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]]> What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?

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]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/12/news/best-of-tnooz-last-week-%e2%80%93-google-who-ipad-travel-browsing-tripadvisor-scam/feed/ 0 TAM closes in on GOL in airline battle – Top Brazil travel sites, February 4 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/10/data/tam-closes-in-on-gol-in-airline-battle-top-brazil-travel-sites-february-4-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/10/data/tam-closes-in-on-gol-in-airline-battle-top-brazil-travel-sites-february-4-2012/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:39 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=63184

]]> GOL has seen its lead over rival airline TAM dramatically reduced after shedding traffic last week in the list of leading websites in Brazil.

TAM increased its share of traffic in he airline category increase by over 3.5% week-on-week as GOL slumped by over 6% during the same period.

Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending February 4 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Decolarwww.decolar.com23.26%1
2Hotel Urbanowww.hotelurbano.com.br16.30%2
3ViajaNetwww.viajanet.com.br15.84%3
4Submarino Viagenswww.submarinoviagens.com.br11.84%4
5CVCwww.cvc.com.br7.61%5
6Mundi Buscador de Viagenswww.mundi.com.br5.86%6
7Melhores Destinoswww.melhoresdestinos.com.br2.59%8
8Americanas Viagensviagens.americanas.com.br2.56%7
9Rapi10www.rapi10.com.br2.55%9
10Que Tal Viajar?www.quetalviajar.com1.95%10

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Hotel Urbanowww.hotelurbano.com.br16.57%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com11.39%2
3Trip Advisor Brasilwww.tripadvisor.com.br6.88%3
4Mundi Buscador de Viagenswww.mundi.com.br5.96%4
5Feriaswww.ferias.tur.br5.00%5
6Alugue Temporadawww.aluguetemporada.com.br4.42%6
7Milevowww.milevo.com.br4.10%-
8Hotels Combinedwww.hotelscombined.com3.67%7
9ShopF cil Travelwwws.shopfacilviagens.com.br3.64%8
10EcoViagemecoviagem.uol.com.br2.26%9

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligenteswww.voegol.com.br30.82%1
2TAMwww.tam.com.br27.50%2
3Azulwww.voeazul.com.br8.06%4
4Smiles Mileage Programwww.smiles.com.br7.41%3
5TRIP Linhas Aereaswww.voetrip.com.br6.48%5
6Webjet Brasilwww.webjet.com.br5.12%6
7Avianca Brazilwww.avianca.com.br3.49%7
8Passaredo Linhas Aereaswww.voepassaredo.com.br1.20%8
9Tam Viagenswww.tamviagens.com.br1.13%9
10LAN Airlineswww.lan.com0.63%10

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/10/data/tam-closes-in-on-gol-in-airline-battle-top-brazil-travel-sites-february-4-2012/feed/ 0 WebJet and Expedia fall as Flight Centre rises – Top Australia travel websites, February 4 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/webjet-and-expedia-fall-as-flight-centre-rises-top-australia-travel-websites-february-4-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/webjet-and-expedia-fall-as-flight-centre-rises-top-australia-travel-websites-february-4-2012/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:37:41 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=63175

]]> No change in positions but a narrowing between the top two and third place as Flight Centre increased its market share in Australia as Expedia and WebJet made losses last week.

WebJet lost 0.75% in its share of the agency category and Expedia 0.2%. Flight Centre gained 0.3%.


 Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending February 4 2012:

Agency

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Webjet Australiawww.webjet.com.au13.34%1
2Expedia Australiawww.expedia.com.au11.83%2
3Flight Centrewww.flightcentre.com.au9.20%3
4Lastminute.com.auwww.lastminute.com.au5.14%4
5Best Flightswww.bestflights.com.au3.41%5
6Jetabroadwww.jetabroad.com2.66%6
7Wegowww.wego.com2.46%-
8Airfares Flights Australiawww.airfaresflights.com.au2.08%8
9ZUJI Australiawww.zuji.com1.93%9
10Travelzoo Australiawww.travelzoo.com/au1.72%7

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisor - Australiawww.tripadvisor.com.au6.21%1
2Wotif.comwww.wotif.com6.00%2
3Booking.comwww.booking.com5.09%3
4TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com4.16%4
5Stayzwww.stayz.com.au3.50%5
6Hotels.comwww.hotels.com1.96%6
7Agoda Australiawww.agoda.com.au1.94%7
8Totaltravel.comwww.totaltravel.com1.47%8
9Agoda.comwww.agoda.com1.12%9
10Lonely Planetwww.lonelyplanet.com1.12%-

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Postion
1Qantaswww.qantas.com.au23.00%1
2Jetstarwww.jetstar.com19.85%2
3Virgin Australiawww.virginaustralia.com17.65%3
4AirAsiawww.airasia.com5.45%4
5Emirateswww.emirates.com3.46%5
6Tiger Airwayswww.tigerairways.com3.30%6
7Singapore Airlineswww.singaporeair.com3.06%7
8Air New Zealandwww.airnz.co.nz1.68%8
9Air New Zealand - Australiawww.airnz.com.au1.56%10
10Malaysia Airlineswww.malaysiaairlines.com1.50%9

Search Terms

RankSearch TermPercentage of ClicksPercentage PaidPercentage OrganicPrevious Position
1google maps1.60%0.04%99.96%1
2jetstar1.07%0.76%99.24%2
3webjet0.78%0.24%99.76%3
4qantas0.72%19.93%80.07%4
5maps0.70%0.00%100.00%5
6wotif0.58%1.06%98.94%6
7flight centre0.57%55.10%44.90%7
8metlink0.47%0.03%99.97%8
9whereis0.35%0.09%99.91%10
10singapore airlines0.34%10.60%89.40%9

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/webjet-and-expedia-fall-as-flight-centre-rises-top-australia-travel-websites-february-4-2012/feed/ 0 Booking.com and Yahoo up, Stuff down – Top New Zealand websites, February 4 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/booking-com-and-yahoo-up-stuff-down-top-new-zealand-websites-february-4-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/booking-com-and-yahoo-up-stuff-down-top-new-zealand-websites-february-4-2012/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:26:01 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=63157

]]> Travel services from Yahoo in New Zealand and Booking.com increased their respective share of web traffic last week as Stuff lost its second spot.

