US Travel Activities - PPC Market Share Analysis November 2025

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

Activities – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Activities US

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 22.8727502228
77.1272497772
22%

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 63
37
63%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 35%
Transactional 5%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 0%
Local 8%
Problem Solving 4%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Travel Activities 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
viator.com 19.12
tripadvisor.com 10.94
royalcaribbean.com 7.39
getyourguide.com 4.91
groupon.com 2.8
vikingrivercruises.com 2.28
ncl.com 2.24
universalstudioshollywood.com 1.88
go.com 1.54
travellemming.com 1.14
others 45.76
  • viator.com - 19.12%
  • tripadvisor.com - 10.94%
  • royalcaribbean.com - 7.39%
  • getyourguide.com - 4.91%
  • groupon.com - 2.8%
  • vikingrivercruises.com - 2.28%
  • ncl.com - 2.24%
  • universalstudioshollywood.com - 1.88%
  • go.com - 1.54%
  • travellemming.com - 1.14%
  • others - 45.76%

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In the travel activities PPC landscape, Viator leads with 19.12% click share, followed by Tripadvisor at 10.94%. Others collectively dominate with 45.76%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Travel Activities 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 tripadvisor.com getyourguide.com groupon.com booking.com royalcaribbean.com vikingrivercruises.com cruises.com ncl.com kensingtontours.com
2025/11/01 23.42% 15.6% 6.55% 4.31% 1.06% 3.07% 2.37% 0.91% 1.12% 1.01%
2025/11/02 22.78% 15.7% 7.28% 4.26% 1.28% 3.23% 2.33% 1% 1.34% 0.98%
2025/11/03 23.73% 14.87% 7.23% 4.83% 1.15% 2.55% 2.37% 0.91% 1.01% 1.65%
2025/11/04 24.08% 15.65% 6.34% 5.12% 1.3% 3.38% 2.24% 0.78% 0.84% 1.13%
2025/11/05 23.88% 12.86% 6.4% 4.95% 1.27% 2.95% 2.23% 1.16% 0.92% 1.3%
2025/11/06 24.08% 15.83% 7.04% 3.19% 0.7% 3.08% 2.76% 0.74% 1.11% 1.18%
2025/11/07 24.03% 15.31% 7.9% 3.05% 0.81% 3.37% 2.72% 0.84% 0.85% 1.02%
2025/11/08 20.51% 14.05% 6.99% 1.68% 0.75% 3.71% 2.46% 1.24% 0.95% 0.84%
2025/11/09 23.43% 14.33% 9.02% 1.83% 1.04% 3.34% 2.61% 0.99% 1.16% 1.49%
2025/11/10 23.55% 15.69% 6.96% 2.02% 0.66% 3.75% 2.81% 2% 0.99% 1.23%
2025/11/11 23.27% 13.88% 8.35% 1.4% 0.51% 3.33% 2.82% 1.56% 1.38% 1.87%
2025/11/12 21.96% 13.43% 7.45% 1.66% 0.77% 3.98% 2.43% 1.67% 1.19% 1.75%
2025/11/13 21.6% 13.09% 8.09% 1.66% 0.52% 4.12% 2.93% 1% 1.32% 1.09%
2025/11/14 22.75% 15.37% 8.34% 1.71% 0.53% 3.36% 2.74% 1.03% 1.06% 1.46%
2025/11/15 21.91% 14.58% 8.13% 1.24% 0.74% 3.49% 2.59% 0.97% 1.38% 1.45%
2025/11/16 22% 14.97% 8.04% 1.07% 0.68% 3.69% 2.74% 1.89% 1.58% 1.22%
2025/11/17 22.16% 13.42% 8.57% 1.11% 0.61% 4.57% 2.89% 1.68% 1.66% 1.34%
2025/11/18 21.76% 13.2% 8.12% 1.41% 0.9% 3.5% 2.78% 1.5% 1.55% 1.52%
2025/11/19 21.68% 12.32% 7.83% 1.12% 1.18% 4.35% 2.91% 1.69% 1.2% 1.34%
2025/11/20 22.23% 13.7% 6.37% 1.37% 1.4% 4.72% 3.36% 1.56% 1.68% 1.55%
2025/11/21 21.47% 12% 6.49% 1.67% 1.27% 4.43% 2.93% 1.34% 1.21% 1.69%
2025/11/22 21.7% 14.22% 6.3% 1.59% 2.13% 4.31% 3.2% 1.97% 0.93% 1.72%
2025/11/23 21.58% 13.57% 6.74% 1.41% 3.38% 3.96% 2.75% 2.45% 1.18% 1.05%
2025/11/24 21.6% 12.26% 7.17% 1.75% 2.38% 3.76% 3.52% 2.24% 1.18% 1.55%
2025/11/25 22.1% 11.69% 6.47% 1.66% 2.04% 3.81% 4.2% 1.15% 1.22% 1.6%
2025/11/26 21.1% 10.74% 6.39% 2.76% 3.37% 3.68% 3.78% 1.25% 1.59% 1.43%
2025/11/27 20.02% 10.37% 5.87% 2.95% 3.66% 3.81% 3.47% 0.81% 1.13% 1.27%
2025/11/28 20.05% 9.98% 5.42% 4.57% 5.3% 3.19% 3.5% 1.35% 1.23% 1.48%
2025/11/29 20.25% 10.35% 5.17% 4.27% 5.09% 4.05% 3.69% 1.62% 1.29% 1.11%
2025/11/30 21.35% 12% 6.1% 4.72% 4.71% 4.18% 2.66% 1.95% 1.48% 0.95%
  • viator.com
  • tripadvisor.com
  • getyourguide.com
  • groupon.com
  • booking.com
  • royalcaribbean.com
  • vikingrivercruises.com
  • cruises.com
  • ncl.com
  • kensingtontours.com

