UK Travel Travel Services - PPC Market Share Analysis December 2025

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 18.4366501812
81.5633498188
18%

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 45
55
45%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 8%
Transactional 35%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 9%
Local 2%
Problem Solving 4%

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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 14.71
tui.co.uk 14.2
loveholidays.com 10.05
tripadvisor.co.uk 5.17
expedia.co.uk 3.99
britishairways.com 3.69
lastminute.com 3.55
thomascook.com 2.26
pocruises.com 2.26
kayak.co.uk 2.12
others 38
  • booking.com - 14.71%
  • tui.co.uk - 14.2%
  • loveholidays.com - 10.05%
  • tripadvisor.co.uk - 5.17%
  • expedia.co.uk - 3.99%
  • britishairways.com - 3.69%
  • lastminute.com - 3.55%
  • thomascook.com - 2.26%
  • pocruises.com - 2.26%
  • kayak.co.uk - 2.12%
  • others - 38%

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In the travel PPC landscape, ‘others’ dominate with 38% click share. Booking.com leads individual advertisers at 14.71%, closely followed by TUI at 14.2%. Loveholidays.com captures 10.05%, while Tripadvisor.co.uk holds 5.17%.

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 lastminute.com staysure.co.uk easyjet.com stanstedairport.com thomascook.com virginatlantic.com moneysupermarket.com
2025/12/01 9.21% 6.46% 5.4% 7.23% 3.99% 1.18% 2.21% 1.61% 1.45% 1.77%
2025/12/02 9.48% 7.74% 5.07% 7.77% 3.47% 2.84% 1.95% 1.67% 1.25% 1.73%
2025/12/03 12.79% 6.23% 5.54% 6.98% 3.7% 0.17% 2.04% 3.23% 1.2% 2%
2025/12/04 11.62% 6.09% 5.81% 6.17% 3.74% 0.2% 2.1% 3.45% 1.88% 1.48%
2025/12/05 10.81% 5.59% 5.76% 6.63% 3.63% 3.03% 2.04% 2.02% 1.05% 1.76%
2025/12/06 10.5% 5.35% 6.09% 6.97% 3.58% 2.61% 2.12% 3.35% 1.66% 2.04%
2025/12/07 11.47% 4.48% 6.46% 5.89% 3.79% 2.88% 2.3% 2.92% 2.08% 2.33%
2025/12/08 11.47% 3.43% 6.78% 7.14% 3.65% 1.28% 2.37% 2.68% 2.37% 2.34%
2025/12/09 11.7% 3.94% 6.13% 6.54% 3.74% 2.01% 2.13% 2.76% 1.44% 2.1%
2025/12/10 12.66% 3.61% 5.68% 5.97% 3.65% 1.33% 2.45% 3.1% 1.42% 2.35%
2025/12/11 12% 4.14% 6.47% 5.43% 3.53% 2.05% 1.97% 3.02% 1.55% 1.84%
2025/12/12 12.29% 3.83% 6.31% 5.48% 3.56% 1.14% 1.97% 3.11% 1.65% 2.18%
2025/12/13 11.77% 4.28% 6.31% 6.2% 3.5% 0.95% 1.91% 4.02% 1.64% 2.01%
2025/12/14 11.2% 4.64% 6.21% 6.34% 3.42% 0.7% 2.42% 4.05% 1.76% 2.43%
2025/12/15 12.38% 5.51% 6.6% 4.87% 3.26% 0.99% 2.65% 3.95% 1.27% 1.91%
2025/12/16 12.89% 6.17% 5.99% 6.4% 3.3% 1.09% 2.36% 3.17% 1.39% 2.16%
2025/12/17 11.93% 5.25% 6.28% 5.91% 3.53% 2.57% 1.47% 2.32% 1.39% 2.27%
2025/12/18 10.05% 4.93% 6.35% 5.14% 3.92% 1.97% 1.72% 3.16% 2.22% 1.98%
2025/12/19 9.68% 5.98% 5.62% 4.82% 3.63% 1.72% 2.19% 2.82% 4.1% 1.86%
2025/12/20 8.91% 5.66% 5.62% 5.79% 3.38% 2.6% 2.83% 2.08% 3.05% 1.57%
2025/12/21 8.85% 5.63% 5.57% 5.37% 3.05% 3.63% 2.13% 3.2% 3.22% 1.62%
2025/12/22 9.26% 5.6% 6.28% 5.53% 3.6% 1.98% 2.12% 2.21% 2.62% 1.94%
2025/12/23 8.74% 6.28% 6.16% 5.52% 3.74% 3.84% 1.91% 2.98% 2.71% 2.05%
2025/12/24 9.27% 8.24% 5.47% 6.04% 3.19% 1.64% 2.3% 2.44% 3.02% 1.81%
2025/12/25 9.8% 7.26% 6.39% 4.09% 3.07% 1.36% 2.15% 2.35% 3.94% 1.79%
2025/12/26 9.34% 8.49% 6.73% 5.92% 2.77% 1.78% 2% 2.12% 2.43% 1.8%
2025/12/27 9.15% 8.67% 6.04% 6.09% 3.35% 3.31% 1.96% 2.56% 2.26% 1.62%
2025/12/28 8.98% 8.31% 6.42% 4.8% 3.74% 2.3% 2.37% 2.03% 3.04% 1.77%
2025/12/29 8.93% 8.62% 6.46% 4.5% 3.79% 3.33% 2.13% 2.59% 1.51% 1.88%
2025/12/30 8.62% 8.41% 6.86% 5.23% 3.53% 2.5% 2.14% 2.88% 1.48% 1.71%
2025/12/31 9.03% 7.73% 6.59% 5.09% 3.32% 3.05% 2.24% 1.88% 1.41% 1.35%
  • loveholidays.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • booking.com
  • lastminute.com
  • staysure.co.uk
  • easyjet.com
  • stanstedairport.com
  • thomascook.com
  • virginatlantic.com
  • moneysupermarket.com

