo® Web site (www.travelzoo.com), the Top 20® list, the Newsflash(TM) e-mail alert service, the Travelzoo Network(TM), the SuperSearch(TM) search tool, and the Fly.com(TM) search engine (www.fly.com). Travelzoo publishes offers from more than 1,000 advertisers from around the world. Travelzoo's deal experts review offers to find the best travel deals and confirm their true value. Travelzoo's global headquarters is in New York City.
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Media Contacts:
Mindy Joyce
Travelzoo
(212) 484-4918
mjoyce@travelzoo.com
Andrea Conrad
M Booth & Associates
(212) 539-3212
andreac@mbooth.com
SOURCE Travelzoo
For further information: Mindy Joyce of Travelzoo, +1-212-484-4918, mjoyce@travelzoo.com; or Andrea Conrad, M Booth & Associates, +1-212-539-3212, andreac@mbooth.com
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