The Company and Basis of Presentation - Prior Period Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of revenues	$ 4,009	$ 4,546
Sales and marketing	18,959	22,077
Product development	2,875	3,089
General and administrative	5,813	6,451
Total operating expenses	$ 27,647	31,617
Allocation of Facilities Costs due to Travelzoo Asia Pacific Acquisition | Prior Period Reclassification
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]
Cost of revenues		122
Sales and marketing		1,958
Product development		3,089
General and administrative		(5,169)
Total operating expenses		$ 0