AUS Travel Transportation - PPC Market Share Analysis May 2026

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

Transportation – AUS

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Transportation AUS

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 9.30957072244
90.6904292776
9%

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 76
24
76%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 6%
Transactional 28%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 2%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 3%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 AUS Travel Transportation 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
virginaustralia.com 19.31
flightcentre.com.au 9.91
skyscanner.com.au 9.71
webjet.com.au 6.56
edreams.com.au 4.73
cheapflights.com.au 4.67
booking.com 4.06
singaporeair.com 3.82
qantas.com 2.79
expedia.com.au 2.75
others 31.69
  • virginaustralia.com - 19.31%
  • flightcentre.com.au - 9.91%
  • skyscanner.com.au - 9.71%
  • webjet.com.au - 6.56%
  • edreams.com.au - 4.73%
  • cheapflights.com.au - 4.67%
  • booking.com - 4.06%
  • singaporeair.com - 3.82%
  • qantas.com - 2.79%
  • expedia.com.au - 2.75%
  • others - 31.69%

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Virgin Australia leads with 19.31% click share, followed by Flight Centre at 9.91%. Meanwhile, ‘others’ collectively hold a significant 31.69%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 AUS Travel Transportation 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 virginaustralia.com flightcentre.com.au skyscanner.com.au booking.com webjet.com.au qantas.com cheapflights.com.au edreams.com.au expedia.com.au airnewzealand.com.au
2026/05/01 14.33% 8% 14.16% 7.19% 8.94% 1.52% 6.53% 3.64% 5.85% 1.82%
2026/05/02 15% 7.92% 13.29% 8.68% 7.38% 1.11% 6.26% 3.02% 5.54% 2.12%
2026/05/03 15% 6.16% 13.8% 8.86% 7.47% 2.1% 6.44% 3.45% 5.21% 1.92%
2026/05/04 14.78% 6.16% 13.27% 8.41% 7.97% 1.79% 6.18% 4.33% 5.68% 1.85%
2026/05/05 15.02% 6.82% 12.18% 9.28% 8.66% 2.75% 5.04% 3.91% 5.52% 1.79%
2026/05/06 16.4% 8.5% 10.87% 9.34% 8.87% 3.2% 4.82% 3.66% 4.04% 1.86%
2026/05/07 17.22% 9.08% 9.81% 10.59% 8.65% 3.49% 4.5% 2.67% 3.86% 1.9%
2026/05/08 17.41% 9.62% 10.63% 10% 7.33% 2.61% 4.13% 3.35% 4.03% 1.96%
2026/05/09 18.76% 10.99% 10.43% 9.21% 6.92% 2.8% 3.21% 2.26% 4.83% 1.92%
2026/05/10 18% 9.07% 11.19% 9.72% 6.47% 3.64% 2.56% 3.07% 4.92% 1.89%
2026/05/11 16.67% 8.37% 10.94% 10.24% 7.44% 5.14% 4.15% 3.58% 3.47% 1.72%
2026/05/12 15.5% 9.76% 11.93% 9.37% 7.53% 3.75% 5.38% 4.37% 2.12% 1.56%
2026/05/13 16.47% 10.25% 9.66% 9.88% 6.57% 2.99% 4.38% 4.01% 1.9% 1.72%
2026/05/14 15.86% 11.07% 8.37% 9.86% 6.53% 2.33% 4.3% 3.88% 2.09% 2%
2026/05/15 16.49% 11.28% 8.58% 9.97% 5.25% 2.34% 4.51% 4.26% 1.82% 1.73%
2026/05/16 16.44% 9.74% 8.49% 9.45% 5.3% 1.85% 4.04% 6.13% 1.64% 2.08%
2026/05/17 16.34% 10.79% 9.49% 10.34% 5.8% 1.98% 4.14% 8.25% 1.97% 1.89%
2026/05/18 16.37% 10.46% 8.97% 9.44% 6.29% 1.93% 4.17% 7.93% 2.71% 2.07%
2026/05/19 17.56% 10.74% 8.47% 10.09% 4.89% 2.34% 4.33% 5.85% 3.06% 2.36%
2026/05/20 16.73% 9.82% 9.42% 10.56% 4.41% 3.27% 5.33% 3.89% 4.66% 2.07%
2026/05/21 17.25% 9.57% 11.07% 8.57% 5.14% 4.94% 5.45% 5.73% 3.63% 1.85%
2026/05/22 18.07% 10.43% 11.46% 8.12% 5.28% 4.35% 4.77% 5.55% 3.14% 1.9%
2026/05/23 18.71% 9.54% 11.9% 8.46% 5.16% 3.87% 4.77% 5.47% 3.31% 2.03%
2026/05/24 17.11% 10.11% 11.91% 9.05% 5.1% 4.24% 4% 4.61% 3.67% 1.97%
2026/05/25 16.31% 10.58% 10.55% 9.34% 5.64% 4.53% 3.93% 6.19% 3.44% 1.66%
2026/05/26 15.06% 11.07% 10% 9.73% 5.53% 3.57% 4.13% 5.05% 2.03% 1.18%
2026/05/27 17.13% 12.52% 11.69% 8.73% 6.2% 3.48% 5% 4.99% 2.26% 1.34%
2026/05/28 19.15% 13.28% 10.54% 8.48% 5.95% 3.29% 3.72% 5.28% 2.14% 1.79%
2026/05/29 20.01% 14.13% 9.59% 10.01% 5.24% 2.8% 3.89% 4.13% 2.37% 1.96%
2026/05/30 18.88% 14.08% 9.53% 10.48% 6.17% 3.09% 3.22% 3.29% 2.14% 1.78%
2026/05/31 17.2% 13.23% 10.61% 9.9% 6.38% 4.11% 3.86% 3.28% 2.14% 1.7%
  • virginaustralia.com
  • flightcentre.com.au
  • skyscanner.com.au
  • booking.com
  • webjet.com.au
  • qantas.com
  • cheapflights.com.au
  • edreams.com.au
  • expedia.com.au
  • airnewzealand.com.au

