UK Travel Destinations - PPC Market Share Analysis October 2026

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

Destinations – UK

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Destinations 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 56.733813846
43.266186154
56%

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 20
80
20%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 9%
Transactional 6%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 3%
Local 4%
Problem Solving 1%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Travel Destinations 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
getyourguide.com 15.78
viator.com 12.74
booking.com 12.69
tripadvisor.co.uk 7.3
loveholidays.com 6.44
headout.com 4.6
trip.com 3.7
jet2holidays.com 3.48
easyjet.com 2.36
tui.co.uk 2.25
others 28.66
  • getyourguide.com - 15.78%
  • viator.com - 12.74%
  • booking.com - 12.69%
  • tripadvisor.co.uk - 7.3%
  • loveholidays.com - 6.44%
  • headout.com - 4.6%
  • trip.com - 3.7%
  • jet2holidays.com - 3.48%
  • easyjet.com - 2.36%
  • tui.co.uk - 2.25%
  • others - 28.66%

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In the travel PPC landscape, ‘getyourguide.com’ leads with 15.78% click share, closely followed by ‘viator.com’ at 12.74%. ‘Others’ collectively hold a significant 28.66%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Travel Destinations 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 viator.com getyourguide.com booking.com tripadvisor.co.uk headout.com jet2holidays.com loveholidays.com trip.com easyjet.com tui.co.uk
2026/10/01 15.39% 18.35% 13.01% 7.99% 7.41% 2.43% 8.4% 2.31% 2.17% 1.64%
2026/10/02 14.03% 16.05% 13.78% 6.92% 6.52% 2.4% 7.84% 3.83% 2.7% 1.68%
2026/10/03 13.87% 16.72% 16.02% 6.81% 6.13% 2.54% 5.72% 5.03% 2.45% 1.47%
2026/10/04 14.6% 17.18% 16.06% 5.54% 5.92% 2.47% 6.42% 5.35% 2.49% 1.52%
2026/10/05 12.86% 18.5% 16.06% 5.09% 5.97% 2.91% 6.32% 5.7% 2.59% 1.06%
2026/10/06 13.24% 18.3% 13.29% 5.87% 3.3% 3.49% 7.36% 5.5% 2.12% 1.51%
2026/10/07 14.48% 19.8% 13.5% 5.89% 2.99% 3.48% 7.26% 4.62% 1.87% 1.01%
2026/10/08 13.39% 18.76% 12.01% 6.2% 2.98% 3.47% 8.02% 4.09% 2.65% 1.37%
2026/10/09 11.03% 16.63% 12.9% 4.84% 2.62% 4.89% 7.8% 4.6% 3.85% 1.56%
2026/10/10 11.95% 16.38% 12.85% 3.86% 2.42% 5.14% 7.04% 4.81% 5.09% 1.59%
2026/10/11 9.21% 15.52% 11.29% 3.39% 3.07% 5.5% 7.58% 3.38% 5.93% 2.22%
2026/10/12 8.28% 15.23% 9.98% 3.87% 1.5% 5.27% 9.34% 3.22% 5.73% 3.5%
2026/10/13 8.34% 13.57% 8.67% 3.01% 2.58% 4.99% 10.92% 1.95% 5.26% 3.98%
2026/10/14 8.05% 12.7% 10.77% 3.91% 3.88% 5.21% 10.41% 2.64% 4% 5.9%
2026/10/15 6.37% 11.25% 11.32% 3.29% 2.3% 5.36% 11.64% 2.79% 4.54% 5.71%
2026/10/16 9.07% 14.21% 9.67% 3.84% 6.93% 4.79% 11.26% 2.47% 2.98% 4.39%
2026/10/17 10.22% 13.58% 10.96% 4.53% 4.22% 5.12% 11.64% 2.07% 2.78% 5.28%
2026/10/18 10.9% 15.23% 11.47% 4.07% 5.32% 4.53% 10.86% 2.91% 2.36% 4.72%
2026/10/19 11.9% 16.03% 13.02% 5.13% 5.71% 3.7% 8.87% 4.16% 2.24% 3.85%
2026/10/20 12.52% 16.41% 11.78% 6.19% 5.54% 3.71% 8.41% 4.93% 2.27% 3.57%
2026/10/21 13.4% 15.7% 12.82% 5.82% 5.77% 3.44% 7.39% 4.75% 2.45% 2.97%
2026/10/22 12.82% 16.43% 13.1% 6.26% 6.23% 2.84% 6.86% 5.58% 2.83% 2.29%
2026/10/23 11.87% 15.8% 14.05% 5.65% 5.48% 3.21% 6.61% 5.58% 3.11% 2.26%
2026/10/24 14.83% 14.08% 12.33% 7.24% 5.66% 3.68% 6.86% 3.92% 3.04% 3.24%
2026/10/25 14.67% 14.35% 12.79% 6.95% 5.57% 3.19% 7.06% 3.31% 3.17% 2.91%
2026/10/26 13.39% 14.28% 12.39% 6.68% 5.41% 3.85% 7.62% 3.67% 2.52% 3.19%
2026/10/27 14.02% 14.63% 12.78% 6.64% 5.25% 4.19% 6.16% 3.04% 2.31% 3.21%
2026/10/28 15.6% 15.01% 12.53% 7.19% 4.86% 3.98% 6.76% 2.66% 2.43% 3.05%
2026/10/29 15.87% 15.21% 13.13% 7.96% 7.74% 4.46% 5.13% 2.87% 2.1% 2.04%
2026/10/30 15.99% 14.71% 13.04% 8.55% 7.88% 6.31% 3.81% 2.45% 2.14% 2%
2026/10/31 16.23% 16.16% 13.56% 8.12% 7.57% 4.81% 4.03% 3.62% 2.56% 2.02%
  • viator.com
  • getyourguide.com
  • booking.com
  • tripadvisor.co.uk
  • headout.com
  • jet2holidays.com
  • loveholidays.com
  • trip.com
  • easyjet.com
  • tui.co.uk