Yahoo Xtra gained 0.75% market share week-on-week, while Booking.com added around 0.25% over the same period.

Stuff, however, shed 1.75% share of the destination and accommodation category and fell to fourth position.

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending February 4 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Expedia.co.nzwww.expedia.co.nz13.81%1
2Webjet New Zealandwww.webjet.co.nz12.08%2
3House of Travelwww.houseoftravel.co.nz10.13%3
4Flight Centre New Zealandwww.flightcentre.co.nz6.17%4
5Jet Abroad - NZwww.jetabroad.co.nz3.54%5
6Kayakwww.kayak.com2.86%6
7Orbitzwww.orbitz.com2.23%7
8Agoda.co.nzwww.agoda.co.nz1.67%10
9bookingbuddywww.bookingbuddy.com1.66%-
10FareComparewww.farecompare.com1.64%8

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com6.67%1
2Yahoo!xtra - Travelnz.totaltravel.yahoo.com5.11%4
3Booking.comwww.booking.com4.72%3
4stuff.co.nz - Travelwww.stuff.co.nz/travel4.33%2
5Wotif.comwww.wotif.com4.10%5
6HolidayHouses.co.nzwww.holidayhouses.co.nz3.45%6
7AA New Zealand Travel Guidewww.aatravel.co.nz2.83%7
8Book A Bachwww.bookabach.co.nz2.58%9
9Jasons Travel Mediawww.jasons.co.nz2.38%8
10New Zealand Tourism Onlinewww.tourism.net.nz1.77%-

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Air New Zealandwww.airnz.co.nz34.14%1
2Air New Zealand - grabaseatwww.grabaseat.co.nz24.41%2
3Jetstarwww.jetstar.com10.05%3
4My Air New Zealandwww.myairnz.co.nz5.31%4
5Qantaswww.qantas.com.au4.33%6
6Virgin Australiawww.virginaustralia.com3.20%5
7AirAsiawww.airasia.com2.92%7
8Emirateswww.emirates.com2.47%8
9Air New Zealand - Global Sitewww.airnz.com2.16%10
10Singapore Airlineswww.singaporeair.com1.55%9

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via rook76/Shutterstock

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/booking-com-and-yahoo-up-stuff-down-top-new-zealand-websites-february-4-2012/feed/ 1 Expedia gains further ground at the top – Top US travel sites, February 4 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/expedia-gains-further-ground-at-the-top-top-us-travel-sites-february-4-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/expedia-gains-further-ground-at-the-top-top-us-travel-sites-february-4-2012/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:51:34 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=63103

]]> Expedia and Travelocity out-performed their nearest rivals last week, becoming the only leading online travel agencies in the US to increase their market share of web traffic.

The pair added around 0.5% and 0.25% market share respectively to their tallies from the previous week, keeping Expedia in pole position and pushing Travelocity up one place to fifth spot.

Priceline, Orbitz and Yahoo Travel all lost market share.

Most popular travel websites in the US for the week ending February 4 2012:

Agency

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Expediawww.expedia.com12.64%1
2priceline.comwww.priceline.com8.68%2
3Yahoo! Traveltravel.yahoo.com7.71%3
4Orbitzwww.orbitz.com6.99%4
5Travelocitywww.travelocity.com6.22%6
6Kayakwww.kayak.com5.75%5
7Hotwirewww.hotwire.com5.44%8
8CheapOairwww.cheapoair.com5.35%7
9bookingbuddywww.bookingbuddy.com2.52%9
10Cheap Ticketswww.cheaptickets.com2.51%10

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com8.31%1
2Hotels.comwww.hotels.com2.83%3
3Marriott Internationalwww.marriott.com2.71%2
4Booking.comwww.booking.com2.20%6
5Vacation Rentals by Ownerwww.vrbo.com2.17%4
6Hilton Hotels Onlinewww.hilton.com2.16%5
7InterContinental Hotels Groupwww.ichotelsgroup.com1.95%8
8Carnival Cruise Lineswww.carnival.com1.88%7
9Southwest Airlines Travel Guidetravel.southwest.com1.60%9
10Walt Disney Worlddisneyworld.disney.go.com1.45%-

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Southwest Airlineswww.southwest.com22.89%1
2Delta Air Lineswww.delta.com12.14%2
3American Airlineswww.aa.com9.34%3
4JetBlue Airwayswww.jetblue.com7.36%4
5Continental Airlineswww.continental.com6.75%5
6United Airlineswww.united.com5.98%7
7US Airwayswww.usairways.com5.32%6
8AirTran Airwayswww.airtran.com4.48%8
9Allegiant Airwww.allegiantair.com3.52%9
10Spirit Airlineswww.spiritair.com3.49%10

Travel search terms

RankSearch TermPercentage of ClicksPercentage PaidPercentage OrganicPrevious Position
1mapquest4.36%0.04%99.96%1
2google maps1.56%0.88%99.12%2
3southwest airlines1.38%34.03%65.97%3
4travelocity0.86%58.52%41.48%6
5expedia0.81%54.53%46.47%5
6maps0.72%0.68%99.32%4
7map quest0.55%0.42%99.58%7
8continental airlines0.53%7.88%92.12%-
9american airlines0.51%5.38%94.62%9
10google earth0.48%14.08%95.92%10

NB: Data couresy of Experian Hitwise

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/expedia-gains-further-ground-at-the-top-top-us-travel-sites-february-4-2012/feed/ 0 GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – February 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/GDS-news-february-2012 http://www.tnooz.com/GDS-news-february-2012#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:05:27 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62336

]]> Product news, releases, projects and more from the global distribution systems during February 2012 – all here, in one easy read.

Most recent updates first…

Thursday 9 February 2012:

Monday 6 February 2012:

Friday 3 February 2012:

Wednesday 1 February 2012:

Previous GDS updates:

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/GDS-news-february-2012/feed/ 0 Thomson looks nervously over shoulder at Expedia – Top UK travel sites, February 4 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/thomson-looks-nervously-over-shoulder-at-expedia-top-uk-travel-sites-february-4-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/thomson-looks-nervously-over-shoulder-at-expedia-top-uk-travel-sites-february-4-2012/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:20:03 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=63051

]]> Expedia is within a whisker of re-taking pole position from Thomson in the list of leading travel websites in the UK.