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In December 2025, loveholidays.com led PPC spend, peaking mid-month. Tui.co.uk surged late December, while booking.com maintained steady growth. Lastminute.com fluctuated, ending lower. Staysure.co.uk and easyjet.com showed minor variations. Overall, loveholidays.com dominated.

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
2025/12/01 776
2025/12/02 775
2025/12/03 773
2025/12/04 761
2025/12/05 765
2025/12/06 771
2025/12/07 768
2025/12/08 752
2025/12/09 754
2025/12/10 774
2025/12/11 772
2025/12/12 780
2025/12/13 775
2025/12/14 729
2025/12/15 769
2025/12/16 785
2025/12/17 789
2025/12/18 768
2025/12/19 781
2025/12/20 766
2025/12/21 752
2025/12/22 771
2025/12/23 768
2025/12/24 754
2025/12/25 748
2025/12/26 769
2025/12/27 741
2025/12/28 754
2025/12/29 765
2025/12/30 761
2025/12/31 749

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December saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 789 on the 17th. The month concluded with a slight decline, ending at 749.

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 3.19%
expedia.co.uk 1.14%
easyjet.com 0.5%
holidayextras.com 0.38%
britishairways.com 0.23%
thomascook.com -0.4%
lastminute.com -0.48%
booking.com -0.52%
pocruises.com -0.86%
loveholidays.com -3.37%

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TUI.co.uk soared with a 3.19% click share increase, while loveholidays.com plummeted by 3.37%. Expedia.co.uk gained 1.14%, contrasting with booking.com’s 0.52% drop.

