UK Travel Travel Services - PPC Market Share Analysis March 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Travel Services category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Travel Services – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Travel Services UK

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 20.2463120689
79.7536879311
20%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 48
52
48%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 8%
Transactional 34%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 8%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 5%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Travel Travel Services brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
booking.com 13.37
loveholidays.com 13.28
tui.co.uk 13.2
skyscanner.net 8.42
tripadvisor.co.uk 4.96
britishairways.com 4.93
expedia.co.uk 4.85
thomascook.com 3.24
kayak.co.uk 2
lastminute.com 1.91
others 29.84
  • booking.com - 13.37%
  • loveholidays.com - 13.28%
  • tui.co.uk - 13.2%
  • skyscanner.net - 8.42%
  • tripadvisor.co.uk - 4.96%
  • britishairways.com - 4.93%
  • expedia.co.uk - 4.85%
  • thomascook.com - 3.24%
  • kayak.co.uk - 2%
  • lastminute.com - 1.91%
  • others - 29.84%

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In the travel PPC landscape, ‘others’ dominate with 29.84% click share, while booking.com leads individual advertisers at 13.37%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Travel Travel Services brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date loveholidays.com tui.co.uk booking.com skyscanner.net thomascook.com lastminute.com staysure.co.uk jet2holidays.com expedia.co.uk virginatlantic.com
2026/03/01 12.26% 8.3% 6.31% 1.6% 3.07% 4.77% 2.97% 2.89% 2.16% 1.46%
2026/03/02 12.09% 8.94% 6.47% 2.25% 3.31% 4.87% 3.14% 1.76% 2.14% 1.85%
2026/03/03 11.73% 7.04% 6.5% 2.07% 4.71% 4.79% 3.3% 1.65% 2.33% 1.98%
2026/03/04 11.76% 9.31% 6.01% 3.05% 3.65% 4.68% 3.23% 1.87% 2.12% 0.88%
2026/03/05 11.73% 9.17% 5.88% 3.17% 3.78% 3.85% 3.45% 1.86% 2.21% 1.28%
2026/03/06 11.48% 7.35% 6.36% 4% 5.13% 3.96% 3.1% 1.58% 2.46% 3.01%
2026/03/07 11.74% 7.92% 6.41% 4.56% 3.93% 4.51% 2.92% 2.39% 2.39% 2.11%
2026/03/08 11.77% 6.41% 6.86% 4.16% 4.4% 4.38% 3.15% 2.27% 2.65% 2.42%
2026/03/09 18.88% 7.42% 6.34% 3.38% 2.1% 3.87% 3.02% 1.8% 2.59% 2.67%
2026/03/10 19.49% 5.65% 6.31% 4.5% 2.94% 4.28% 2.94% 0.96% 2.29% 3%
2026/03/11 18.34% 6.53% 5.83% 3.2% 3.48% 3.42% 2.78% 1.47% 2.28% 2.98%
2026/03/12 18.09% 7.41% 5.4% 3.16% 4.13% 3.09% 2.58% 1.96% 2.4% 2.14%
2026/03/13 16.84% 5.59% 5.8% 3.61% 4.78% 3.5% 2.88% 1.79% 2.7% 2.44%
2026/03/14 18.4% 6.12% 6.09% 3.95% 3.22% 4.12% 2.64% 1.45% 2.65% 3.34%
2026/03/15 15.95% 7.25% 5.21% 2.76% 4.22% 4.48% 2.93% 1.41% 2.53% 2.68%
2026/03/16 15.33% 7.96% 5.72% 3.97% 4.05% 3.76% 2.71% 2.08% 2.09% 2.89%
2026/03/17 16.5% 7.76% 6.08% 3.89% 4.47% 3.65% 2.5% 2.16% 2.29% 1.64%
2026/03/18 18.07% 8.49% 5.32% 4.01% 4.22% 3.47% 2.51% 1.53% 2.63% 1.63%
2026/03/19 15.56% 7.48% 7.05% 4.06% 3.07% 3.55% 3.03% 2.05% 3.33% 2.52%
2026/03/20 16.77% 6.4% 7.13% 4.59% 3.46% 2.77% 2.75% 1.58% 2.55% 2%
2026/03/21 17.15% 8.38% 6.33% 4.56% 3.55% 3.67% 2.55% 1.04% 2.38% 2.43%
2026/03/22 19% 5.91% 6.73% 4.12% 1.72% 3.3% 3.06% 0.94% 2.75% 2.34%
2026/03/23 18.5% 7.41% 5.43% 4.79% 3.14% 3.98% 2.71% 1.3% 2.48% 1.58%
2026/03/24 16.46% 7.74% 6.07% 3.88% 4.46% 3.64% 2.5% 2.16% 2.28% 1.64%
2026/03/25 12.2% 5.85% 7.62% 4.06% 3.46% 4.13% 3.32% 1.93% 3.31% 1.74%
2026/03/26 11.57% 7.36% 7.63% 4.32% 3.33% 3.49% 2.78% 2.49% 2.44% 1.78%
2026/03/27 11.32% 5.08% 7.64% 4.32% 3.84% 3.73% 2.67% 4.14% 2.42% 3.02%
2026/03/28 11.88% 7.32% 6.68% 4.48% 4.52% 3.89% 2.78% 4.35% 2.11% 2.48%
2026/03/29 12.24% 6.28% 7.26% 3.89% 5.21% 3.37% 3.12% 4.24% 2.26% 2.01%
2026/03/30 12.15% 7.28% 6.82% 4.03% 3.77% 3.68% 2.77% 3.64% 2.05% 1.48%
2026/03/31 11.34% 7.83% 7.48% 4.69% 4.47% 3.51% 2.72% 1.92% 1.85% 1.44%
  • loveholidays.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • booking.com
  • skyscanner.net
  • thomascook.com
  • lastminute.com
  • staysure.co.uk
  • jet2holidays.com
  • expedia.co.uk
  • virginatlantic.com