The gap between the pair is less than 0.2% market share as Expedia gained more than Thomson last week in the agency category.

Thomas Cook in third place also added a fraction of a percentage point over the same period, while TravelRepublic in fifth lost around 0.3%.

Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending February 4 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Thomsonwww.thomson.co.uk7.61%1
2Expedia.co.ukwww.expedia.co.uk7.42%2
3Thomas Cookwww.thomascook.com5.80%3
4Lastminute.comwww.lastminute.com4.88%4
5TravelRepublic.co.ukwww.travelrepublic.co.uk3.69%5
6First Choicewww.firstchoice.co.uk2.82%6
7skyscannerwww.skyscanner.net2.82%7
8Travelzoo UKwww.travelzoo.com/uk2.62%8
9Cheapflights.co.ukwww.cheapflights.co.uk2.61%9
10travelsupermarket.comwww.travelsupermarket.com2.49%10

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisor UKwww.tripadvisor.co.uk11.97%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com7.20%2
3TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com3.17%3
4LateRooms.comwww.laterooms.com2.79%4
5Premier Innwww.premierinn.com2.04%5
6Travelodge UKwww.travelodge.co.uk1.97%6
7Hotels.comwww.hotels.com1.57%7
8Time Outwww.timeout.com1.25%9
9Holiday Lettingswww.holidaylettings.co.uk1.15%10
10InterContinental Hotels Groupwww.ichotelsgroup.com1.09%-

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1easyJet.comwww.easyjet.com18.49%1
2Ryanairwww.ryanair.com14.69%2
3British Airwayswww.britishairways.com12.09%3
4Jet2.comwww.jet2.com5.11%5
5Monarch.co.ukwww.monarch.co.uk4.69%7
6Flybewww.flybe.com4.60%4
7Virgin atlanticwww.virgin-atlantic.com4.02%6
8Thomson Airwaysflights.thomson.co.uk3.26%8
9bmibabywww.bmibaby.com2.82%10
10flythomascook.comwww.flythomascook.com2.54%9

Travel search terms

RankSearch TermPercentarge of ClicksPercentage PaidPercentage OrganicPrevious Position
1google maps0.98%0.45%99.55%1
2national rail0.67%0.76%99.24%4
3easyjet0.65%3.09%96.91%3
4thomas cook0.65%37.72%62.28%2
5ryanair0.59%1.65%98.35%5
6tfl0.53%1.30%98.70%6
7travelodge0.42%33.08%66.92%7
8trainline0.42%45.95%54.05%10
9aa route planner0.41%0.73%99.27%9
10train times0.38%21.18%78.82%-

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/09/data/thomson-looks-nervously-over-shoulder-at-expedia-top-uk-travel-sites-february-4-2012/feed/ 0 Air France seizes crown from EasyJet – Top France travel sites, February 4 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/07/data/air-france-seizes-crown-from-easyjet-top-france-travel-sites-february-4-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/07/data/air-france-seizes-crown-from-easyjet-top-france-travel-sites-february-4-2012/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:50 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62844

]]> EasyJet lost its prime position at the top of leading airline to Air France last week, despite both brands see their market share of visits to airline websites in France decrease.

Air France lost around 0.5% share of visits in the category, but low cost giant EasyJet managed shed a massive 4.25% over the same period, sending it into second place ahead of Ryanair.

Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending February 4 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Voyages-sncf.comwww.voyages-sncf.com14.91%1
2EasyVoyage.comwww.easyvoyage.com10.01%2
3Promovacances.comwww.promovacances.com6.43%3
4eDreams Francewww.edreams.fr4.32%5
5Voyage Priv‚www.voyage-prive.com3.78%4
6Jetcost.comwww.jetcost.com3.26%6
7GoVoyages.comwww.govoyages.com2.88%10
8opodo France - Billet d'avionbilletavion.opodo.fr2.83%7
9opodo Francewww.opodo.fr2.76%-
10www.vol24.frwww.vol24.fr2.61%9

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1ViaMichelin Francewww.viamichelin.fr13.27%1
2EasyVoyage.comwww.easyvoyage.com6.81%3
3Booking.comwww.booking.com6.09%2
4TripAdvisor Francewww.tripadvisor.fr3.73%4
5Abritelwww.abritel.fr3.00%5
6Routard.comwww.routard.com2.61%6
7L'Officiel des vacanceswww.officiel-des-vacances.com2.18%8
8Gralonwww.gralon.net2.10%7
9Orange Voyagesvoyages.orange.fr1.95%-
10Homelidays.comwww.homelidays.com1.89%9

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Air France - Francewww.airfrance.fr23.49%2
2easyJet.comwww.easyjet.com18.82%1
3Ryanairwww.ryanair.com13.84%3
4KLM Royal Dutch Airlineswww.klm.com3.71%5
5Lufthansawww.lufthansa.com3.19%6
6Corsairflywww.corsairfly.com3.00%4
7Air Francewww.airfrance.com2.21%7
8Royal Air Marocwww.royalairmaroc.com1.79%9
9Air Caraibeswww.aircaraibes.com1.77%-
10GP Air Francegp.airfrance.fr1.73%-

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/07/data/air-france-seizes-crown-from-easyjet-top-france-travel-sites-february-4-2012/feed/ 0 WestJet loses ground on Air Canada – Top Canada travel sites, February 4 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/06/data/westjet-loses-ground-on-air-canada-top-canada-travel-sites-february-4-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/06/data/westjet-loses-ground-on-air-canada-top-canada-travel-sites-february-4-2012/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:12:24 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62798

]]> Air Canada is extending its lead over rival WestJet as a recent reverse, when WestJet took spot from the national carrier, becomes a distant memory.

WestJet lost 1.5% of its share of the airline category last week, compared to the previous week, as Air Canada increased its only tally by over 2%.

The distance between the pair is now 4% market share. Third placed Air Transat has a 7% share of the category.

Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending February 4 2012:

Agency

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Expedia Canadawww.expedia.ca13.75%1
2itravel2000www.itravel2000.com5.57%2
3Flight Networkwww.flightnetwork.com5.13%3
4Red Tag Vacationswww.redtag.ca4.56%4
5Sunwingwww.sunwing.ca3.65%5
6Voyages Arabaiswww.voyagesarabais.com3.50%6
7Tripcentral.cawww.tripcentral.ca2.96%8
8Hotwirewww.hotwire.com2.96%7
9Travelocity Canadawww.travelocity.ca2.73%9
10priceline.comwww.priceline.com2.06%-

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisor Canadawww.tripadvisor.ca9.91%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com5.73%2
3TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com3.37%3
4Hotels.comwww.hotels.com2.70%5
5TripAdvisor Francewww.tripadvisor.fr2.51%4
6BookIt.comwww.bookit.com1.86%6
7City of Torontowww.toronto.ca1.71%9
8Princess Cruiseswww.princess.com1.40%8
9InterContinental Hotels Groupwww.ichotelsgroup.com1.34%-
10Vacation Rentals by Ownerwww.vrbo.com1.33%7

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Air Canadawww.aircanada.ca28.19%1
2WestJetwww.westjet.com24.20%2
3Air Transatwww.airtransat.com6.60%3
4Porterwww.flyporter.com4.12%6
5Allegiant Airwww.allegiantair.com3.69%4
6Delta Air Lineswww.delta.com2.16%7
7acaeronet.aircanada.caacaeronet.aircanada.ca2.03%5
8Alaska Airlines and Horizon Airwww.alaskaair.com1.94%-
9Air Canada Employee Travel Sitetravel.aircanada.com1.89%9
10Spirit Airlineswww.spiritair.com1.77%10

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/06/data/westjet-loses-ground-on-air-canada-top-canada-travel-sites-february-4-2012/feed/ 0 Asia hotel prices – February to April 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/05/data/asia-hotel-prices-february-to-april-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/05/data/asia-hotel-prices-february-to-april-2012/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:00:26 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62636

]]> Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in Asia.

The Rategain data covers the region from February to April 2012, taken on the first week of February (all rates in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay).

Three star [click for larger image]:

CityCheck In MonthMinimum RateMedian RateCheapest Hotel in the City
BaliMar36.56112.50IDA KUTA HOTEL BALI
Apr35.00120.88IDA KUTA HOTEL BALI
BeijingFeb23.6262.06MEIYUAN HOTEL
Mar26.1967.09HUTONG INN
Apr24.9367.81JIANG TAI ART HOTEL BEIJING
Hong KongFeb38.68154.16ANNE BLACK YWCA HONG KONG (THE)
Mar49.77169.49ANNE BLACK YWCA HONG KONG (THE)
Apr66.74234.41ANNE BLACK YWCA HONG KONG (THE)
JakartaFeb36.0857.93HOTEL GOLDEN BAY
Mar46.8053.03HOTEL GOLDEN BAY
Kuala LumpurFeb21.2660.27IBIZ HOTEL
Mar38.1982.43CITITEL EXPRESSHOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
Apr51.5588.74CITITEL EXPRESSHOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
MumbaiFeb20.29130.39HOTEL JAWAHAR
Mar62.67104.79HOTEL YOGI METROPOLITIAN
New DelhiMar24.4777.44HOTEL IVORY PALACE
PenangFeb33.6892.97NAZA HOTEL
Mar53.71154.69HYDRO HOTEL PENANG
Apr53.91104.53HYDRO HOTEL PENANG
PhuketFeb22.15109.25CHINOTEL
Mar22.25128.27CHINOTEL
VeniceFeb55.34180.76HOTEL GRAND CHANCELLOR - TOWER BLOCK
Mar84.02201.56FRAGRANCE IMPERIAL HOTEL
Apr108.97222.50FRAGRANCE IMPERIAL HOTEL

Four star [click for larger image]:

CityCheck In MonthMinimum RateMedian RateCheapest Hotel in the City
BaliFeb47.00160.00BEST WESTERN RESORT KUTA
Mar47.00192.77BEST WESTERN RESORT KUTA
BangkokFeb35.10120.06MERISEB SUKHUMVIT 16 HOTEL
Mar39.80120.11ROYAL HOTEL BANGKOK
BeijingFeb37.58111.08XIHUA BUSINESS HOTEL
Mar50.72136.19HOWARD JOHNSON PARAGON HOTEL
Apr37.55136.95XIHUA BUSINESS HOTEL
Hong KongFeb29.99211.32RAMADA HONG KONG HOTEL HONG KONG
Mar29.99245.60RAMADA HONG KONG HOTEL HONG KONG
Apr86.39306.74HARBOUR PLAZA RESORT CITY HOTEL HONG KONG
JakartaFeb39.96100.00BATAVIA HOTEL
Mar66.02100.76SWISS BELHOTEL MANGGA BESAR
Kuala LumpurFeb40.19114.84QUALITY HOTEL CITY CENTRE KUALA LUMPUR
Mar43.13134.68FLAMINGO BY THE LAKE HOTEL
Apr45.89133.11QUALITY HOTEL CITY CENTRE KUALA LUMPUR
New DelhiFeb70.44174.83COMFORTINN ANNEHA
Mar105.95155.75LILYWHITE HOTEL
Apr93.9696.57RAMADA PLAZA NEW DELHI
PenangFeb26.31129.27CHULIA HERITAGE HOTEL
Mar61.72206.61BANANA BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Apr74.35157.16FLAMINGO HOTEL BY THE BEACH
PhuketFeb32.20181.39BAAN RAI RUM YEN
Mar51.27192.05ROYAL PHUKET CITY HOTEL
Apr30.58140.29COCOVILLE PHUKET RESORT
ShanghaiFeb22.94107.00RAYFONT NANPU HOTEL
Mar23.56123.98RAYFONT NANPU HOTEL
Apr30.34127.24RAYFONT NANPU HOTEL
SingaporeFeb90.27262.17PARC SOVEREIGN
Mar94.30281.83PARC SOVEREIGN
Apr134.41278.16HOLIDAY INN ATRIUM SINGAPORE

Five star [click for larger image]:

