UK Travel Accommodation - PPC Market Share Analysis August 2026

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

Accommodation – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Accommodation 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 25.7240911059
74.2759088941
25%

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 55
45
55%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 4%
Transactional 3%
Navigational 13%
Seasonal 1%
Local 26%
Problem Solving 0%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Travel Accommodation 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 45.92
premierinn.com 11.04
hotels.com 8.5
airbnb.co.uk 4.96
travelodge.co.uk 3.55
skyscanner.net 2.65
trivago.co.uk 2.24
loveholidays.com 1.32
haven.com 1.25
expedia.co.uk 1.25
others 17.32
  • booking.com - 45.92%
  • premierinn.com - 11.04%
  • hotels.com - 8.5%
  • airbnb.co.uk - 4.96%
  • travelodge.co.uk - 3.55%
  • skyscanner.net - 2.65%
  • trivago.co.uk - 2.24%
  • loveholidays.com - 1.32%
  • haven.com - 1.25%
  • expedia.co.uk - 1.25%
  • others - 17.32%

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Booking.com dominates with 45.92% click share, followed by Premier Inn at 11.04%. Others collectively hold 17.32%, showcasing diverse competition in the market.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Travel Accommodation 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 booking.com premierinn.com hotels.com travelodge.co.uk trivago.co.uk loveholidays.com jet2holidays.com ihg.com expedia.co.uk skyscanner.net
2026/08/01 46.57% 7.06% 9.17% 5.01% 4.29% 1.4% 0.92% 0.43% 2.94% 5.03%
2026/08/02 48.62% 6.96% 7.24% 3.79% 4.08% 1.5% 0.91% 0.55% 2.03% 3.8%
2026/08/03 54.05% 6.53% 7.28% 4.5% 2.76% 1.43% 0.77% 0.38% 2.17% 4.36%
2026/08/04 38.18% 6.95% 9.51% 4.14% 4.23% 1.99% 1.6% 0.47% 1.98% 3.05%
2026/08/05 39.17% 8.62% 7.93% 4.82% 3.65% 1.92% 1.55% 0.56% 2.2% 3.74%
2026/08/06 42.71% 7.67% 7.66% 3.89% 2.92% 2.28% 1.47% 0.92% 1.3% 3.52%
2026/08/07 43.83% 7.35% 8.64% 5.45% 3.18% 2.01% 1.37% 1.13% 1.21% 4.22%
2026/08/08 45.02% 8.28% 9.29% 6.07% 2.36% 1.68% 1.43% 1.33% 0.94% 4.11%
2026/08/09 51.2% 7.61% 8.77% 4.06% 2.41% 1.76% 1.13% 1.24% 1.21% 3.87%
2026/08/10 46.75% 9.36% 8.68% 4.76% 2.5% 1.72% 1.26% 1.03% 1.55% 3.87%
2026/08/11 47.7% 8.56% 9.2% 4.69% 2.61% 1.44% 1.04% 1.14% 1.82% 4.12%
2026/08/12 50.74% 9.18% 7.1% 4.96% 2.26% 1.46% 1.19% 1.04% 1.59% 3.54%
2026/08/13 49.32% 9.26% 6.57% 5.31% 3.02% 1.72% 1.43% 1.04% 1.26% 2.98%
2026/08/14 44.33% 9.83% 7.55% 4.93% 3.52% 1.88% 1.39% 1.43% 1.01% 3.95%
2026/08/15 43% 9.22% 8.94% 4.73% 3.89% 1.7% 1.44% 1.79% 1.16% 2.87%
2026/08/16 44.28% 8.42% 8.41% 4.56% 3.51% 1.6% 1.4% 2.03% 1.46% 3.44%
2026/08/17 46.15% 8.63% 9.56% 4.4% 4.47% 1.56% 1.03% 1.93% 1.07% 2.43%
2026/08/18 44.26% 9.85% 9.96% 4.79% 3.41% 1.69% 1.08% 1.7% 1.69% 3.03%
2026/08/19 45.88% 11.26% 10.52% 4.76% 2.42% 1.59% 1.15% 1.85% 1.22% 2.76%
2026/08/20 47.64% 8.87% 9.43% 5.01% 3.34% 1.71% 1.29% 1.58% 1% 2%
2026/08/21 48.78% 9.68% 9.33% 4.59% 2.68% 1.59% 1.22% 1.65% 0.92% 1.65%
2026/08/22 52.99% 8.9% 9.07% 3.55% 2.65% 1.17% 0.97% 1.21% 0.98% 2.46%
2026/08/23 49.84% 8.75% 11% 4.23% 3.87% 1.3% 1.16% 1.38% 0.88% 2.06%
2026/08/24 50.58% 7.42% 9.64% 3.74% 2.69% 1.77% 1.25% 1.61% 1.01% 3%
2026/08/25 47.36% 9.01% 10.26% 3.79% 2.34% 1.56% 1.62% 2.04% 1.3% 1.59%
2026/08/26 49.26% 8.61% 9.67% 3.91% 2.44% 1.55% 1.61% 1.82% 0.93% 1.39%
2026/08/27 44.98% 8.83% 10.01% 4.87% 2.65% 1.7% 1.74% 1.78% 1.33% 1.9%
2026/08/28 46.52% 8.46% 11.54% 3.82% 2.72% 1.7% 1.42% 1.93% 1.47% 1.63%
2026/08/29 51.29% 10.08% 9.7% 4.91% 2.58% 1.45% 1.34% 1.27% 0.63% 1.16%
2026/08/30 49.16% 10.35% 10.99% 3.2% 2.21% 1.57% 1.59% 1.45% 1% 1.24%
2026/08/31 48.71% 11.91% 11.24% 3.39% 2.39% 1.62% 1.46% 1.25% 1.01% 0.96%
  • booking.com
  • premierinn.com
  • hotels.com
  • travelodge.co.uk
  • trivago.co.uk
  • loveholidays.com
  • jet2holidays.com
  • ihg.com
  • expedia.co.uk
  • skyscanner.net

