Steven RubinTravelzoo Inc. a global Internet media company, today announced that Steven Rubin has joined Travelzoo as Vice President to lead Travelzoo’s highly anticipated move into the hotel booking business. The new booking platform will showcase Travelzoo’s most loved hotels, based on hundreds of thousands of Travelzoo subscriber reviews. Scheduled to launch later this year, Travelzoo’s latest product offering is specifically designed for VIP subscribers and will operate in a closed user group environment. Participating hotels will be personally vetted by Travelzoo’s Chief Curator and will offer the best available rates and property-specific amenities. Travelzoo will receive a commission on materialized stays. Steven Rubin brings 15 years of hotel sales and revenue management experience, serving as Director of Revenue at the Swissôtel in New York from 2000 to 2004, Regional Director of Revenue and Distribution at Kimpton Hotel and Restaurant Group from 2004 to 2012 and Commercial Director of YOTEL Limited since 2012. Mr. Rubin holds a Bachelor of Honors in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Washington State University. He received the Bill Kimpton Award for Revenue Management in 2006 and was voted HSMAI Big Apple Chapter Revenue Manager of the Year in 2007.