CityCheck In MonthMinimum RateMedian RateCheapest Hotel in the City
BaliMar90.00321.26AYODYA RESORT BALI
Apr100.00372.61AYODYA RESORT BALI
BangkokFeb64.11242.90THE GRAND FOURWINGS CONVENTION HOTEL
Mar89.24252.51ANANTARA BANGKOK SATHORN
Apr125.28240.77SUMMIT WINDMILL GOLF RESIDENCE
BeijingMar33.87256.23JADE PALACE
Apr53.46293.48XI ZHAO TEMPLE HOTEL
Hong KongFeb79.94373.48HARBOUR GRAND
Mar79.94395.88HARBOUR GRAND
Apr138.15493.95SKYCITY MARRIOTT
JakartaFeb67.00167.07MENARA PENINSULA HOTEL
Mar80.94154.00ARYADUTA HOTEL
Kuala LumpurFeb48.03161.68SUNWAY PUTRA HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
Mar76.99180.09HILTON PETALING JAYA HOTEL
Apr82.21194.44DOUBLETREE BY HILTON, KUALA LUMPUR
MumbaiFeb73.80293.34RENAISSANCE MUMBAI CONVENTION CENTRE HOTEL
Mar173.56234.84LE ROYAL MERIDIEN
Apr155.95221.85LE ROYAL MERIDIEN
New DelhiFeb125.42304.12CENTAUR HOTEL, IGI AIRPORT
Mar137.57271.44THE SURYAA
Apr93.96167.69THE SURYAA
PenangFeb38.23251.47JEREJAK RESORT AND SPA
Mar102.18449.76THE NORTHAM ALL SUITE
Apr181.88308.64LONE PINE HOTEL
PhuketFeb117.40381.08OUTRIGGER SERENITY TERRACE RESORT
Mar90.32391.98OUTRIGGER SERENITY TERRACE RESORT
Apr72.49348.12OUTRIGGER SERENITY TERRACE RESORT
ShanghaiFeb38.04162.95SHANGHAI SKY RAINBOW HOTEL
Mar41.21197.06SHANGHAI SKY RAINBOW HOTEL
Apr41.21197.06SHANGHAI SKY RAINBOW HOTEL
SingaporeFeb179.61416.29RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA - FESTIVE HOTEL
Mar180.06446.84INTERCONTINENTAL SINGAPORE
Apr180.09450.03INTERCONTINENTAL SINGAPORE

NB: RateGain specializes in competitive price intelligence and rate shopping solutions for hotels, online travel companies and airlines. It currently tracks more than one billion hotel rates every month across countries in US, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

NB2: The above data is indicative in nature and RateGain can’t be held liable for its accuracy or usefulness for any purpose.

NB3: Bangkok skyline image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/05/data/asia-hotel-prices-february-to-april-2012/feed/ 0 Best of Tnooz Last Week – Fruity tourism board, Conquering AdWords, Virtual videos http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/05/news/best-of-tnooz-last-week-%e2%80%93-fruity-tourism-board-conquering-adwords-virtual-videos/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/05/news/best-of-tnooz-last-week-%e2%80%93-fruity-tourism-board-conquering-adwords-virtual-videos/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:00:54 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62712

]]> What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?

Top five by traffic:

Top five by comments:

What you missed on TLabs last week?

TnoozLIVE:

What else:

Forthcoming events:

What you missed before:

GDS news roundup:

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/05/news/best-of-tnooz-last-week-%e2%80%93-fruity-tourism-board-conquering-adwords-virtual-videos/feed/ 0 Strong showing for Hotel Urbano – Top Brazil travel sites, January 28 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/03/data/strong-showing-for-hotel-urbano-top-brazil-travel-sites-january-28-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/03/data/strong-showing-for-hotel-urbano-top-brazil-travel-sites-january-28-2012/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62576

]]> Hotel Urbano has extended its lead in the destination and accommodation category last week, as well as seeing its position increase in the list of leading agencies in Brazil.

The site added 3% market share to its previous tally, putting it over 7% ahead of Booking.com, as well as climbing into second spot above Viajanet after gaining 1.25% in the agency category.

It remains 3.5% behind Decolar.

Most popular travel websites in Brazil for the week ending January 28 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Decolarwww.decolar.com21.86%1
2Hotel Urbanowww.hotelurbano.com.br18.42%3
3ViajaNetwww.viajanet.com.br17.06%2
4Submarino Viagenswww.submarinoviagens.com.br10.36%4
5CVCwww.cvc.com.br7.66%5
6Mundi Buscador de Viagenswww.mundi.com.br5.93%6
7Americanas Viagensviagens.americanas.com.br3.21%7
8Melhores Destinoswww.melhoresdestinos.com.br2.98%8
9Rapi10www.rapi10.com.br2.03%9
10Que Tal Viajar?www.quetalviajar.com1.95%10

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Hotel Urbanowww.hotelurbano.com.br19.10%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com11.95%2
3Trip Advisor Brasilwww.tripadvisor.com.br7.13%3
4Mundi Buscador de Viagenswww.mundi.com.br6.15%4
5Feriaswww.ferias.tur.br4.79%6
6Alugue Temporadawww.aluguetemporada.com.br4.61%5
7Hotels Combinedwww.hotelscombined.com3.65%8
8ShopF cil Travelwwws.shopfacilviagens.com.br3.47%7
9EcoViagemecoviagem.uol.com.br2.80%9
10Hoteis.comwww.hoteis.com2.08%-

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligenteswww.voegol.com.br36.98%1
2TAMwww.tam.com.br23.92%2
3Smiles Mileage Programwww.smiles.com.br7.88%4
4Azulwww.voeazul.com.br7.58%3
5TRIP Linhas Aereaswww.voetrip.com.br5.46%5
6Webjet Brasilwww.webjet.com.br4.32%6
7Avianca Brazilwww.avianca.com.br3.46%7
8Passaredo Linhas Aereaswww.voepassaredo.com.br1.25%9
9Tam Viagenswww.tamviagens.com.br1.17%8
10LAN Airlineswww.lan.com0.82%10

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/03/data/strong-showing-for-hotel-urbano-top-brazil-travel-sites-january-28-2012/feed/ 1 WebJet mounts challenge to Expedia – Top New Zealand websites, January 28 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/data/webjet-mounts-challenge-to-expedia-top-new-zealand-websites-january-28-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/data/webjet-mounts-challenge-to-expedia-top-new-zealand-websites-january-28-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:38:25 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62547

]]> Expedia will be looking nervously its should in the coming weeks as WebJet lurks just a fraction behind its leading position in the list of leading travel sites in New Zealand.

