UK Travel Travel Services - PPC Market Share Analysis May 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 20.5556920183
79.4443079817
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 53
47
53%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 8%
Transactional 35%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 7%
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 18.41
tui.co.uk 11.98
skyscanner.net 10.41
loveholidays.com 9.6
expedia.co.uk 3.93
tripadvisor.co.uk 3.68
pocruises.com 2.68
britishairways.com 2.66
thomascook.com 2.64
lastminute.com 2.5
others 31.51
  • booking.com - 18.41%
  • tui.co.uk - 11.98%
  • skyscanner.net - 10.41%
  • loveholidays.com - 9.6%
  • expedia.co.uk - 3.93%
  • tripadvisor.co.uk - 3.68%
  • pocruises.com - 2.68%
  • britishairways.com - 2.66%
  • thomascook.com - 2.64%
  • lastminute.com - 2.5%
  • others - 31.51%

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In the travel PPC landscape, Booking.com leads with 18.41% click share, followed by TUI at 11.98%. Others collectively hold 31.51%, showcasing diverse competition.

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 lastminute.com staysure.co.uk booking.com thomascook.com skyscanner.net avantitravelinsurance.co.uk expedia.co.uk easyjet.com
2026/05/01 11.41% 3.73% 4.27% 3.53% 7.37% 2.05% 5.93% 2.28% 2.68% 5.94%
2026/05/02 11.29% 3.12% 3.42% 2.97% 8.09% 1.88% 6.61% 2.36% 3.27% 5.89%
2026/05/03 11.05% 4.92% 5.37% 3.46% 8.23% 2.67% 4.98% 2.68% 2.92% 6.77%
2026/05/04 10.96% 4.41% 4.26% 4.43% 7.38% 3.31% 5.07% 3.06% 2.96% 4.28%
2026/05/05 12.47% 4.54% 4.88% 3.78% 6.83% 3.13% 5.99% 2.04% 3.53% 6.8%
2026/05/06 15.26% 4.97% 4.55% 4.02% 6.26% 3.26% 6.09% 2.02% 3.18% 1.67%
2026/05/07 13.51% 4.78% 3.89% 3.97% 7.48% 2.86% 4.83% 2.11% 3.39% 3.94%
2026/05/08 13.27% 4.25% 5.54% 4.06% 7.05% 3.07% 4.14% 1.81% 2.64% 3.95%
2026/05/09 13.66% 5.02% 4.75% 3.89% 6.51% 2.58% 5.14% 2.31% 4.05% 2.37%
2026/05/10 13.38% 4.45% 5.63% 3.94% 6.31% 2.43% 3.87% 2.08% 3.68% 3.56%
2026/05/11 11.92% 5.2% 5.44% 4.61% 5.12% 3.5% 4.75% 2.3% 3.1% 4.75%
2026/05/12 10.34% 5.29% 4.58% 5.08% 5.03% 4.14% 4.43% 2.79% 2.99% 4.71%
2026/05/13 12.16% 4.81% 3.86% 5.12% 5.54% 3.9% 3.7% 2.99% 2.36% 5.12%
2026/05/14 9.92% 5.37% 4.29% 4.74% 5.28% 4.28% 4.59% 3.22% 2.05% 3.38%
2026/05/15 13.22% 4.23% 5.53% 4.05% 7.02% 3.06% 4.12% 1.81% 2.63% 3.93%
2026/05/16 8.06% 5.65% 5.24% 5.26% 5.55% 4.15% 4.83% 2.63% 2.49% 2.41%
2026/05/17 7.64% 5.95% 4.04% 5.01% 5.21% 4% 3.57% 3.05% 2.62% 3.57%
2026/05/18 7.71% 6.15% 5.19% 5.56% 5.68% 3.54% 4.04% 3.23% 2.7% 2.18%
2026/05/19 9.11% 6.37% 4.74% 5.85% 5.82% 3.47% 3.86% 3.55% 2.33% 1.8%
2026/05/20 8.92% 6.15% 3.45% 5.85% 6.82% 3.69% 4.35% 3.86% 1.96% 1.24%
2026/05/21 7.7% 6.33% 3.03% 6.17% 5.31% 3.9% 3.76% 2.84% 1.51% 1.76%
2026/05/22 7.71% 7.44% 2.9% 5% 5.61% 4.62% 4.04% 2.53% 1.6% 1.53%
2026/05/23 7.92% 7.44% 3.54% 5.26% 5.19% 4.01% 4.44% 2.94% 1.56% 2.06%
2026/05/24 7.98% 7.1% 3.21% 4.65% 5.57% 4.16% 3.99% 3.2% 1.6% 2.13%
2026/05/25 7.35% 6.64% 3.04% 4.72% 7.17% 3.85% 3.93% 2.81% 1.57% 3.15%
2026/05/26 6.04% 6.98% 3.17% 5.21% 7.06% 3.79% 4.23% 3.14% 1.76% 3.79%
2026/05/27 6.68% 7.35% 5.12% 5.46% 5.54% 3.57% 3.98% 3.33% 1.66% 4.08%
2026/05/28 7.39% 6.95% 5.46% 5.65% 5.35% 3.69% 4.07% 3.35% 1.5% 3.44%
2026/05/29 8.11% 7.34% 5.83% 6.29% 5.85% 3.65% 3.63% 3.43% 1.69% 2.22%
2026/05/30 7.67% 7.66% 6.34% 5.66% 6.12% 4.28% 4.01% 3.44% 1.65% 1.11%
2026/05/31 7.16% 7.14% 6.6% 6.03% 5.88% 4.09% 3.9% 3.36% 1.61% 1.11%
  • loveholidays.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • lastminute.com
  • staysure.co.uk
  • booking.com
  • thomascook.com
  • skyscanner.net
  • avantitravelinsurance.co.uk
  • expedia.co.uk
  • easyjet.com

