TripAdvisor extends lead at the top – Top Canada travel websites, October 2012

November 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

User review giant TripAdvisor has added further market share to its number one position in the list of leading travel websites in Canada.

Second placed Booking.com in the destinations and accommodation category fell away by 0.25 between September and October as TripAdvisor (Canadian version) gained 0.75% of its own.

Over the same period, the global version leapfrogged over Hotels.com to take third spot.

Most popular travel websites in Canada for October 2012:

Agency

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Expedia Canadawww.expedia.ca15.52%1
2Flight Networkwww.flightnetwork.com5.45%2
3Sunwingwww.sunwing.ca4.62%3
4itravel2000www.itravel2000.com3.94%6
5www.cheapoair.cawww.cheapoair.ca3.73%4
6Red Tag Vacationswww.redtag.ca3.36%7
7Hotwirewww.hotwire.com3.17%5
8Tripcentral.cawww.tripcentral.ca2.79%8
9Voyages Arabaiswww.voyagesarabais.com2.71%-
10Travelocity Canadawww.travelocity.ca2.65%-

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisor Canadawww.tripadvisor.ca9.51%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com6.96%2
3TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com3.70%4
4Hotels.comwww.hotels.com3.24%3
5Gosur.comwww.gosur.com2.63%5
6TripAdvisor Francewww.tripadvisor.fr2.03%7
7InterContinental Hotels Groupwww.ichotelsgroup.com1.75%6
8Vacation Rentals by Ownerwww.vrbo.com1.72%8
9Princess Cruiseswww.princess.com1.44%10
10City of Torontowww.toronto.ca1.34%9

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1WestJetwww.westjet.com27.72%1
2Air Canadawww.aircanada.ca25.94%2
3Air Transatwww.airtransat.com5.27%3
4Allegiant Airwww.allegiantair.com3.83%4
5acaeronet.aircanada.caacaeronet.aircanada.ca2.84%5
6Porterwww.flyporter.com2.82%6
7United Airlineswww.united.com2.54%7
8Delta Air Lineswww.delta.com2.50%9
9Alaska Airlines and Horizon Airwww.alaskaair.com1.93%-
10American Airlineswww.aa.com1.91%10

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Canada image via Shutterstock.

Related posts:

  1. TripAdvisor reigns supreme, WestJet extends lead – Top Canada travel sites, January 7 2012
  2. TripAdvisor and Booking.com move ahead – Top Canada travel websites, July 2012
  3. TripAdvisor claims top two spots – Top Canada travel sites, October 1 2011
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