The latest resumption of an ongoing battle between the pair came as WebJet piled on 1.5% market share and Expedia lost a similar amount in the agency category.

The gap is now just 0.25%.

Most popular travel websites in New Zealand for the week ending January 28 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Expedia.co.nzwww.expedia.co.nz13.85%1
2Webjet New Zealandwww.webjet.co.nz13.61%2
3House of Travelwww.houseoftravel.co.nz9.76%3
4Flight Centre New Zealandwww.flightcentre.co.nz5.85%4
5Jet Abroad - NZwww.jetabroad.co.nz3.66%5
6Kayakwww.kayak.com2.93%7
7Orbitzwww.orbitz.com2.37%6
8FareComparewww.farecompare.com1.78%9
9STA Travel NZwww.statravel.co.nz1.75%-
10Agoda.co.nzwww.agoda.co.nz1.67%-

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com6.69%1
2stuff.co.nz - Travelwww.stuff.co.nz/travel5.93%6
3Booking.comwww.booking.com4.51%5
4Yahoo!xtra - Travelnz.totaltravel.yahoo.com4.41%3
5Wotif.comwww.wotif.com3.84%4
6HolidayHouses.co.nzwww.holidayhouses.co.nz3.32%7
7AA New Zealand Travel Guidewww.aatravel.co.nz2.82%9
8Jasons Travel Mediawww.jasons.co.nz2.40%10
9Book A Bachwww.bookabach.co.nz2.37%8
10Travelbugwww.travelbug.co.nz1.71%-

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Air New Zealandwww.airnz.co.nz38.98%1
2Air New Zealand - grabaseatwww.grabaseat.co.nz23.06%2
3Jetstarwww.jetstar.com8.30%3
4My Air New Zealandwww.myairnz.co.nz7.07%4
5Virgin Australiawww.virginaustralia.com3.34%9
6Qantaswww.qantas.com.au2.88%5
7AirAsiawww.airasia.com2.59%6
8Emirateswww.emirates.com2.39%7
9Singapore Airlineswww.singaporeair.com1.64%8
10Air New Zealand - Global Sitewww.airnz.com1.21%-

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via rook76/Shutterstock

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/data/webjet-mounts-challenge-to-expedia-top-new-zealand-websites-january-28-2012/feed/ 0 Tnooz-Wright Express FREE Webinar: Practical ePayment applications for travel booking http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/event/webinar-event/tnooz-wright-express-free-webinar-practical-epayment-applications-for-travel-booking/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/event/webinar-event/tnooz-wright-express-free-webinar-practical-epayment-applications-for-travel-booking/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:42:52 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62501

]]> Are you a online travel agency, tour operator, or traditional travel agency with responsibility for travel booking?

Then ask yourself these questions:

  • Are high volumes of supplier booking payments creating an accounting nightmare for your payments teams?
  • Are you sacrificing control, or having difficulty managing to contracted rates with your supplier base?
  • Do you spend too much time resolving payment disputes?

If so, our panel of payments experts in travel booking will help you tackle this problem in a different way.

In this webinar, payment experts from Wright Express, Expedia and HotelTonight will discuss how single-use virtual accounts can help drive efficiencies in the payment and settlement process.

You will hear tips – and potential traps to avoid – when evaluating the landscape of electronic payment solutions for travel booking.

Our webinar panelists are:

  • Jim Pratt, Wright Express, VP, corporate payment solutions
  • Chris Richter, Expedia, Senior Project Manager, financial operations
  • Jared Simon, HotelTonight, chief operating officer
  • Marc DeVallette, Wright Express, product manager

Moderator:

  • Kevin, Tnooz, co-founder and editor

Attendees will be able to interact live throughout the event using the webinar’s chat facilities.

This FREE 60-minute webinar takes place on Thursday 23 February 2012 at 11am US/4pm UK/5pm Central Europe (all times local).

You can reserve your FREE seat at this webinar HERE.

The webinar is powered by GoToMeeting. System requirements: Windows7, Vista, XP or 2003 (PC users) or Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger or newer (Mac users).

We will record the webinar and publish on Tnooz following the event for those who cannot attend live.

Space is limited. Register for FREE now!

NB: Credit card image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/event/webinar-event/tnooz-wright-express-free-webinar-practical-epayment-applications-for-travel-booking/feed/ 0 Air France closes in on EasyJet – Top France travel sites, January 28 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/data/air-france-closes-in-on-easyjet-top-france-travel-sites-january-28-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/data/air-france-closes-in-on-easyjet-top-france-travel-sites-january-28-2012/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:52:52 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62470

]]> EasyJet is just a fraction ahead of rival Air France in the list of leading airline websites in France, after massive surge last week by the national carrier.

Air France piled on an additional 4.5% market share to its previous tally, moving it within 1% of EasyJet which had a more modest gain of 1%.

But with the dot-com Air France site combined, the carrier is now ahead of EasyJet in the rankings.