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Loveholidays.com led March with a peak on the 10th at 19.49%. Tui.co.uk fluctuated, ending at 7.83%. Booking.com remained steady, closing at 7.48%. Skyscanner.net rose, finishing at 4.69%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Travel Travel Services

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/03/01 596
2026/03/02 625
2026/03/03 625
2026/03/04 637
2026/03/05 657
2026/03/06 657
2026/03/07 662
2026/03/08 646
2026/03/09 651
2026/03/10 654
2026/03/11 664
2026/03/12 659
2026/03/13 643
2026/03/14 655
2026/03/15 646
2026/03/16 658
2026/03/17 655
2026/03/18 657
2026/03/19 643
2026/03/20 632
2026/03/21 643
2026/03/22 631
2026/03/23 635
2026/03/24 655
2026/03/25 613
2026/03/26 599
2026/03/27 607
2026/03/28 602
2026/03/29 620
2026/03/30 609
2026/03/31 605

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March began with 596 advertisers, peaking at 664 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 605.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Travel Travel Services

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
skyscanner.net 1.55%
booking.com 1.52%
tripadvisor.co.uk 0.42%
jet2holidays.com 0.16%
firstchoice.co.uk 0.16%
thomascook.com -0.27%
easyjet.com -0.29%
britishairways.com -0.5%
loveholidays.com -0.81%
tui.co.uk -1.72%

