UK Travel Travel Services - PPC Market Share Analysis September 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 50.103758441
49.896241559
50%

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 28
72
28%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 5%
Transactional 20%
Navigational 35%
Seasonal 4%
Local 1%
Problem Solving 2%

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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 19.09
loveholidays.com 12.08
tui.co.uk 10.93
tripadvisor.co.uk 4.59
skyscanner.net 4.25
expedia.co.uk 3.8
lastminute.com 3.65
pocruises.com 2.79
britishairways.com 2.31
kayak.co.uk 2.21
others 34.3
  • booking.com - 19.09%
  • loveholidays.com - 12.08%
  • tui.co.uk - 10.93%
  • tripadvisor.co.uk - 4.59%
  • skyscanner.net - 4.25%
  • expedia.co.uk - 3.8%
  • lastminute.com - 3.65%
  • pocruises.com - 2.79%
  • britishairways.com - 2.31%
  • kayak.co.uk - 2.21%
  • others - 34.3%

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Booking.com leads with a 19.09% click share, followed by Loveholidays.com at 12.08%. TUI.co.uk holds 10.93%, while ‘others’ dominate with 34.3%.

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 staysure.co.uk loveholidays.com comparethemarket.com moneysupermarket.com lastminute.com confused.com booking.com tui.co.uk postoffice.co.uk expedia.co.uk
2026/09/01 6.1% 10.57% 7.04% 8.06% 2.91% 4.97% 9% 2.92% 0.83% 2.09%
2026/09/02 7.68% 8.21% 7.72% 7.81% 2.98% 6.23% 6.87% 4.66% 1.44% 2.41%
2026/09/03 7.5% 7.67% 6.87% 7.28% 3.79% 6.03% 6.74% 4.18% 2.11% 2.75%
2026/09/04 7.19% 7.42% 7.74% 8.14% 4.26% 5.71% 5.96% 4.79% 1.91% 2.3%
2026/09/05 6.05% 7.24% 6.43% 9.15% 4.48% 5.63% 6.77% 5.88% 3.53% 2.04%
2026/09/06 5.85% 6.85% 7.15% 7.63% 4.96% 5.37% 5.79% 6.88% 3.54% 1.93%
2026/09/07 6.91% 8.64% 5.49% 7% 5.19% 5.65% 5.69% 6.59% 3.44% 1.97%
2026/09/08 8.03% 8.82% 4.41% 7.6% 5.21% 6.17% 5.23% 5.71% 3.85% 2.3%
2026/09/09 7.55% 9.76% 5.46% 7.31% 5.48% 5.58% 5.65% 5.52% 2.5% 1.97%
2026/09/10 5.99% 9.3% 7.5% 9.37% 5.15% 5.71% 5.92% 5.04% 2.26% 2.09%
2026/09/11 5.06% 9.79% 6.75% 10.3% 4.74% 8.26% 5.71% 4.26% 0.3% 1.92%
2026/09/12 6.94% 9.54% 5.13% 9.14% 5.62% 6.5% 6.81% 4.35% 3.38% 2.35%
2026/09/13 6.12% 10.23% 7.48% 9.65% 4.33% 7.14% 7.58% 3.61% 0.71% 2.56%
2026/09/14 5.15% 11.13% 7.99% 11.85% 3.93% 8.79% 6.4% 2.78% 0.14% 2.54%
2026/09/15 6.66% 10.5% 7.54% 8.37% 4.73% 5.76% 6.82% 3.63% 1.3% 2.56%
2026/09/16 8.32% 8.27% 4.35% 6.01% 6.98% 5.7% 5.62% 6.59% 2.91% 1.99%
2026/09/17 9.49% 8.48% 4.9% 6.68% 6.82% 4.49% 5.84% 6.55% 1.28% 1.47%
2026/09/18 7.65% 9.61% 4.07% 7.44% 6.31% 6.08% 5.68% 5.79% 1.37% 1.79%
2026/09/19 7.96% 9.38% 6.16% 7.52% 6.56% 6.58% 5.08% 6.6% 0.82% 2.34%
2026/09/20 6.11% 8.76% 5.38% 7.64% 5.41% 8.28% 6.38% 6.02% 2.39% 2.18%
2026/09/21 4.85% 9.53% 6.34% 7.13% 4.91% 6.83% 5.11% 5.1% 2.27% 2.3%
2026/09/22 7.6% 9.66% 5.11% 7.53% 5.34% 8.24% 5.41% 5.11% 4.38% 2.9%
2026/09/23 8.99% 9.49% 4.19% 7.46% 6.96% 6.16% 5.33% 5.44% 2.29% 2.1%
2026/09/24 8.06% 8.23% 7.29% 6.15% 6.65% 8.54% 4.68% 4.65% 2% 2.47%
2026/09/25 10.05% 8.08% 5.16% 8.31% 4.49% 6.92% 5.59% 4.65% 3.06% 2.32%
2026/09/26 9.38% 8.18% 7.11% 7.96% 6.24% 6.93% 5% 5.05% 2.54% 1.96%
2026/09/27 9.21% 8.15% 8.07% 7.66% 5.85% 7% 6.36% 5.34% 1.02% 1.89%
2026/09/28 9.72% 7.62% 8.92% 8.59% 4.49% 6.34% 5.59% 6.1% 0.6% 1.53%
2026/09/29 9.04% 8.05% 7.26% 7.8% 5.64% 7.42% 5.81% 5.06% 3.06% 1.4%
2026/09/30 9.01% 9% 8.6% 7.7% 7.53% 6.38% 5.52% 3.51% 2.22% 1.7%
  • staysure.co.uk
  • loveholidays.com
  • comparethemarket.com
  • moneysupermarket.com
  • lastminute.com
  • confused.com
  • booking.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • postoffice.co.uk
  • expedia.co.uk