Most popular travel websites in France for the week ending January 28 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Voyages-sncf.comwww.voyages-sncf.com13.81%1
2EasyVoyage.comwww.easyvoyage.com8.80%2
3Promovacances.comwww.promovacances.com7.20%3
4Voyage Priv‚www.voyage-prive.com4.34%4
5eDreams Francewww.edreams.fr4.14%5
6Jetcost.comwww.jetcost.com3.20%7
7opodo France - Billet d'avionbilletavion.opodo.fr2.84%6
8Look Voyageswww.look-voyages.fr2.73%8
9www.vol24.frwww.vol24.fr2.68%-
10GoVoyages.comwww.govoyages.com2.66%10

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1ViaMichelin Francewww.viamichelin.fr13.54%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com6.47%3
3EasyVoyage.comwww.easyvoyage.com6.25%2
4TripAdvisor Francewww.tripadvisor.fr4.20%4
5Abritelwww.abritel.fr3.31%5
6Routard.comwww.routard.com2.47%6
7Gralonwww.gralon.net2.24%8
8L'Officiel des vacanceswww.officiel-des-vacances.com2.23%7
9Homelidays.comwww.homelidays.com2.12%10
10Communes.comwww.communes.com1.48%-

Airlines

RankWebsitesDomainVisits SharePrevious Position
1easyJet.comwww.easyjet.com25.17%1
2Air France - Francewww.airfrance.fr24.02%2
3Ryanairwww.ryanair.com12.87%3
4Corsairflywww.corsairfly.com3.50%4
5KLM Royal Dutch Airlineswww.klm.com3.01%5
6Lufthansawww.lufthansa.com2.25%-
7Air Francewww.airfrance.com2.20%7
8Vueling Airlineswww.vueling.com2.19%8
9Royal Air Marocwww.royalairmaroc.com1.74%-
10Emirateswww.emirates.com1.60%10

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/02/data/air-france-closes-in-on-easyjet-top-france-travel-sites-january-28-2012/feed/ 2 Wotif loses top spot to TripAdvisor – Top Australia travel websites, January 28 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/data/wotif-loses-top-spot-to-tripadvisor-top-australia-travel-websites-january-28-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/data/wotif-loses-top-spot-to-tripadvisor-top-australia-travel-websites-january-28-2012/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:00:01 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62408

]]> TripAdvisor has overtaken Wotif in the list of most popular travel websites in Australia, despite not securing any increase in market share last week.

Wotif lost around a third of a market share percentage point over the same period, allowing TripAdvisor to move into the number one position.


 Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending January 28 2012:

Agency

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Webjet Australiawww.webjet.com.au14.15%1
2Expedia Australiawww.expedia.com.au12.03%2
3Flight Centrewww.flightcentre.com.au8.75%3
4Lastminute.com.auwww.lastminute.com.au5.08%4
5Best Flightswww.bestflights.com.au3.43%5
6Jetabroadwww.jetabroad.com2.42%6
7Travelzoo Australiawww.travelzoo.com/au2.28%-
8Airfares Flights Australiawww.airfaresflights.com.au2.07%7
9ZUJI Australiawww.zuji.com1.92%8
10EscapeTravelwww.escapetravel.com.au1.72%-

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisor - Australiawww.tripadvisor.com.au5.92%2
2Wotif.comwww.wotif.com5.83%1
3Booking.comwww.booking.com4.83%3
4TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com4.09%4
5Stayzwww.stayz.com.au3.47%5
6Hotels.comwww.hotels.com1.92%8
7Agoda Australiawww.agoda.com.au1.87%7
8Totaltravel.comwww.totaltravel.com1.39%6
9Agoda.comwww.agoda.com1.11%10
10ExplorOz.comwww.exploroz.com1.02%-

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Qantaswww.qantas.com.au23.32%1
2Jetstarwww.jetstar.com19.26%2
3Virgin Australiawww.virginaustralia.com18.54%3
4AirAsiawww.airasia.com5.06%4
5Emirateswww.emirates.com3.63%5
6Tiger Airwayswww.tigerairways.com3.26%6
7Singapore Airlineswww.singaporeair.com3.24%7
8Air New Zealandwww.airnz.co.nz1.73%8
9Malaysia Airlineswww.malaysiaairlines.com1.56%10
10Air New Zealand - Australiawww.airnz.com.au1.53%9

Search Terms

RankSearch TermPercentage of ClicksPercentage PaidPercentage OrganicPrevious Position
1google maps1.62%0.03%99.97%1
2jetstar1.02%0.91%99.09%2
3webjet0.73%0.14%99.86%3
4qantas0.73%33.02%66.98%4
5maps0.66%0.21%99.79%5
6wotif0.59%5.40%94.60%6
7flight centre0.53%52.50%47.50%7
8metlink0.48%0.12%99.88%8
9singapore airlines0.34%13.27%86.73%-
10whereis0.33%0.00%100.00%-

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/data/wotif-loses-top-spot-to-tripadvisor-top-australia-travel-websites-january-28-2012/feed/ 0 Tnooz-Tealeaf Webinar VIDEO: Understanding the challenges of the multi-channel travel booker http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/event/webinar-event/tnooz-tealeaf-webinar-video-understanding-the-challenges-of-the-multi-channel-travel-booker/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/event/webinar-event/tnooz-tealeaf-webinar-video-understanding-the-challenges-of-the-multi-channel-travel-booker/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:54:56 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62420

]]> Direct, social media, offline retail, mobile web, mobile app, website et al – travellers can search and book products and engage with brains in more channels than ever before.

But as the always-connected traveller turns to mobile and other devices to search and book products, travel brands must finally grasp the importance of providing a seamless multi-channel customer experience.

The rules have changed. So how do consumers use devices compared to desktop browsers? What opportunities and pitfalls should online brands look out for and capitalise on?

These and many other issues were debated in a 60-minute webinar presented by Tnooz and Tealeaf on 1 February 2012.

Panellists are:

  • Geoff Galat, Tealeaf, vice president for world wide marketing
  • Graham Jones, internet psychologist
  • Dieter Davis, Expedia, director of web Analytics Implementation

Moderator:

  • Kevin May, Tnooz, editor

NB: The travel e-bookers report discussed in the webinar is available here.

Here is the full video of the webinar:

And the slides:

]]> http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/event/webinar-event/tnooz-tealeaf-webinar-video-understanding-the-challenges-of-the-multi-channel-travel-booker/feed/ 0 TripAdvisor dominates hotel category – Top Canada travel sites, January 28 2012 http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/data/tripadvisor-dominates-hotel-category-top-canada-travel-sites-january-28-2012/ http://www.tnooz.com/2012/02/01/data/tripadvisor-dominates-hotel-category-top-canada-travel-sites-january-28-2012/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:14:28 +0000 Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/?p=62393

]]> Three of out five leading positions in the list of top Canadian destination and accommodation websites now below to TripAdvisor.

The Canada, France and global site capture a massive 16% market share in the category, three times as much as Booking.com and almost eight times bigger than Hotels.com.