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Skyscanner.net and Booking.com soared with click share increases of 1.55 and 1.52, respectively. Meanwhile, tui.co.uk faced a decline of 1.72.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Travel Travel Services Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date booking.com tui.co.uk skyscanner.net thomascook.com loveholidays.com lastminute.com tripadvisor.co.uk britishairways.com expedia.co.uk premierinn.com
2026/03/01 10.29% 10.4% 2.43% 5.04% 6.68% 3.98% 3.07% 3.68% 3.29% 2.21%
2026/03/02 10.46% 11.43% 3.64% 5.02% 6.52% 3.9% 3.14% 4.02% 3.28% 5.44%
2026/03/03 10.37% 9.03% 3.52% 7.35% 6.31% 3.38% 2.69% 3.31% 3.5% 1.59%
2026/03/04 9.93% 10.88% 5.36% 5.55% 6.2% 4.07% 2.82% 3.99% 3.06% 4.38%
2026/03/05 9.23% 11.35% 4.96% 5.77% 6.11% 2.59% 2.82% 3.02% 3.37% 4.6%
2026/03/06 10.21% 9.54% 6.29% 7.79% 6.14% 2.48% 2.56% 3.44% 3.51% 3.58%
2026/03/07 9.76% 9.55% 6.35% 6.18% 6.2% 3.11% 2.75% 3.76% 3.59% 4.27%
2026/03/08 10.03% 8.3% 6.46% 6.89% 6.57% 2.92% 2.92% 3.32% 3.65% 4.22%
2026/03/09 11.08% 9.35% 5.6% 3.35% 11.01% 2.88% 2.74% 3.31% 4.08% 2.85%
2026/03/10 10.89% 6.42% 7.95% 4.77% 11.22% 2.72% 2.49% 3.67% 3.84% 2.57%
2026/03/11 9.8% 9.11% 5.5% 5.33% 9.92% 2.58% 2.93% 2.9% 3.52% 3.97%
2026/03/12 9.18% 8.84% 5.27% 6.44% 10.5% 2.35% 3.03% 3.47% 3.85% 2.91%
2026/03/13 9.97% 7.41% 5.85% 7.53% 9.16% 2.76% 2.87% 3.3% 3.81% 3.22%
2026/03/14 9.9% 8.43% 5.95% 5.01% 10.21% 4.34% 2.72% 3.12% 3.94% 3.1%
2026/03/15 8.42% 8.7% 4.4% 6.29% 9.06% 4.59% 2.9% 3.38% 3.92% 3.31%
2026/03/16 9.52% 10.74% 6.32% 6.11% 8.59% 2.85% 2.33% 3.78% 3.05% 2.84%
2026/03/17 9.69% 9.61% 6.1% 7.03% 9.16% 2.51% 2.56% 3.71% 3.17% 4.48%
2026/03/18 8.86% 10.57% 6.88% 6.63% 10.36% 3.5% 2.48% 2.39% 4.05% 2.29%
2026/03/19 11.73% 8.29% 6.7% 4.91% 9.68% 2.17% 3.12% 0.54% 5.34% 3.13%
2026/03/20 12.08% 7.78% 7.13% 5.18% 8.97% 2.44% 3.01% 2.25% 3.77% 3.71%
2026/03/21 10.24% 10.69% 6.94% 5.91% 9.15% 2.21% 2.83% 3.53% 4.22% 0.91%
2026/03/22 11.71% 6.24% 6.76% 3.04% 10.9% 2.55% 3.6% 3.84% 4.39% 2.12%
2026/03/23 9.43% 9.61% 7.65% 5.04% 10.36% 3.34% 2.48% 3.85% 3.79% 2.89%
2026/03/24 9.69% 9.61% 6.1% 7.03% 9.16% 2.51% 2.56% 3.71% 3.17% 4.48%
2026/03/25 13.81% 6.42% 6.65% 5.27% 6.57% 2.54% 4.63% 4.11% 4.7% 0.87%
2026/03/26 13.33% 8.4% 6.72% 5.13% 6.3% 2.09% 4.99% 3.36% 3.96% 0.53%
2026/03/27 13% 5.08% 6.76% 6.21% 5.89% 2.88% 3.75% 3.26% 3.71% 3.66%
2026/03/28 11.26% 8.92% 7.23% 7.01% 6.49% 2.9% 2.91% 3.05% 3.13% 3.79%
2026/03/29 11.84% 7.85% 6.38% 8.02% 6.91% 2.82% 2.62% 3.04% 3.46% 0.98%
2026/03/30 11.75% 8.52% 7.02% 5.94% 7.58% 3.04% 3.7% 3.51% 3.24% 2.61%
2026/03/31 11.09% 9.08% 8.38% 6.8% 6.18% 4.5% 3.5% 3.26% 2.71% 0.82%
  • booking.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • skyscanner.net
  • thomascook.com
  • loveholidays.com
  • lastminute.com
  • tripadvisor.co.uk
  • britishairways.com
  • expedia.co.uk
  • premierinn.com

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In March 2026, Booking.com led with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 13.81%. TUI.co.uk saw a decline, while Skyscanner.net steadily rose. ThomasCook.com and Loveholidays.com showed mixed trends. The month ended with Booking.com maintaining dominance.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Travel Travel Services

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Travel Travel Services - Last month
  1. 1
    Booking.com https://www.booking.com

    Booking.com - Official Site — Find What You Need At Booking.com, The Biggest Travel Site In The World. Choose From a Wide Range of Properties Which Booking.com Offers. Search...

  2. 2
    First Choice Holidays 2026 / 2027 https://www.firstchoice.co.uk

    Pick Super Low £30pp Deposits*. Book Now, Pay Later With Flexible Payment Choices. Plan For...

  3. 3
    Last Minute Hotel Offers https://www.lastminute.com

    Book Now, Pay Later — Your dream accommodation in instalments, zero interest. Book at lastminute.com and save.

  4. 4
    loveholidays™ Official Site https://www.loveholidays.com

    Cheap Holidays You'll Love — From Beach Breaks To City Escapes, Book Now – That’s The Power Of loveholidays™. Hundreds of Deals Including The One Perfect for You - Book...

  5. 5
    Skyscanner Flights https://www.skyscanner.net

    Find Cheap Flights In Seconds — Search flights, hotels and car hire in one place, and find the best time to book. Compare prices from 1,200 travel companies. See all your options and...

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In the bustling world of travel PPC, Booking.com leads with its vast property range, while First Choice entices with low deposits. Lastminute.com offers flexible payments, loveholidays™ promises diverse escapes, and Skyscanner excels in comprehensive price comparisons. Each ad uniquely captivates wanderlust.

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