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Loveholidays.com started May strong, peaking at 15.26% on the 6th, but ended at 7.16%. Tui.co.uk steadily rose, finishing at 7.14%. Lastminute.com and staysure.co.uk showed consistent growth, while booking.com fluctuated. ThomasCook.com and skyscanner.net remained stable. Avantitravelinsurance.co.uk and expedia.co.uk had minor variations. Easyjet.com saw a significant drop, closing at 1.11%.

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
2026/05/01 605
2026/05/02 597
2026/05/03 622
2026/05/04 626
2026/05/05 660
2026/05/06 642
2026/05/07 643
2026/05/08 650
2026/05/09 637
2026/05/10 634
2026/05/11 706
2026/05/12 724
2026/05/13 689
2026/05/14 695
2026/05/15 650
2026/05/16 681
2026/05/17 688
2026/05/18 687
2026/05/19 643
2026/05/20 644
2026/05/21 669
2026/05/22 696
2026/05/23 683
2026/05/24 682
2026/05/25 726
2026/05/26 751
2026/05/27 721
2026/05/28 709
2026/05/29 704
2026/05/30 701
2026/05/31 716

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May began with 605 advertisers, fluctuating throughout the month. Peaks occurred on May 12 (724) and May 26 (751). The month concluded with 716 advertisers, indicating growth.

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
tui.co.uk 4.59%
pocruises.com 1.2%
onthebeach.co.uk 0.62%
jet2holidays.com 0.62%
firstchoice.co.uk 0.41%
tripadvisor.co.uk -0.43%
expedia.co.uk -0.58%
easyjet.com -0.71%
booking.com -1.22%
loveholidays.com -4.85%

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TUI.co.uk surged with a 4.59% click share increase, while loveholidays.com dropped by 4.85%. PO Cruises gained 1.2%, contrasting booking.com’s 1.22% decline.

