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Discontinued Operations | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Discontinued Operations | Discontinued OperationsOn March 10, 2020, Travelzoo issued a press release announcing that it will exit its business in Asia Pacific. The decision supports the Company's strategy to focus on value creation for shareholders by focusing on growing the businesses in North America and Europe, where the Company continues to see strong interest from our members in travel deals. The Asia Pacific business shut down and ceased operations as of March 31, 2020, except for the Company's Japan and Singapore units, which were held for sale. The Company considers this decision to be a strategic shift in its strategy which will have a major effect on its operations. The Company has classified Asia Pacific as discontinued operations at March 31, 2020. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current presentation. The following table provides a summary of amounts included in discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021
Revenues | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Cost of revenues | — |  |  | — |
Gross profit | — |  |  | — |
Operating expenses: |  |  |
Sales and marketing | — |  |  | — |
Product development | — |  |  | — |
General and administrative | — |  |  | 8 |
Total operating expenses | — |  |  | 8 |
Loss from operations | — |  |  | (8) |
Other income (loss), net | (35) |  |  | (5) |
Loss before income taxes | (35) |  |  | (13) |
Income tax expense | 24 |  |  | — |
Net loss from discontinued operations | $ | (59) |  |  | $ | (13) |
On June 16, 2020, in connection with its Asia Pacific exit plan, the Company completed a sale of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Travelzoo Japan to the Japan Buyer for consideration of 1 Japanese Yen. The Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $128,000. T he parties also entered into a License Agreement, whereby the Travelzoo Japan obtained a license to use the intellectual property of Travelzoo exclusively in Japan in exchange for quarterly royalty payments based on revenue over a 5-year term, with an option to renew. A n interest free loan was provided to the Japan Buyer for JPY 46.0 million (approximately $430,000) to be repaid over 3 years. The Japan Buyer repaid $133,000 in 2021 and the remaining will be paid off in 2023. The Company did not receive any royalties from Travelzoo Japan for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company records royalties for its licensing arrangements on a one-quarter lag basis. The Company recognized royalties of $9,000 from Travelzoo Japan for the year ended December 31, 2021. On August 24, 2020, the Company completed a sale of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Travelzoo Singapore, to an unaffiliated entity, AUS Buyer, which is fully owned by Mr. Julian Rembrandt, the former General Manager of South East Asia and Australia of the Company for consideration of 1 Singapore Dollar. The parties also entered into a License Agreement, whereby the AUS Buyer obtained a license to use the intellectual property of Travelzoo exclusively in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore and non-exclusively in China and Hong Kong for quarterly royalty payments based upon revenue over a 5-year term, with an option to renew. Travelzoo was not able to estimate whether the AUS Buyer will generate revenues based on the current uncertainties, and no amount has been recorded for future royalties under this agreement. The Company records royalties for its licensing arrangements on a one-quarter lag basis. The Company records royalties for its licensing arrangements on a one-quarter lag basis. The Company recognized royalties of $25,000 and $3,000 for its licensing arrangements from AUS Buyer for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The following table presents information related to the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as assets and liabilities from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
| December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
ASSETS |  |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 32 |
Prepaid expenses and other | 1 |  |  | 39 |
Total assets from discontinued operations | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 71 |
LIABILITIES |  |  |
Accounts payable | $ | 403 |  |  | $ | 473 |
Accrued expenses and other | 13 |  |  | — |
Income tax payable | 24 |  |  | — |
Deferred revenue | 12 |  |  | 12 |
Total liabilities from discontinued operations | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 485 |
The net cash used in operating activities and investing activities for the discontinued operations for the for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, were as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (21) |  |  | $ | (114) |

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