Internet media company Travelzoo has opened a sales office in Barcelona. Apart from Spanish advertisers, the office will also serve clients in other Mediterranean markets such as Portugal.

Published: 20 Jul 2006

Internet media company Travelzoo has opened a sales office in Barcelona. Apart from Spanish advertisers, the office will also serve clients in other Mediterranean markets such as Portugal.

“Spain is one of the largest inbound travel markets in Europe and home to some of Europe’s largest travel companies,” said Chris Loughlin, managing director of Travelzoo (Europe) Ltd.

“As a global Internet media company that publishes travel offers, it makes sense to have a local sales office to better service our Spanish clients. The Spanish office will also serve clients in other Mediterranean markets such as Portugal,” he said.

In the last 12 months some of Spain’s largest travel companies advertised with Travelzoo in the UK and the USA, including: Barcelo Hotels & Resorts; Hotetur Hotels & Resorts; Husa Hotels; Iberian Airlines; Iberostar Hotels & Resorts; Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts in Spain; Sol Melia Hotels & Resorts; Starwood Hotel & Resorts in Spain.

According to a June 2006 survey of Travelzoo’s UK subscribers, Spain was the most popular destination for holiday travel and Barcelona was the second most popular city break destination behind London. The strong response to recent top 20 promotions for hotels in Barcelona, Madrid, Mallorca, Tenerife, Alicante and the Algarve further confirm subscriber interest.