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In May 2026, Virgin Australia led PPC spend, peaking at 20.01% on May 29. Flight Centre surged to 14.13% by month’s end. Skyscanner and Booking.com showed fluctuations, while Webjet and Qantas had modest shares.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for AUS Travel Transportation

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
2026/05/01 456
2026/05/02 456
2026/05/03 441
2026/05/04 449
2026/05/05 452
2026/05/06 463
2026/05/07 431
2026/05/08 471
2026/05/09 446
2026/05/10 449
2026/05/11 475
2026/05/12 489
2026/05/13 479
2026/05/14 483
2026/05/15 490
2026/05/16 496
2026/05/17 486
2026/05/18 486
2026/05/19 453
2026/05/20 465
2026/05/21 479
2026/05/22 495
2026/05/23 492
2026/05/24 485
2026/05/25 525
2026/05/26 589
2026/05/27 572
2026/05/28 575
2026/05/29 569
2026/05/30 575
2026/05/31 567

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May began with 456 advertisers, fluctuating slightly until mid-month. A significant rise occurred from May 25, peaking at 589 on May 26. The month concluded with 567 advertisers, marking a notable increase.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for AUS Travel Transportation

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
flightcentre.com.au 2.23%
edreams.com.au 0.81%
qantas.com 0.73%
csair.com 0.67%
booking.com 0.3%
etihad.com -0.36%
melbourneairport.com.au -0.45%
expedia.com.au -0.49%
opodo.com.au -0.99%
webjet.com.au -1.6%

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Flightcentre.com.au soared with a 2.23% click share increase, while webjet.com.au faced a 1.6% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