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 loveholidays.com premierinn.com lastminute.com thomascook.com expedia.co.uk britishairways.com tripadvisor.co.uk virginatlantic.com
2025/12/01 9.48% 8.89% 5.96% 4.23% 4.69% 2.52% 3.11% 2.28% 2.12% 1.94%
2025/12/02 8.8% 8.84% 6.37% 2.35% 5.52% 1.84% 2.77% 1.95% 2.61% 1.54%
2025/12/03 9.67% 8.66% 8.54% 3.7% 4.76% 4.43% 3.03% 2.22% 1.79% 1.61%
2025/12/04 10.02% 8.38% 8.24% 1.76% 4.21% 4.63% 3.31% 2.68% 2.44% 2.21%
2025/12/05 10.22% 7.84% 7.29% 2.58% 5.22% 3.27% 2.63% 3.26% 1.8% 1.34%
2025/12/06 10.24% 7.97% 6.83% 2.79% 4.61% 4.65% 2.42% 2% 2.97% 1.96%
2025/12/07 11.5% 6.79% 7.51% 4.45% 3.53% 3.78% 1.86% 2.07% 3.19% 2.59%
2025/12/08 12.22% 6.1% 7.96% 2.37% 4.64% 4.61% 2.69% 3.04% 2.89% 2.57%
2025/12/09 10.91% 5.8% 8.03% 3.24% 5.09% 3.62% 2.3% 2.38% 3.17% 1.81%
2025/12/10 10.43% 5.91% 8.81% 2.21% 3.53% 4.56% 1.77% 2.23% 3.31% 1.67%
2025/12/11 10.87% 6.28% 7.95% 4.11% 3.51% 4.57% 1.41% 2.86% 2.25% 1.51%
2025/12/12 10.93% 5.54% 8.62% 2.33% 3.16% 4.16% 1.56% 2.58% 2.75% 1.47%
2025/12/13 10.91% 6.61% 7.57% 1.54% 3.73% 5.42% 2.01% 2.24% 3.04% 1.45%
2025/12/14 11.11% 7.08% 7.46% 2.41% 3.78% 5.18% 2.88% 2.67% 3.04% 1.51%
2025/12/15 11.3% 7.51% 8.02% 3.45% 3.07% 5.14% 2.16% 2.34% 2.67% 1.34%
2025/12/16 10.71% 8.94% 8.43% 2.69% 5.34% 4.57% 2.49% 2.56% 2.68% 1.22%
2025/12/17 11.42% 7.75% 7.89% 3.82% 4.37% 3.62% 2.55% 2.62% 2.87% 1.21%
2025/12/18 11.5% 7.38% 6.21% 3.09% 4.24% 4.23% 2.53% 3% 2.5% 2.81%
2025/12/19 9.64% 7.96% 6.05% 5.05% 2.89% 3.77% 2.33% 2.29% 2.87% 5.3%
2025/12/20 9.72% 7.08% 5.96% 4.12% 4.12% 2.29% 2.29% 2.55% 3.09% 3.4%
2025/12/21 9.08% 7.34% 5.63% 4.87% 4.13% 3.94% 2.81% 2.88% 2.76% 3.62%
2025/12/22 10.74% 7.52% 6.04% 2.36% 3.97% 3.03% 2.83% 2.67% 3.04% 3%
2025/12/23 10.4% 7.76% 5.78% 4.18% 4.22% 3.79% 2.96% 2.88% 2.72% 3.05%
2025/12/24 9.35% 10.38% 6.15% 1.45% 4.43% 3.55% 3.01% 3.28% 2.75% 3.84%
2025/12/25 11.22% 9.42% 6.16% 3.29% 2.84% 3.2% 2.83% 3% 2.93% 4.76%
2025/12/26 10.94% 10.28% 6.32% 4.62% 5.71% 2.98% 2.92% 2.17% 2.68% 3.25%
2025/12/27 9.52% 10.07% 5.8% 4.15% 6.01% 3.27% 2.76% 2.5% 2.52% 2.59%
2025/12/28 10.64% 10.41% 5.81% 3.03% 3.33% 2.51% 2.83% 2.79% 1.3% 3.81%
2025/12/29 10.24% 10.9% 6.19% 4.07% 3.4% 3.65% 2.52% 3.09% 1.64% 1.58%
2025/12/30 10.88% 10.93% 5.48% 4.15% 4.59% 3.89% 2.83% 2.93% 2.48% 1.5%
2025/12/31 10.84% 10.03% 5.64% 3.98% 3.6% 3.36% 3.17% 2.96% 2.95% 1.32%
  • booking.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • loveholidays.com
  • premierinn.com
  • lastminute.com
  • thomascook.com
  • expedia.co.uk
  • britishairways.com
  • tripadvisor.co.uk
  • virginatlantic.com

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In December 2025, booking.com led with a peak of 12.22% on the 8th. Tui.co.uk surged late, reaching 10.93% on the 30th. Loveholidays.com fluctuated, peaking at 8.81% on the 10th. Premierinn.com and lastminute.com showed varied trends, while thomascook.com and expedia.co.uk remained steady. Britishairways.com and tripadvisor.co.uk had modest gains, and virginatlantic.com spiked mid-month. The month concluded 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 — Choose From a Wide Range of Properties Which Booking.com Offers. Search Now! Find What You...

  2. 2
    First Choice Holidays 2025 / 2026 https://www.firstchoice.co.uk

    Pick From 1000s of Holidays Under £300. Book Now, Pay Later With Deposits From Just £30pp*

  3. 3
    Booking.com | Official site | The best hotels, flights, car rentals https://book.laterooms.com

    Explore the world with Booking.com. Big savings on homes, hotels, flights, car rentals, taxis, and attractions – build your perfect trip on any budget.

  4. 4
    loveholidays™ Official Site | Up to £600 off Holidays https://www.loveholidays.com

    The loveholidays Sale Is Now On - Save Up To £600 On Selected Holidays. Choose Flexible Flight + Hotel Packages. Book Securely with ATOL Protected Holidays. Destinations: Canary Islands, Turkey.

  5. 5
    Tripadvisor® Official Site https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk

    Travel Reviews, Booking & More — Tripadvisor® is the world's largest travel site with more than a billion reviews. Get the latest reviews...

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In the competitive travel industry, Booking.com and Tripadvisor dominate with their expansive offerings and trusted reputations. First Choice and loveholidays entice budget-conscious travelers with affordable, flexible packages. Meanwhile, Laterooms leverages Booking.com’s brand to offer comprehensive travel solutions.

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