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In September 2026, loveholidays.com led PPC spend, peaking mid-month. Staysure.co.uk showed a steady rise, while comparethemarket.com fluctuated. Moneysupermarket.com and confused.com had notable spikes. The month ended with diverse trends.

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
2026/09/01 516
2026/09/02 534
2026/09/03 529
2026/09/04 533
2026/09/05 544
2026/09/06 557
2026/09/07 561
2026/09/08 568
2026/09/09 546
2026/09/10 545
2026/09/11 541
2026/09/12 515
2026/09/13 515
2026/09/14 498
2026/09/15 522
2026/09/16 521
2026/09/17 535
2026/09/18 546
2026/09/19 544
2026/09/20 544
2026/09/21 549
2026/09/22 554
2026/09/23 547
2026/09/24 558
2026/09/25 540
2026/09/26 544
2026/09/27 540
2026/09/28 524
2026/09/29 535
2026/09/30 535

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September saw a dynamic shift in advertisers, starting at 516 and peaking at 568 on the 8th. A mid-month dip to 498 on the 14th was followed by a steady recovery, closing at 535.

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 1.12%
lastminute.com 0.77%
teletextholidays.co.uk 0.43%
holidayhypermarket.co.uk 0.4%
staysure.co.uk 0.32%
easyjet.com -0.31%
tripadvisor.co.uk -0.32%
pocruises.com -0.56%
jet2holidays.com -0.69%
skyscanner.net -0.95%

