Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending May 8 2010:
Agencies
Rank Website Domain Percentage of Visits Previous Poisition
1 Thomson www.thomson.co.uk 9.01% 1
2 Expedia.co.uk www.expedia.co.uk 8.03% 2
3 Thomas Cook www.thomascook.com 5.63% 4
4 lastminute.com www.lastminute.com 5.12% 3
5 TravelRepublic.co.uk www.travelrepublic.co.uk 3.19% 9
6 First Choice www.firstchoice.co.uk 3.10% 5
7 travelsupermarket.com www.travelsupermarket.com 2.47% 6
8 Cheapflights.co.uk www.cheapflights.co.uk 2.42% 8
9 Travelzoo UK www.travelzoo.co.uk 2.23% 7
10 skyscanner www.skyscanner.net 2.14% 10
Destinations and Accommodation
Rank Website Domain Percentage of Visits Previous Position
1 tripadvisor.co.uk www.tripadvisor.co.uk 7.38% 1
2 Booking.com www.booking.com 4.57% 2
3 LateRooms.com www.laterooms.com 2.96% 3
4 TripAdvisor www.tripadvisor.com 2.73% 4
5 Travelodge UK www.travelodge.co.uk 2.28% 5
6 Premier Inn www.premierinn.com 1.57% 6
7 InterContinental Hotels Group www.ichotelsgroup.com 1.44% 7
8 Hotels.com www.hotels.com 1.26% 8
9 ukcampsite.co.uk www.ukcampsite.co.uk 1.23% 9
10 Owners Direct www.ownersdirect.co.uk 0.98% 10
Airlines
Rank Website Domain Percentage of Visits Previous Position
1 easyJet.com www.easyjet.com 22.12% 1
2 Ryanair www.ryanair.com 18.38% 2
3 British Airways www.britishairways.com 9.15% 3
4 Flybe www.flybe.com 4.51% 7
5 bmibaby www.bmibaby.com 4.24% 5
6 Jet2.com www.jet2.com 4.12% 4
7 Monarch.co.uk www.monarch.co.uk 3.71% 8
8 Virgin atlantic www.virgin-atlantic.com 3.64% 6
9 Thomson Airways flights.thomson.co.uk 3.06% 9
10 aerlingus.com www.flyaerlingus.com 2.19% 10
Travel search terms
Rank Search Term Percentage of Clicks Percentage Paid Percentage Organic Previous Position
1 google maps 1.00% 2.24% 97.76% 1
2 easyjet 0.89% 36.44% 63.56% 2
3 ryanair 0.87% 0.79% 99.21% 3
4 thomas cook 0.61% 25.42% 74.58% 4
5 aa route planner 0.55% 0.12% 99.88% 5
6 train times 0.43% 1.67% 98.33% 7
7 national rail 0.42% 0.46% 99.54% 6
8 google earth 0.36% 1.80% 98.20% 9
9 thomson 0.36% 0.59% 99.41% -
10 travelodge 0.36% 23.44% 76.56% 8
NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise












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