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Viator.com led November with a steady spend share, peaking early and stabilizing. TripAdvisor saw a decline, while GetYourGuide maintained moderate fluctuations. Groupon and Booking.com experienced late-month surges, closing with increased shares.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Travel Activities

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
2025/11/01 2493
2025/11/02 2469
2025/11/03 2477
2025/11/04 2431
2025/11/05 2448
2025/11/06 2438
2025/11/07 2471
2025/11/08 2414
2025/11/09 2353
2025/11/10 2346
2025/11/11 2266
2025/11/12 2335
2025/11/13 2345
2025/11/14 2330
2025/11/15 2249
2025/11/16 2230
2025/11/17 2213
2025/11/18 2225
2025/11/19 2284
2025/11/20 2227
2025/11/21 2288
2025/11/22 2278
2025/11/23 2218
2025/11/24 2270
2025/11/25 2248
2025/11/26 2289
2025/11/27 2261
2025/11/28 2288
2025/11/29 2280
2025/11/30 2210

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November saw a fluctuating trend in distinct advertisers, starting at 2,493 and ending at 2,210. Mid-month, numbers dipped to 2,213, then slightly recovered, closing with a decrease.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Travel Activities

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
royalcaribbean.com 1.49%
booking.com 1%
vikingrivercruises.com 0.47%
cruises.com 0.35%
hollandamerica.com 0.35%
virginvoyages.com -0.19%
911memorial.org -0.26%
getyourguide.com -0.87%
viator.com -1.32%
tripadvisor.com -2.69%

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Royal Caribbean and Booking.com surged in click share, while Tripadvisor and Viator experienced notable declines.