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Viator’s spend share fluctuated, starting at 15.39% and ending at 16.23%. GetYourGuide maintained dominance, peaking at 19.8% and closing at 16.16%. Booking.com showed stability, finishing at 13.56%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for UK Travel Destinations

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
2026/10/01 623
2026/10/02 617
2026/10/03 610
2026/10/04 612
2026/10/05 600
2026/10/06 621
2026/10/07 622
2026/10/08 657
2026/10/09 663
2026/10/10 720
2026/10/11 706
2026/10/12 712
2026/10/13 699
2026/10/14 759
2026/10/15 726
2026/10/16 725
2026/10/17 696
2026/10/18 680
2026/10/19 698
2026/10/20 665
2026/10/21 674
2026/10/22 683
2026/10/23 668
2026/10/24 799
2026/10/25 793
2026/10/26 791
2026/10/27 833
2026/10/28 829
2026/10/29 758
2026/10/30 775
2026/10/31 714

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October saw a dynamic shift in distinct advertisers, starting at 623 and peaking at 833. The month concluded with a slight dip to 714, reflecting a vibrant advertising landscape.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Travel Destinations

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
viator.com 2.98%
tripadvisor.co.uk 2.97%
headout.com 2%
airbnb.com 0.53%
britishairways.com 0.31%
getyourguide.com -0.65%
easyjet.com -0.72%
rct.uk -0.84%
gocity.com -0.92%
loveholidays.com -1.67%

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Tripadvisor.co.uk and Viator.com soared with a 2.97 and 2.98 increase, respectively. Meanwhile, Loveholidays.com faced a decline of -1.67.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Travel Destinations Share of Impressions