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In August 2026, booking.com dominated with a peak spend share of 54.05% on August 3rd. Premierinn.com and hotels.com showed steady growth, ending at 11.91% and 11.24% respectively. Skyscanner.net’s share declined, closing at 0.96%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Travel Accommodation

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
2026/08/01 1954
2026/08/02 1963
2026/08/03 1871
2026/08/04 1900
2026/08/05 2182
2026/08/06 2153
2026/08/07 2046
2026/08/08 1892
2026/08/09 2008
2026/08/10 1998
2026/08/11 1966
2026/08/12 2085
2026/08/13 2229
2026/08/14 2137
2026/08/15 1986
2026/08/16 1968
2026/08/17 1919
2026/08/18 1865
2026/08/19 1838
2026/08/20 1977
2026/08/21 1891
2026/08/22 1901
2026/08/23 1913
2026/08/24 1920
2026/08/25 2014
2026/08/26 2033
2026/08/27 2143
2026/08/28 2026
2026/08/29 1651
2026/08/30 1630
2026/08/31 1562

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August began with 1,954 advertisers, peaking at 2,229 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 1,562.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Travel Accommodation

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
booking.com 4.08%
hotels.com 1.6%
ihg.com 0.2%
tripadvisor.co.uk 0.16%
premierinn.com 0.1%
tui.co.uk -0.32%
expedia.co.uk -0.35%
travelodge.co.uk -0.42%
airbnb.co.uk -1.01%
skyscanner.net -1.43%