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TUI.co.uk soared with a 1.12% click share increase, while Skyscanner.net plummeted by -0.95%. Lastminute.com gained 0.77%, contrasting Jet2holidays.com’s -0.69% 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 lastminute.com loveholidays.com tui.co.uk expedia.co.uk skyscanner.net laterooms.com premierinn.com thomascook.com kayak.co.uk
2026/09/01 15.63% 2.98% 9.04% 4.57% 3.33% 8.26% 1.6% 3% 2.38% 3.46%
2026/09/02 12.9% 3.06% 7.4% 6.35% 3.37% 6.71% 1.19% 3.13% 3.32% 2.58%
2026/09/03 12.46% 3.43% 6.24% 5.97% 3.48% 6.9% 1.86% 2.8% 5.03% 3.55%
2026/09/04 11.31% 4.9% 6.54% 6.22% 3.69% 4.58% 2.05% 2.7% 4.07% 3.32%
2026/09/05 12.66% 5.03% 6.22% 7.27% 3.42% 3.98% 1.27% 3.22% 2.12% 2.56%
2026/09/06 10.77% 5.65% 6.17% 8.6% 3.25% 3.82% 2.01% 2.97% 2.82% 2.45%
2026/09/07 10.67% 5.53% 7.17% 8.91% 3.55% 2.94% 2.3% 1.74% 3.8% 2.04%
2026/09/08 10.46% 6.15% 7.81% 7.46% 4.23% 3.04% 2.06% 1.35% 3.42% 2.59%
2026/09/09 11.35% 6.35% 8.7% 7.28% 3.76% 2.99% 2.33% 2.53% 2.32% 2.21%
2026/09/10 11.62% 6.17% 8.02% 6.92% 3.76% 3.04% 2.67% 3.03% 2.55% 3.19%
2026/09/11 11.26% 5.86% 8.01% 5.91% 3.61% 2.86% 1.91% 3.68% 2.4% 1.76%
2026/09/12 12.79% 8.22% 8.43% 5.52% 4.22% 2.63% 1.93% 3.68% 1.96% 2.47%
2026/09/13 13.46% 5.44% 9% 4.98% 4.98% 2.49% 1.74% 3.68% 1.79% 2.69%
2026/09/14 11.93% 4.59% 9.82% 4.04% 4.12% 3.49% 2.59% 3.59% 1.76% 2.54%
2026/09/15 12.59% 6.04% 8.91% 5.19% 4.44% 2.18% 3.7% 1.97% 1.82% 2.7%
2026/09/16 10.5% 7.83% 6.95% 8.21% 3.62% 2.24% 3.77% 2.75% 3.32% 3.31%
2026/09/17 10.74% 7.74% 7.05% 7.72% 2.82% 2.26% 3.7% 2.12% 2.92% 4.14%
2026/09/18 10.94% 7.27% 7.82% 7.17% 3.12% 2.41% 3.1% 3.15% 1.99% 3.14%
2026/09/19 10.32% 7.9% 7.8% 8.17% 3.9% 2.33% 3.46% 3.77% 2.58% 2.99%
2026/09/20 11.73% 6.25% 7.22% 8.33% 3.49% 3.15% 5.22% 1.84% 2.51% 2.75%
2026/09/21 10.62% 6.4% 7.88% 7.06% 3.37% 2.12% 5.27% 3.58% 2.84% 3.43%
2026/09/22 10.97% 6.52% 8.42% 7.29% 5.51% 2.75% 4.09% 3.92% 1.83% 3.26%
2026/09/23 10.73% 8.04% 8.3% 7.51% 4.15% 2.48% 2.56% 4.76% 2.47% 2.57%
2026/09/24 9.92% 8.66% 7.33% 6.61% 4.66% 2.79% 3.96% 4.06% 2.46% 3.25%
2026/09/25 11.19% 4.86% 6.72% 7% 3.97% 3.18% 3.31% 4.49% 2.19% 3.74%
2026/09/26 10.65% 7.61% 6.52% 6.68% 3.45% 2.8% 3.13% 4.08% 3.04% 3.89%
2026/09/27 13.27% 6.37% 7.32% 7.75% 3.57% 2.8% 3.57% 1.46% 2.75% 2.64%
2026/09/28 11.92% 4.94% 7.44% 8.99% 2.36% 2.07% 3.78% 2.92% 2.06% 2.74%
2026/09/29 12.74% 6.91% 7.46% 7.44% 2.67% 2.03% 2.37% 1.28% 1.86% 2.21%
2026/09/30 12.32% 8.82% 8.71% 6.07% 3.23% 2.72% 2.29% 2.09% 1.91% 1.63%
  • booking.com
  • lastminute.com
  • loveholidays.com
  • tui.co.uk
  • expedia.co.uk
  • skyscanner.net
  • laterooms.com
  • premierinn.com
  • thomascook.com
  • kayak.co.uk

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In September 2026, booking.com started strong but saw fluctuations, ending at 12.32%. Lastminute.com rose steadily, closing at 8.82%. Loveholidays.com maintained a consistent presence, finishing at 8.71%. Tui.co.uk experienced ups and downs, ending at 6.07%. Expedia.co.uk had a modest rise, closing at 3.23%. Skyscanner.net saw a decline, finishing at 2.72%. Laterooms.com fluctuated, ending at 2.29%. Premierinn.com had a varied month, closing at 2.09%. Thomascook.com showed a downward trend, ending at 1.91%. Kayak.co.uk experienced a decline, finishing at 1.63%.

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. Filter properties...

  2. 2
    Holiday Package Deals https://www.expedia.co.uk › packages › book_now

    The Anniversary Sale Is Now On — Find & Compare Options and You Can Save Big! Holiday Package Deals.

  3. 3
    Last Minute Holiday Offers - Late Summer Sale: Save £100* https://www.lastminute.com

    Last Minute Deals: Flight + Hotel for £99* - lastminute.com

  4. 4
    loveholidays™ Official Site | Cheap Holidays You'll Love https://www.loveholidays.com

    From Beach Breaks To City Escapes, Book Now – That’s The Power Of loveholidays™. Found It Cheaper? We'll Beat It - With Our Best Price Promise.

  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 and lowest prices on accommodations, experiences & more. Best Places to Eat. Fun Things to Do.

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In the competitive travel services industry, Booking.com stands out by offering diverse accommodations, while Expedia entices with savings on holiday packages. Lastminute.com captures spontaneity with last-minute deals, and loveholidays promises unbeatable prices. Tripadvisor leverages its vast review database to guide travelers.

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