Campaign Efficiency

US Travel Activities Share of Impressions

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

Date viator.com tripadvisor.com groupon.com getyourguide.com booking.com royalcaribbean.com cruises.com vikingrivercruises.com ncl.com travellemming.com
2025/11/01 21.99% 12.94% 4.19% 5.95% 1% 2.57% 1.26% 1.45% 1.08% 1.05%
2025/11/02 21.18% 13.16% 4.26% 6.43% 1.1% 2.6% 1.35% 1.42% 1.27% 0.89%
2025/11/03 22.75% 12.58% 4.93% 6.59% 1.05% 2.26% 1.24% 1.45% 0.95% 1.02%
2025/11/04 22.24% 12.93% 5.18% 5.62% 1.25% 2.87% 1.16% 1.39% 0.82% 0.96%
2025/11/05 22.1% 10.39% 4.79% 5.36% 1.02% 2.42% 1.67% 1.48% 0.92% 0.95%
2025/11/06 22.06% 13.17% 3.87% 5.87% 0.63% 2.59% 1.15% 1.71% 0.95% 0.93%
2025/11/07 22.31% 12.69% 3.33% 6.86% 0.75% 2.73% 1% 1.63% 0.79% 0.98%
2025/11/08 19.54% 12.2% 2.13% 5.71% 0.64% 2.75% 1.63% 1.48% 0.81% 1.03%
2025/11/09 23.41% 12.94% 2.44% 7.66% 0.79% 2.69% 1.12% 1.45% 0.98% 1.01%
2025/11/10 22.68% 14.25% 3.18% 5.61% 0.62% 3.05% 2.95% 1.52% 0.87% 0.94%
2025/11/11 22.93% 11.96% 1.95% 7.42% 0.63% 2.69% 2.28% 1.7% 1.02% 1.01%
2025/11/12 20.93% 12.09% 2.41% 6.27% 0.54% 3.21% 2.29% 1.52% 0.86% 1%
2025/11/13 20.78% 11.7% 2.38% 6.67% 0.46% 3.42% 1.29% 1.8% 1.11% 1.59%
2025/11/14 22.36% 14.2% 2.92% 6.99% 0.42% 2.48% 1.38% 1.6% 0.92% 1.13%
2025/11/15 21.3% 12.97% 2.04% 6.85% 0.62% 2.81% 1.38% 1.61% 1.22% 1.3%
2025/11/16 21.34% 13.48% 1.71% 6.8% 0.67% 3.16% 2.85% 1.73% 1.38% 1.17%
2025/11/17 22.04% 11.44% 1.65% 7.09% 0.47% 3.7% 2.54% 1.74% 1.34% 1.01%
2025/11/18 20.67% 10.9% 2.57% 6.62% 0.93% 3.15% 2.11% 1.7% 1.4% 1.28%
2025/11/19 21.02% 9.94% 1.58% 6.85% 1.09% 3.44% 2.22% 1.86% 0.98% 1.29%
2025/11/20 20.34% 11.61% 2.08% 4.89% 1.2% 3.95% 2.24% 2.09% 1.47% 1.21%
2025/11/21 19.54% 10.04% 2.51% 5.1% 1.21% 3.78% 1.76% 1.79% 1.11% 1%
2025/11/22 20.92% 11.89% 2.51% 5.16% 1.71% 3.63% 2.91% 1.91% 0.82% 1.2%
2025/11/23 20.48% 11.4% 1.89% 5.64% 2.9% 3.14% 3.61% 1.67% 1.07% 1.09%
2025/11/24 20.67% 10.19% 2.59% 5.99% 2.29% 3.09% 3.02% 2.15% 0.93% 1.13%
2025/11/25 21.62% 9.66% 2.33% 5.18% 1.83% 2.93% 1.58% 2.52% 1.05% 1.06%
2025/11/26 18.92% 8.27% 3.86% 4.84% 3.21% 3.15% 1.81% 2.15% 1.24% 1.19%
2025/11/27 18.56% 8.03% 3.97% 4.67% 3.44% 3.12% 0.81% 2.1% 0.79% 0.99%
2025/11/28 18.61% 7.8% 6.9% 4.18% 4.62% 2.7% 1.77% 1.98% 1.08% 0.99%
2025/11/29 18.59% 8.28% 6.29% 4.31% 4.52% 3.23% 2.3% 2.14% 1.13% 1.31%
2025/11/30 20.63% 9.97% 6.11% 4.98% 4.16% 3.41% 2.57% 1.42% 1.1% 1.03%
  • viator.com
  • tripadvisor.com
  • groupon.com
  • getyourguide.com
  • booking.com
  • royalcaribbean.com
  • cruises.com
  • vikingrivercruises.com
  • ncl.com
  • travellemming.com

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In November 2025, Viator.com led with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 23.41%. TripAdvisor saw a decline, ending at 9.97%. Groupon surged late, reaching 6.11%. GetYourGuide maintained stability, closing at 4.98%. Booking.com rose steadily, finishing at 4.16%.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Travel Activities

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 US Travel Activities - Last month
  1. 1
    2026 Royal Caribbean 75% Off - 2026 Cruises on Sale Now https://deals.cruiselines.com

    Save up to 75% on 2026 Royal Caribbean Cruises. Complete selection & huge discounts. Extra...

  2. 2
    90-Minute Chicago Architecture Boat Tour & Cruise - Multiple Options https://www.groupon.com

    90-Minute Chicago Architecture Boat Tour & Cruise - Multiple Options. Highlights: Help Center Available, Customer Support Available, App Available.

  3. 3
    Royal Caribbean® Cruises https://www.royalcaribbean.com

    Royal Caribbean Official Site — Find Endless Opportunities Aboard to Make the Most of Every Moment With Royal Caribbean®. Choose From Over 300 Destinations For Your Next Cruise. Come Seek The Royal Caribbean®.

  4. 4
    How to Visit the Eiffel Tower - Access the Eiffel Tower Summit https://www.tripadvisor.com

    See and climb the Parisian icon at your own pace with a private, knowledgeable guide. Book the...

  5. 5
    Eiffel Tower Summit Tickets https://www.viator.com › tours-&-tickets › eiffel-tower

    Free Cancellation Available — Best Things to Do in 2025 in Paris. Free Cancellation & Full Refund Available. Quick & Easy...

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In the competitive world of travel PPC, Royal Caribbean and Groupon captivate with enticing offers. Royal Caribbean’s 75% discount on 2026 cruises and Groupon’s Chicago boat tours highlight unique experiences. Meanwhile, TripAdvisor and Viator focus on Paris’s iconic Eiffel Tower, emphasizing flexibility and ease.

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