A miserable work environment and no opportunities for growth. - Anonymous employee Travelzoo Employee Review

1.0
May 15, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The travel industry can be fun and there are sometimes perks. Depending on the role, you may have some networking opportunities that are good for your career.

Cons

There is massive turnover because of poor management and false promises about changes. The Travelzoo you see on the surface is not the real company. The real company stopped growing and innovating many years ago. When a company fails to grow… There is finger-pointing, misery and micromanagement. Despite my personal success at Travelzoo, I found it to be a miserable place to work. It’s a shame because there are some great people there, but most people are very unhappy and looking for a way out. Just do your research before you invest your career and Travelzoo.

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Cons

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Pros

-The Top 20 is well done and the deals are real. —Their priority is a good user experience. -We had talented and bright people who went on to find good jobs with other major companies. -Their owners are German brothers with exquisite taste. Internal company events are top notch, bougie and well done.

Cons

-They started hiring sales reps at half the base pay of what older reps made. While the compensation was fair when I was there, I would not work there now as the base is low. -Overall revenue growth has been stagnant for many years. -They do not innovate and their main product email blasts are old marketing tech. They do one thing (The Top 20) very well and that is it. If you are a person who needs to grow and learn new things and innovate in your career, this is not the place for you. When times got tough, they cut products instead of expanding giving more limited sales opportunities. -Their 401k match was very little only a flat $1,500/year. -Small company so limited growth opportunities. -Like many companies, while they hired all ethnicities, senior management were all white so while they touted diversity and women in leadership, I did not consider them a true diverse company as this was a blind spot for them as it is with many companies in America.

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