Most popular travel websites in Canada for the week ending January 28 2012:

Agency

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Expedia Canadawww.expedia.ca13.54%1
2itravel2000www.itravel2000.com5.74%2
3Flight Networkwww.flightnetwork.com4.73%3
4Red Tag Vacationswww.redtag.ca4.49%4
5Sunwingwww.sunwing.ca3.86%5
6Voyages Arabaiswww.voyagesarabais.com3.45%6
7Hotwirewww.hotwire.com3.14%8
8Tripcentral.cawww.tripcentral.ca2.88%7
9Travelocity Canadawww.travelocity.ca2.69%9
10SellOffVacations.comwww.selloffvacations.com2.49%-

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisor Canadawww.tripadvisor.ca10.20%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com5.37%2
3TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com3.49%3
4TripAdvisor Francewww.tripadvisor.fr2.63%5
5Hotels.comwww.hotels.com2.53%4
6BookIt.comwww.bookit.com1.75%6
7Vacation Rentals by Ownerwww.vrbo.com1.53%7
8Princess Cruiseswww.princess.com1.50%-
9City of Torontowww.toronto.ca1.49%9
10Monarc.cawww.monarc.ca1.28%10

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Air Canadawww.aircanada.ca26.11%1
2WestJetwww.westjet.com25.67%2
3Air Transatwww.airtransat.com6.79%3
4Allegiant Airwww.allegiantair.com3.97%4
5acaeronet.aircanada.caacaeronet.aircanada.ca2.64%5
6Porterwww.flyporter.com2.63%-
7Delta Air Lineswww.delta.com2.26%7
8Southwest Airlineswww.southwest.com1.67%-
9Air Canada Employee Travel Sitetravel.aircanada.com1.66%6
10Spirit Airlineswww.spiritair.com1.63%9

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

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]]> What else is going on in the world of travel tech? A round-up of other stories from across the industry.

  • TravelShark branched out into picture sharing this week. The company [originally SwiftRank, TLabs Showcase - SwiftRank] has created TravelSharkPix, a service which allows users to spread their images the world on other networks under the TravelShark umbrella.
  • Cathay Pacific Airways plans to migrate its current in-house passenger reservation system to Amadeus Altea on February 11 and 12. The airline will suspend its website and mobile sites over the period and online check-in and self-service kiosks will also be unavailable.
  • Etihad Airways has appointed LBi to manage its global digital media strategy and affiliate marketing. This is the first time the airline has split its above the line and digital activity into separate accounts and LBi appointment builds on a relationship between the two parties since 2008.
  • Qantas has launched its Q Streaming in-flight entertainment system using wireless technology from Lufthansa Systems. The BoardConnect technology enables passengers to access film, television and radio content streamed direct to a wi-fi device. The initial plan is for content to be streamed to tablets provided by Qantas with a view to allowing passengers to use their own devices in the future.
  • Teletext Holidays is pushing into home TV further with a deal with Humax, the digital TV recorder and set-top box specialist. The Teletext holiday search app with be made available on all new Humax Freeview HD boxes, alongside BBC iPlayer, YouTube and web radio, allowing users to search for package holidays and other travel deals.

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]]> Four out of ten websites in the intermediary/agency category of leading travel web brands in the UK are search sites, with Skyscanner leading the pack.

All four sites – Skyscanner, Cheapflights, Travelzoo and Travelsupermarket – increased their market share last week as others such as Thomas Cook and TravelRepublic saw slight decreases.

Market leader Thomson is still managing to hold off the threat of Expedia, with around a third of a percentage point over its rival.

Most popular travel websites in the UK for the week ending January 28 2012:

Agencies

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1Thomsonwww.thomson.co.uk7.60%1
2Expedia.co.ukwww.expedia.co.uk7.25%2
3Thomas Cookwww.thomascook.com5.70%3
4Lastminute.comwww.lastminute.com4.51%4
5TravelRepublic.co.ukwww.travelrepublic.co.uk4.08%5
6First Choicewww.firstchoice.co.uk3.11%6
7skyscannerwww.skyscanner.net2.78%7
8Travelzoo UKwww.travelzoo.com/uk2.69%9
9Cheapflights.co.ukwww.cheapflights.co.uk2.57%8
10travelsupermarket.comwww.travelsupermarket.com2.46%10

Destinations and Accommodation

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1TripAdvisor UKwww.tripadvisor.co.uk12.30%1
2Booking.comwww.booking.com7.15%2
3TripAdvisorwww.tripadvisor.com3.16%3
4LateRooms.comwww.laterooms.com2.53%4
5Premier Innwww.premierinn.com1.97%6
6Travelodge UKwww.travelodge.co.uk1.86%5
7Hotels.comwww.hotels.com1.51%7
8Owners Directwww.ownersdirect.co.uk1.29%8
9Time Outwww.timeout.com1.22%10
10Holiday Lettingswww.holidaylettings.co.uk1.22%9

Airlines

RankWebsiteDomainPercentage of VisitsPrevious Position
1easyJet.comwww.easyjet.com17.91%1
2Ryanairwww.ryanair.com13.95%2
3British Airwayswww.britishairways.com12.12%3
4Flybewww.flybe.com5.32%7
5Jet2.comwww.jet2.com5.15%4
6Virgin atlanticwww.virgin-atlantic.com5.02%6
7Monarch.co.ukwww.monarch.co.uk4.76%5
8Thomson Airwaysflights.thomson.co.uk3.31%8
9flythomascook.comwww.flythomascook.com2.79%9
10bmibabywww.bmibaby.com2.58%10

Travel search terms

RankSearch TermPercentage of ClicksPercentage PaidPercentage OrganicPrevious Position
1google maps0.97%0.47%99.53%1
2thomas cook0.65%35.51%64.49%2
3easyjet0.64%2.69%97.31%3
4national rail0.58%1.15%98.85%5
`5ryanair0.52%1.25%98.75%4
6tfl0.46%1.25%98.75%6
7travelodge0.42%30.50%69.50%8
8thomson0.41%1.43%98.57%7
9aa route planner0.40%0.54%99.46%-
10trainline0.39%45.24%54.76%10

NB: Data courtesy of Experian Hitwise

NB2: Image via Shutterstock.

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