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 lastminute.com skyscanner.net thomascook.com loveholidays.com premierinn.com expedia.co.uk tripadvisor.co.uk easyjet.com
2026/05/01 15.21% 4.33% 2.44% 9.87% 3.1% 7.44% 5.58% 3.23% 3% 5.46%
2026/05/02 14.69% 3.22% 2.3% 10.29% 2.79% 6.98% 4.67% 4.22% 2.82% 5.03%
2026/05/03 16.22% 5.56% 4.38% 8.35% 3.89% 7.16% 3.69% 3.84% 2.53% 5.15%
2026/05/04 14.87% 5.47% 2.61% 9.23% 4.64% 7.25% 2.48% 4.13% 2.78% 3.19%
2026/05/05 13.78% 5.42% 3.45% 9.75% 4.98% 8.59% 1.96% 4.66% 2.73% 6.38%
2026/05/06 12.56% 5.11% 3.81% 10.55% 4.78% 10.55% 4.04% 3.94% 2.18% 1.62%
2026/05/07 14.45% 5.88% 3.02% 7.8% 3.9% 8.16% 3.69% 4.96% 2.33% 3.51%
2026/05/08 14.14% 5.12% 4.55% 6.91% 4.58% 8.09% 3.26% 3.75% 2.31% 3.7%
2026/05/09 12.54% 5.68% 5.01% 8.1% 3.39% 8.83% 3.88% 5.31% 2.08% 2.23%
2026/05/10 11.75% 5.1% 4.93% 6.35% 3.22% 8.47% 4.4% 5.46% 2.1% 3.76%
2026/05/11 9.74% 6.69% 4.86% 7.41% 5.05% 7.85% 2.63% 4.65% 1.71% 5.36%
2026/05/12 9.51% 7.41% 3.72% 6.6% 6.07% 6.98% 2.32% 4.53% 1.65% 5.4%
2026/05/13 11.48% 6.09% 3.38% 6.35% 5.46% 8.26% 1.46% 3.93% 1.97% 5.75%
2026/05/14 10.09% 7.07% 2.99% 6.99% 5.93% 6.77% 4.15% 3.33% 2.51% 3.75%
2026/05/15 14.15% 5.12% 4.55% 6.91% 4.58% 8.09% 3.26% 3.75% 2.31% 3.7%
2026/05/16 10.68% 7.33% 4.26% 7.34% 6.02% 5.6% 3.58% 4.02% 1.59% 2.74%
2026/05/17 10.08% 8.53% 3.04% 5.72% 5.88% 5.84% 2.28% 4.56% 2.13% 4.39%
2026/05/18 11.39% 8.04% 4.08% 6.61% 5.68% 5.38% 3.96% 4.49% 2.13% 2.99%
2026/05/19 11.06% 8.44% 3.08% 6.57% 5.2% 6.21% 2.35% 3.83% 2.7% 2.11%
2026/05/20 13.4% 8.99% 2.32% 7.22% 5.33% 6.37% 3.23% 3.04% 2.48% 1.5%
2026/05/21 10.36% 9.43% 2.17% 6.81% 6.3% 5.28% 2.15% 2.31% 2.02% 1.72%
2026/05/22 11.01% 10.32% 2.11% 7.22% 6.93% 5.37% 2.82% 2.36% 1.73% 1.61%
2026/05/23 10.23% 9.98% 3.15% 7.53% 6.07% 5.9% 3.7% 2.36% 1.63% 2.07%
2026/05/24 10.74% 9.52% 2.51% 6.94% 5.93% 5.48% 2.75% 2.43% 1.93% 2.15%
2026/05/25 12.53% 8.58% 1.85% 6.9% 5.59% 4.67% 3.88% 2.31% 2.2% 3.34%
2026/05/26 12.3% 8.35% 3.17% 7.04% 5.41% 3.77% 2.96% 2.72% 1.8% 3.85%
2026/05/27 10.11% 9.55% 4.83% 6.77% 4.79% 4.35% 2.61% 2.4% 2.19% 4.61%
2026/05/28 9.37% 8.62% 5.81% 6.56% 5.12% 5.02% 1.7% 2.26% 1.84% 4.33%
2026/05/29 11.11% 9.17% 6.25% 6.13% 5.17% 5.59% 3.13% 2.47% 2% 2.73%
2026/05/30 11.3% 9.97% 5.94% 6.37% 6.1% 5.13% 1.97% 2.39% 2.05% 1.06%
2026/05/31 10.13% 8.84% 7.16% 6.57% 5.82% 5.53% 2.83% 2.43% 1.67% 1.11%
  • booking.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • lastminute.com
  • skyscanner.net
  • thomascook.com
  • loveholidays.com
  • premierinn.com
  • expedia.co.uk
  • tripadvisor.co.uk
  • easyjet.com

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In May 2026, booking.com started strong but saw a decline, ending at 10.13%. Tui.co.uk rose steadily, finishing at 8.84%. Lastminute.com surged late, closing at 7.16%. Skyscanner.net remained stable, ending at 6.57%.

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 — More than just your place to stay – Booking.com offers all types of accommodation. Our mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world.

  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
    loveholidays™ Official Site | Up to £550 Off Holidays https://www.loveholidays.com

    Hundreds of Deals Including The One Perfect for You - Book Today With Deposits From £19pp. Choose Flexible Flight + Hotel Packages. Book Securely with ATOL Protected Holidays.

  4. 4
    Skyscanner - Flights | Find Cheap Flights In Seconds https://www.skyscanner.net

    Search flights, hotels and car hire in one place, and find the best time to book. Prices you can trust. No hidden fees. No hidden charges. Save with Skyscanner. Cheap Flights Worldwide. Hotel Search.

  5. 5
    Cheap Last-Minute Holidays | Unbeatable Prices https://www.travelsupermarket.com

    Why pay more for your next holiday? Compare deals and save an average of £350. We bring you top deals from over 20 trusted holiday providers. Compare...

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In the competitive travel services industry, Booking.com stands out with its mission to make global experiences accessible. First Choice Holidays and loveholidays™ entice with flexible payment options and low deposits. Skyscanner offers transparency and savings, while TravelSupermarket emphasizes unbeatable last-minute deals.

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