Travelzoo, a global media commerce company, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, with revenue of $30.4 million and operating income of $2.2 million. In nominal terms, revenue decreased by 10% year-over-year. In constant currencies, revenue decreased by 7% year-over-year. GAAP net income was $1.6 million, with earnings per share of $0.12.
"The launch of a new Travelzoo site in October was well received by our members," said Holger Bartel, Chairman and Global CEO. "The new responsive site makes it easy to search by date for outstanding travel and entertainment offers researched by our global staff, many of which Travelzoo has negotiated exclusively for its members. We intend to leverage Travelzoo's global reach and trusted brand to grow revenue and increase profitability in future periods.”
Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific business segment revenue decreased 6% year-over-year to $2.6 million. In constant currencies, revenue decreased 10% year-over-year. Operating loss for the third quarter was $790,000, compared to an operating loss of $414,000 in the prior-year period.
Europe
Europe business segment revenue decreased 15% year-over-year to $8.8 million. In constant currencies, revenue decreased 5% year-over-year. Operating profit for the third quarter was $1.6 million, or 18% of revenue, up from $587,000, or 6% of revenue in the prior-year period.
North America
North America business segment revenue decreased 8% year-over-year to $19.1 million. Operating profit for the third quarter was $1.4 million, or 7% of revenue, up from $687,000 or 3% of revenue in the prior-year period.
Members
As of September 30, 2016, Travelzoo had a worldwide unduplicated number of members of 29.1 million. In Asia Pacific, unduplicated number of members was 3.6 million as of September 30, 2016, up 3% from September 30, 2015. In Europe, unduplicated number of members was 8.2 million as of September 30, 2016, up 5% from September 30, 2015. In North America, unduplicated number of members was 17.4 million as of September 30, 2016, up 1% from September 30, 2015.
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