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In the past month, booking.com surged with a 4.08% click share increase, while hotels.com gained 1.6%. Conversely, skyscanner.net dropped by 1.43%, and airbnb.co.uk fell by 1.01%.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Travel Accommodation 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 premierinn.com hotels.com travelodge.co.uk trivago.co.uk airbnb.co.uk ihg.com loveholidays.com skyscanner.net expedia.co.uk
2026/08/01 42.9% 8.12% 8.06% 7.01% 4.01% 1.94% 0.42% 1.5% 6.37% 2.91%
2026/08/02 45.3% 7.73% 6.64% 5.34% 3.9% 2.23% 0.51% 1.59% 4.89% 2.12%
2026/08/03 50.9% 7.27% 6.66% 6.18% 2.6% 2.19% 0.36% 1.61% 5.59% 2.25%
2026/08/04 36.44% 7.57% 8.73% 5.51% 3.84% 2.62% 0.55% 2.21% 3.94% 2.55%
2026/08/05 37.54% 9.35% 7.11% 6.41% 3.27% 2.25% 0.6% 2.03% 4.75% 2.71%
2026/08/06 40% 8.71% 7.04% 5.03% 2.81% 2.02% 1.04% 2.53% 4.57% 1.74%
2026/08/07 41.68% 8.04% 7.76% 7.6% 2.97% 2.01% 1.21% 2.19% 5.29% 1.58%
2026/08/08 42.11% 9.27% 8.06% 8.49% 2.13% 1.95% 1.38% 1.85% 5.05% 1.26%
2026/08/09 48.45% 8.22% 8.18% 5.35% 2.2% 1.73% 1.33% 1.97% 5.11% 1.65%
2026/08/10 43.24% 9.96% 8.08% 6.33% 2.49% 1.81% 1% 1.85% 5.33% 2%
2026/08/11 42.84% 9.5% 8.65% 6.09% 2.67% 1.85% 1.28% 1.55% 5.74% 2.32%
2026/08/12 45.19% 10.28% 6.77% 7.08% 2.35% 1.81% 1.17% 1.61% 4.7% 1.86%
2026/08/13 44.54% 9.78% 6.53% 7.43% 3.14% 1.88% 1.16% 1.89% 3.88% 1.7%
2026/08/14 40.47% 10.34% 7.04% 7.03% 3.4% 1.7% 1.71% 1.99% 5.25% 1.33%
2026/08/15 40.31% 9.6% 8.04% 6.52% 3.66% 1.96% 2.14% 1.81% 3.67% 1.55%
2026/08/16 42.02% 9.12% 7.71% 5.96% 3.16% 1.97% 2.41% 1.65% 4.32% 1.79%
2026/08/17 42.46% 9.45% 8.69% 6.05% 4.32% 1.7% 2.3% 1.7% 3.23% 1.43%
2026/08/18 41.78% 10.16% 8.81% 6.58% 3.27% 1.89% 2.18% 1.76% 3.89% 1.89%
2026/08/19 43.03% 11.75% 9.17% 6.6% 2.5% 1.71% 2.43% 1.68% 3.66% 1.59%
2026/08/20 46.25% 9.15% 8.24% 7.06% 3.23% 1.64% 1.79% 1.74% 2.7% 1.31%
2026/08/21 47.14% 10.17% 8.44% 5.96% 2.36% 1.53% 2.11% 1.61% 2.17% 1.2%
2026/08/22 50.83% 9.49% 8.59% 4.4% 2.46% 1.2% 1.29% 1.18% 3.48% 1.07%
2026/08/23 47.07% 9.68% 10.33% 5.52% 3.74% 1.4% 1.61% 1.35% 2.95% 1.15%
2026/08/24 46.08% 8.46% 9.17% 4.92% 2.62% 1.84% 2.24% 1.97% 4.15% 1.36%
2026/08/25 45.89% 9.43% 9.4% 4.91% 2.49% 1.54% 2.51% 1.64% 2.11% 1.45%
2026/08/26 47.05% 9.5% 9.4% 5.06% 2.48% 1.53% 2.09% 1.67% 1.87% 1.21%
2026/08/27 42.81% 9.78% 9.46% 6.55% 2.49% 1.54% 2.1% 1.74% 2.63% 1.62%
2026/08/28 44.52% 9.22% 10.86% 5.23% 2.49% 1.58% 2.28% 1.76% 2.19% 1.86%
2026/08/29 46.13% 12.17% 9.17% 7.18% 2.67% 1.62% 1.61% 1.53% 1.62% 0.82%
2026/08/30 46.31% 11.39% 10.4% 4.58% 2.19% 1.56% 2.04% 1.59% 1.92% 1.28%
2026/08/31 45.46% 14.48% 10.28% 4.42% 2.65% 1.66% 1.62% 1.62% 1.34% 1.28%
  • booking.com
  • premierinn.com
  • hotels.com
  • travelodge.co.uk
  • trivago.co.uk
  • airbnb.co.uk
  • ihg.com
  • loveholidays.com
  • skyscanner.net
  • expedia.co.uk

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In August 2026, booking.com led with fluctuating impressions, peaking mid-month. Premierinn.com and hotels.com showed steady growth, while travelodge.co.uk and trivago.co.uk experienced declines. By month’s end, booking.com maintained dominance.

Campaign Efficiency

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

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 Accommodation - Last month
  1. 1
    Airbnb.co.uk https://www.airbnb.co.uk › airbnb_uk › accommodation

    Official Site — Airbnb has rentals for all occasions: family holidays, business travel & more! Escape...

  2. 2
    Great Hotels on Hotels.com | Fast and Easy. Book in Minutes https://www.hotels.com

    Find Hotels on Hotels.com. Compare Options & You Can Save. Browse Reviews & Photos. Choose Hotels With Free Cancellation So If Your Plans Change, We Can Refund Your Money.

  3. 3
    Premier Inn https://www.premierinn.com

    Premier Inn Official Site — Book Premier Inn Now. Sleep Better Knowing You'll Get A Great-Value Room. Comfy Rooms With Quality...

  4. 4
    Book Hotels - Save up to 40% per night https://www.trivago.co.uk › hotels › comparison

    Book your Hotel with our Offers and Save on your Stay! Not sure where to stay? Let us help you! Last-Minute Hotel Deals. Budget-Friendly Stays.

  5. 5
    Vrbo Holiday Rentals - Fully Refundable Options https://www.vrbo.com

    Perfect Accommodation for Families & Budgets of All Sizes! Vrbo Holiday Rentals. At Vrbo® We Have Millions of Holiday Homes for You and Whoever You Call...

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In the competitive landscape of Google PPC, Airbnb.co.uk entices with versatile rentals for every occasion, while Hotels.com emphasizes flexibility with free cancellations. Premier Inn promises comfort and value, Trivago.co.uk offers significant savings, and Vrbo highlights family-friendly, budget-conscious holiday rentals.

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