US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End October 24 2009

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending October 24 2009:

Agency

RankWebsitePercentage of visits
1Expedia14.05%
2Priceline.com8.44%
3Travelocity7.81%
4Yahoo! Travel7.76%
5Orbitz7.01%
6CheapoAir.com4.34%
7Hotwire4.12%
8Lowfares.com3.56%
9Cheap Tickets3.45%
10Bing Travel3.16%

Thomson Holidays - 6.32%
Lastminute.com – 5.99%
Thomas Cook – 4.18%
TravelRepublic – 3.12%
Cheapflights – 2.73%
TravelSupermarket – 2.55%
First Choice – 2.28%
Skyscanner – 2.01%
Travelzoo Uk – 1.8

Destination and Accommodation

RankWebsitePercentage of visits
1TripAdvisor5.57%
2Hotels.com2.34%
3InterContinental Hotels Group2.24%
4Marriott International2.23%
5Carnival Cruise Lines1.57%
6Hilton Hotels Online1.57%
7Walt Disney World1.56%
8National Park Service1.39%
9Choice Hotels International1.31%
10Harrah's Casino Hotels1.17%

Airlines

RankWebsitePercentage of visits
1Southwest Airlines21.75%
2Delta Air Lines12.10%
3American Airlines9.52%
4JetBlue Airways6.43%
5Continental Airlines5.57%
6AirTran Airways5.44%
7United Airlines4.91%
8US Airways4.82%
9Northwest Airlines4.16%
10Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air2.91%

Travel search terms

RankSearch termPercentage of clicksPercentage PaidPercentage Organic
1Southwest airlines8.80%10.01%89.99%
2American airlines4.84%7.08%92.92%
3Delta airlines4.48%26.63%73.37%
4United airlines2.93%1.15%98.85%
5Continental airlines2.64%3.14%96.86%
6Jet blue2.32%7.08%92.92%
7US airways2.31%27.56%72.44%
8Allegiant air1.71%4.17%95.83%
9Northwest airlines1.66%8.80%91.20%
10Alaska airlines1.61%14.23%85.77%

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

Related posts:

  1. US Travel Site Crunch – Data Week End October 17 2009
  2. UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End October 17 2009
  3. UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End October 24 2009
Kevin May About Kevin May

Kevin May is editor of Tnooz. He joined as a co-founder in August 2009 after spending nearly four years as editor of UK-based business publication Travolution.

Passionate about the business of travel and the internet, Kevin played a major role in establishing Travolution in print, online, events and with an annual awards programme, as well as becoming a regular speaker and moderator at industry events.

Prior to Travolution, Kevin was web editor at Media Week (UK) and also worked in regional newspapers for two years at the Essex Enquirer. He started his career in journalism at the Police Gazette at New Scotland Yard in London.

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