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	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 16, 2020 JPY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) member	Sep. 30, 2022 JPY (¥) member	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 23, 2020
Related Party Transaction
Number of members \| member											30.0	30.0
Royalty recognized											$ 18,000		$ 2,000
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments											196,000		0
Other income							$ 1,200,000
Working capital						$ 17,400,000					17,400,000
Cash used in operating activities											20,849,000		(9,283,000)
Merchant payables						38,175,000					38,175,000			$ 68,678,000
Cash and cash equivalents						19,494,000					19,494,000			43,815,000
Deferred revenue						2,500,000					2,500,000			1,300,000
Deferred revenue recognized						193,000					1,100,000
Voucher liability, current						9,600,000					9,600,000			17,200,000
Customer voucher refund liability						$ 1,900,000					1,900,000			5,200,000
Impairment of intangible assets											0		0
Goodwill impairments	$ 0										$ 0		0
Board of Directors Chairman
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Brother Of Board Of Directors Chairman
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Ownership percentage held by related party						4.20%					4.20%
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Related Party Transaction
Deferred revenue						$ 1,300,000					$ 1,300,000
Travelzoo North America
Related Party Transaction
Deferred revenue						1,200,000					1,200,000
Government Assistance, CARES Act
Related Party Transaction
Proceeds from government funding				$ 494,000	$ 1,200,000
CANADA
Related Party Transaction
Job retention fund						10,000			$ 64,000		164,000		381,000
Europe
Related Party Transaction
Job retention fund									0				31,000
Deferred revenue recognized						249,000					465,000
North America
Related Party Transaction
Deferred revenue recognized						473,000					$ 473,000
Jack’s Flight Club
Related Party Transaction
Number of members \| member											1.8	1.8
Goodwill impairments											$ 2,100,000
Weekengo
Related Party Transaction
Equity method investment ownership percentage																33.70%
Proceeds from sale of equity method investments								$ 196,000
Realized gain (loss) on disposal															$ 468,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount									200,000				200,000
Travelzoo Japan
Related Party Transaction
Royalty recognized						8,000			2,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Travelzoo Japan
Related Party Transaction
Term		3 years	3 years
Interest free loan amount		$ 430,000	¥ 46.0								430,000	¥ 46.0
Debt paid off														$ 133,000
Royalty recognized						$ 0			$ 0		$ 0		$ 9,000
Travelzoo Japan \| Royalty Agreement Terms
Related Party Transaction
Term											5 years	5 years
Travelzoo Japan \| Loan Issued to Travelzoo Japan
Related Party Transaction
Term										5 years	3 years	3 years
Trivago \| Weekengo
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Proceeds from sale of equity method investments															$ 2,900,000