AUS Travel Transportation Share of Impressions

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

Date flightcentre.com.au virginaustralia.com skyscanner.com.au booking.com webjet.com.au cheapflights.com.au edreams.com.au qantas.com expedia.com.au trip.com
2026/05/01 8.41% 12.9% 13.2% 4.48% 9.96% 7.59% 5.28% 1.29% 6.02% 1.96%
2026/05/02 9.36% 13.11% 11.91% 5.73% 8.84% 7% 4.23% 0.95% 6.38% 2.22%
2026/05/03 7.18% 12.65% 12.52% 5.97% 9.04% 7.4% 4.82% 1.96% 6.3% 1.89%
2026/05/04 7.33% 12.13% 12.37% 5.53% 9.62% 6.97% 6.06% 1.61% 6.68% 1.95%
2026/05/05 8.21% 12.11% 11.38% 6.43% 10.5% 5.76% 5.66% 2.43% 6.57% 2.2%
2026/05/06 9.61% 12.97% 10.28% 6.53% 10.78% 5.45% 5.13% 2.86% 4.73% 2.14%
2026/05/07 10.23% 13.75% 9.37% 8.25% 10.59% 5.12% 3.69% 2.92% 4.62% 2.27%
2026/05/08 10.77% 13.66% 10.23% 7.1% 8.93% 5.12% 4.87% 2.27% 4.78% 1.89%
2026/05/09 12.9% 14.71% 10% 6.59% 8.48% 3.66% 3.23% 2.55% 5.92% 2.64%
2026/05/10 10.59% 14.26% 10.94% 7.22% 7.82% 2.99% 4.55% 3.23% 6.06% 2.53%
2026/05/11 9.89% 13.08% 10.66% 7.49% 9.28% 5.04% 5.2% 4.5% 4.16% 2.65%
2026/05/12 11.21% 12.17% 11.37% 6.95% 9.07% 6.42% 6.1% 3.11% 2.41% 1.94%
2026/05/13 11.34% 13.4% 8.9% 7.17% 7.75% 4.93% 5.48% 2.6% 2.18% 2.13%
2026/05/14 12% 13.78% 7.74% 6.94% 7.76% 4.69% 5.33% 2% 2.36% 2.08%
2026/05/15 12.78% 13.56% 8.24% 6.97% 6.4% 5.3% 5.89% 2.01% 2.09% 2.03%
2026/05/16 10.92% 13.42% 8.42% 6.8% 6.47% 4.64% 8.34% 1.71% 1.93% 1.66%
2026/05/17 12.55% 13.36% 9.58% 7.49% 7.12% 4.78% 11.1% 1.75% 2.27% 1.58%
2026/05/18 11.93% 12.96% 8.93% 6.79% 7.49% 4.82% 10.58% 1.76% 3.1% 2.13%
2026/05/19 12.19% 14.67% 8.32% 6.97% 6.06% 4.93% 7.74% 2.09% 3.56% 2.28%
2026/05/20 10.97% 14.22% 8.92% 7.96% 5.23% 5.84% 5.27% 2.79% 5.38% 2.45%
2026/05/21 11.12% 13.77% 10.42% 6.47% 5.93% 6.33% 7.8% 4.47% 4.25% 2.21%
2026/05/22 12.32% 14.29% 10.92% 6% 6.47% 5.56% 7.71% 3.92% 3.72% 1.85%
2026/05/23 11.33% 13.55% 11.53% 6.2% 6.38% 6.07% 7.49% 3.51% 3.99% 1.94%
2026/05/24 11.79% 13.84% 11.03% 7.18% 6.07% 4.77% 6.22% 3.89% 4.55% 2.57%
2026/05/25 12.17% 12.72% 9.7% 7.17% 6.52% 4.61% 8.24% 4.09% 4.18% 3.23%
2026/05/26 11.71% 10.6% 8.46% 8.11% 5.76% 4.56% 6.11% 3.09% 2.22% 6.49%
2026/05/27 14.78% 13.16% 11.06% 7.45% 7.11% 6.07% 6.86% 3.24% 2.71% 1.86%
2026/05/28 15.43% 14.73% 10.23% 6.77% 6.92% 4.58% 7.2% 2.98% 2.56% 2.15%
2026/05/29 16.36% 15.58% 9.24% 8% 6.05% 4.78% 5.51% 2.62% 2.92% 1.86%
2026/05/30 16.21% 14.86% 9.11% 8.75% 7.06% 3.9% 4.46% 3% 2.58% 1.77%
2026/05/31 15.4% 13.17% 10.08% 7.86% 7.49% 4.98% 4.58% 4.01% 2.56% 1.55%
  • flightcentre.com.au
  • virginaustralia.com
  • skyscanner.com.au
  • booking.com
  • webjet.com.au
  • cheapflights.com.au
  • edreams.com.au
  • qantas.com
  • expedia.com.au
  • trip.com

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Flightcentre.com.au’s impression share rose steadily, peaking at 16.36% on May 29. VirginAustralia.com maintained a strong presence, while Skyscanner.com.au fluctuated. Booking.com and Webjet.com.au showed moderate gains. May ended with Flightcentre.com.au leading.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for AUS Travel Transportation

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 AUS Travel Transportation - Last month
  1. 1
    Air New Zealand™ Official Site | Find the Best Flight Deals https://www.airnewzealand.com.au

    Fly with Air New Zealand and Experience Care in the Air. Find out more online today. Upgrade to a Flexible Fare Option. Find Out More Online Today!

  2. 2
    Qatar Airways™ | Explore the world with us https://www.qatarairways.com › au

    More routes, more choice and seamless connections wherever you're headed. Explore up to 8,000 entertainment options above the clouds.

  3. 3
    Book Singapore Airlines™ https://www.singaporeair.com › booknow

    Book Flights With Ease — Our experiences make us who we are. Welcome to World Class. Welcome to Singapore Airlines.

  4. 4
    China Southern Airlines - Save Up To 50% https://au.trip.com › flight › deals

    Search, Compare & Book Cheap Flights To Anywhere In The World. TripGenie saves you time by...

  5. 5
    Virgin Australia https://www.virginaustralia.com

    Book Online Now — Fly with Your Choice of Fare, Inclusions, and Experience. Book Your Ticket Today! Kiss Nice...

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In the competitive skies of Google PPC, Air New Zealand captivates with care and flexibility, while Qatar Airways offers boundless entertainment and seamless connections. Singapore Airlines promises world-class experiences, China Southern Airlines entices with savings, and Virgin Australia highlights customizable travel options.

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