Travel deals company Travelzoo has won the prestigious Gold Award for the UK's Best Travel Deals Provider at the 2015 British Travel Awards (BTAs). The win marks the fourth consecutive year the company has been awarded the Gold Award in this category at the BTAs, one of the UK's few award ceremonies in which winners are selected based on consumer votes alone.

Joel Brandon-Bravo, Travelzoo's UK Managing Director accepted the award at last night's 2015 British Travel Awards ceremony, which was held in London and attended by close to a thousand people from the travel industry.

“We are beyond thrilled and extremely proud to be recognised in the Best Travel Deals Provider category for the fourth consecutive year at the BTAs; each year keeps getting better!” said Joel Brandon-Bravo. “At Travelzoo we are passionate about providing unbeatable travel and entertainment deals for our 4 million members in the UK. We would also like to acknowledge the many travel companies who work with us to consistently surprise and delight our members with incredible deals and experiences–we simply couldn't do this without them.

“Winning this prestigious award is a testament to our team of Deal Experts who research, test and evaluate each deal to ensure they are of a high standard, accurate and available.We work hard to make sure our members only get the very best deals and this award shows that we truly do deliver, year after year.”

Lorraine Barnes Burton, CEO of the British Travel Awards, said: “More than a quarter of a million consumers voted this year to determine the winners of the 2015 British Travel Awards – it's the largest awards programme in the UK and to win is a clear statement that companies are providing excellence in travel to the discerning consumer. The travelling public regards the British Travel Awards winner's logo as the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who are the best travel companies, and Travelzoo areto be congratulated on their achievement.”

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Notes to editors

British Travel Awards

The British Travel Awards is the largest awards programme in the UK created to reward the best companies in travel. The British Travel Awards are easily the most recognisable of all travel industry accolades among consumer and industry professionals alike with categories spanning all types of holiday experience – transport, destination, cruise, customer service, holiday extras and accommodation. The British Travel Awards symbol is the benchmark for excellence when it comes to finding out who really is the best in the business. The 2015 BTAs took place in London on 25 November. The British Travel Awards are funded by the registration fees and patronage of sponsors who have identified the ROI from increased brand visibility and sales opportunities as the consumer and trade audience grows exponentially year-on-year.

About Travelzoo

Travelzoo is a global media commerce company. With more than 28 million members in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and 26 offices worldwide, Travelzoo® publishes offers from more than 2,000 travel, entertainment and local companies. Travelzoo's deal experts review offers to find the best deals and confirm their true value.

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