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

Date getyourguide.com viator.com booking.com tripadvisor.co.uk headout.com trip.com jet2holidays.com loveholidays.com tui.co.uk gocity.com
2026/10/01 19.56% 17.44% 13.16% 10.15% 7.96% 2.34% 1.3% 6.21% 0.88% 1.22%
2026/10/02 18.42% 15.73% 14.2% 8.51% 8.01% 4.39% 1.36% 5.84% 0.96% 2.54%
2026/10/03 18.13% 14.53% 17.77% 7.68% 6.6% 5.11% 1.55% 3.85% 0.84% 3.89%
2026/10/04 18.37% 15.7% 17.12% 5.87% 7.8% 5.74% 1.43% 4.35% 0.85% 3%
2026/10/05 19.99% 14.11% 16.79% 6.02% 7.02% 5.78% 1.7% 3.98% 0.58% 3.38%
2026/10/06 19.92% 14.57% 14.87% 7.24% 3.85% 5.35% 2.16% 5.17% 0.9% 3.37%
2026/10/07 21.27% 15.82% 15.6% 6.31% 2.84% 4.77% 2.1% 5.41% 0.56% 2.72%
2026/10/08 20.5% 15.19% 13.43% 6.88% 4.06% 3.91% 2.07% 6.27% 0.82% 1.92%
2026/10/09 18.66% 12.8% 14.07% 5.63% 3.35% 4.84% 3.11% 5.72% 0.94% 2.79%
2026/10/10 18.22% 13.64% 13.92% 4.43% 4.36% 5.01% 3.24% 5.16% 1.01% 2.76%
2026/10/11 17% 12.23% 12.26% 5.25% 4.35% 3.41% 3.49% 5.33% 1.47% 3.49%
2026/10/12 17.71% 10.99% 11.3% 5.29% 3.17% 3.29% 3.4% 6.91% 2.28% 2.18%
2026/10/13 16.4% 10.84% 10.25% 5.41% 3.95% 2.94% 3.14% 8.33% 2.3% 1.18%
2026/10/14 16.53% 10.18% 12.72% 5.29% 5.35% 3.81% 3.23% 7.54% 3.6% 2.12%
2026/10/15 16.93% 8.89% 11.8% 4.8% 4.2% 3.47% 3.64% 9.43% 3.55% 1.05%
2026/10/16 17.46% 10.84% 11.35% 4.39% 8.5% 4.29% 2.89% 8.81% 2.37% 1.12%
2026/10/17 16.53% 10.76% 12.52% 4.95% 7.1% 3.55% 3.18% 9.63% 3.13% 0.93%
2026/10/18 17.53% 11.96% 12.3% 5.74% 7.76% 4.2% 2.71% 8.39% 2.58% 1.2%
2026/10/19 18.19% 12.56% 14.4% 5.98% 7.25% 5.17% 2.23% 6.92% 2.31% 1.63%
2026/10/20 19.01% 13.06% 12.42% 6.47% 7.85% 5.7% 2.26% 6.24% 2.08% 1.47%
2026/10/21 18.15% 14.2% 13.85% 6.47% 7.04% 5.38% 2.15% 5.68% 1.81% 1.47%
2026/10/22 18.25% 13.32% 13.95% 7.08% 7.77% 6.09% 1.87% 5.11% 1.37% 1.65%
2026/10/23 18.24% 12.71% 14.12% 6.11% 7.15% 6.28% 2.11% 4.45% 1.32% 1.77%
2026/10/24 16% 15.5% 13.57% 7.63% 6.46% 4.65% 2.49% 5.43% 1.92% 1.1%
2026/10/25 16.76% 15.63% 13.84% 7.55% 6.17% 4.09% 2.22% 5.56% 1.83% 1.1%
2026/10/26 16.22% 14.25% 13.9% 6.75% 5.96% 4.4% 2.61% 6.2% 2.01% 1.6%
2026/10/27 16.84% 14.92% 13.93% 7.06% 5.86% 3.99% 2.91% 4.82% 1.92% 1.71%
2026/10/28 16.54% 16.66% 14.18% 7.8% 5.78% 3.49% 2.78% 5.39% 1.87% 1.4%
2026/10/29 16.32% 16.85% 14.63% 8.51% 7.7% 3.49% 3.16% 3.99% 1.3% 1.28%
2026/10/30 15.95% 17.18% 14.26% 8.66% 7.69% 3.12% 4.53% 2.76% 1.35% 1.16%
2026/10/31 17.68% 17.55% 13.97% 8.24% 7.82% 4.5% 3.41% 2.86% 1.41% 1.25%
  • getyourguide.com
  • viator.com
  • booking.com
  • tripadvisor.co.uk
  • headout.com
  • trip.com
  • jet2holidays.com
  • loveholidays.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • gocity.com

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In October 2026, GetYourGuide.com led with a fluctuating impression share, peaking at 21.27% on October 7. Viator.com saw a decline early in the month but rebounded to 17.55% by month’s end. Booking.com maintained a steady presence, while TripAdvisor.co.uk and Headout.com showed varied trends. Jet2holidays.com and Loveholidays.com experienced growth, with Tui.co.uk and Gocity.com remaining stable. The month concluded with GetYourGuide.com retaining the top spot.

Campaign Efficiency

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

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 Destinations - Last month
  1. 1
    H10 London Waterloo | London. Book now http://www.booking.com

    Book at H10 London Waterloo, London. Best Price Guarantee.

  2. 2
    Covent Garden, London - 2026 Updated Prices | Expedia https://www.expedia.co.uk

    Your Travel Companion for the Entire Holiday: From Flights, Cars to Hotels ...

  3. 3
    London Waterloo Train Station | Tickets and Timetables - Omio https://www.omio.co.uk

    How do I get to London Waterloo? Where can I travel to from London Waterloo train station? Book your trains to and from London Waterloo and find out how to get there from the city centre with Omio.

  4. 4
    London Waterloo Hotels https://www.travelodge.co.uk

    Book Early For Great Prices. Great Deals When You Book Online Today! Book Now. Book For Tomorrow. Book For Tonight. Amenities: King Size Beds, Great Value Rooms, Breakfast, Early Check In, Late Check Out, Wi-Fi.

  5. 5
    45 Things to Do in Cambridge - Best things to do in Cambridge https://www.virginexperiencedays.co.uk

    A seamless blend of history, culture and world-renowned academia, this comprehensive guide rounds up the best things to do in Cambridge. A seamless blend of history, culture and world-renowned...

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In the bustling world of travel PPC, Booking.com leads with a promise of the “Best Price Guarantee” for H10 London Waterloo. Expedia entices with comprehensive travel solutions, while Omio simplifies train travel logistics. Travelodge offers value and convenience, and Virgin Experience Days captivates with cultural adventures in Cambridge.

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