US Travel Holiday Type - PPC Market Share Analysis June 2026

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

Holiday Type – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Holiday Type 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 41.5744323871
58.4255676129
41%

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 33
67
33%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 14%
Transactional 26%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 2%
Local 1%
Problem Solving 0%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Travel Holiday Type 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
expedia.com 13.07
virginvoyages.com 11.95
msccruisesusa.com 7.77
vikingcruises.com 6.47
vacationstogo.com 4.65
cruises.com 3.57
celebritycruises.com 2.97
vikingrivercruises.com 2.6
royalcaribbean.com 2.51
rssc.com 2.49
others 41.95
  • expedia.com - 13.07%
  • virginvoyages.com - 11.95%
  • msccruisesusa.com - 7.77%
  • vikingcruises.com - 6.47%
  • vacationstogo.com - 4.65%
  • cruises.com - 3.57%
  • celebritycruises.com - 2.97%
  • vikingrivercruises.com - 2.6%
  • royalcaribbean.com - 2.51%
  • rssc.com - 2.49%
  • others - 41.95%

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In the cruise industry PPC landscape, Expedia leads with 13.07% click share, followed by Virgin Voyages at 11.95%. Notably, ‘others’ dominate with 41.95%, highlighting diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Travel Holiday Type 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 expedia.com virginvoyages.com cruises.com vikingcruises.com msccruisesusa.com vacationstogo.com vikingrivercruises.com ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com oceaniacruises.com rssc.com
2026/06/01 6.96% 10.23% 3.63% 4.17% 4.26% 3.26% 8.13% 3.06% 3.61% 2.91%
2026/06/02 6.59% 8.4% 6.99% 10.25% 4.26% 2.07% 3.15% 4.04% 3.61% 3.31%
2026/06/03 7.26% 6.86% 5.38% 8.54% 5.26% 3.52% 2.89% 2.52% 4.25% 1.92%
2026/06/04 7.61% 8.71% 6.42% 8.88% 4.64% 4.82% 2.34% 2.44% 3.47% 4.22%
2026/06/05 8.25% 8.83% 6.15% 8.87% 3.64% 5.57% 2.03% 2.62% 3.33% 4.63%
2026/06/06 8.76% 9.14% 8.24% 7.35% 3.84% 6.15% 2.64% 2.61% 3.69% 3.07%
2026/06/07 8.95% 9.44% 7.04% 8.93% 2.92% 3.62% 2.91% 1.65% 2.84% 3.38%
2026/06/08 10.19% 7.85% 7.05% 7.82% 3.06% 5.05% 2.82% 3.97% 3.49% 4.39%
2026/06/09 8.57% 10.1% 7.22% 9.72% 2.99% 5.91% 2.81% 3.34% 3.48% 3.29%
2026/06/10 8.56% 9.45% 6.61% 9.86% 3.59% 7.58% 2.72% 3.6% 3.25% 3.77%
2026/06/11 8.21% 10.25% 7.55% 9.37% 2.73% 5.05% 3.26% 3.76% 4.06% 3.87%
2026/06/12 9.91% 6.87% 6.55% 9.5% 2.18% 4.8% 2.49% 4.25% 5.02% 3.67%
2026/06/13 7.8% 8.4% 6.76% 11.65% 2.25% 4.17% 3.21% 3.57% 3.88% 4.17%
2026/06/14 8.72% 8.54% 7.88% 7.81% 2.9% 6.53% 2.77% 4.02% 3.1% 3.39%
2026/06/15 7.9% 10.27% 6.09% 8.69% 3.83% 3.34% 3.49% 4.39% 3.18% 3.28%
2026/06/16 8.73% 9.6% 8.69% 9.11% 3.15% 2.95% 3.18% 3.95% 2.89% 2.94%
2026/06/17 9.64% 9.33% 6.95% 9.52% 3.46% 4.44% 2.58% 4.18% 2.57% 2.81%
2026/06/18 10.16% 9.08% 5.79% 9.28% 3.57% 6.05% 2.05% 4.6% 3.08% 3.91%
2026/06/19 12.73% 9.7% 6.83% 9.67% 3.65% 4.25% 1.68% 4.2% 2.23% 3.37%
2026/06/20 14.01% 10.22% 4.98% 10.16% 2.8% 4% 1.84% 2.43% 2.46% 2.98%
2026/06/21 14.31% 8.82% 7.29% 9.47% 2.49% 3.21% 1.79% 3.39% 2.24% 3.21%
2026/06/22 13.07% 8.81% 7.77% 12.15% 3.03% 3.69% 1.79% 2.79% 2.68% 2.86%
2026/06/23 13.67% 9.48% 8.37% 10.08% 3.57% 4.24% 1.78% 2.8% 2.38% 2.78%
2026/06/24 15.78% 7.68% 7.31% 10.95% 2.67% 3.25% 1.92% 1.94% 3.41% 2.35%
2026/06/25 15.49% 9.03% 7.56% 10.37% 3.94% 3.66% 1.9% 3.42% 2.33% 1.96%
2026/06/26 14.05% 7.4% 6.66% 10.88% 5.48% 2.39% 2.32% 3.57% 2.46% 2.42%
2026/06/27 16.52% 8.01% 5.33% 9.21% 4.06% 3.25% 1.67% 2.2% 3.45% 2.82%
2026/06/28 16.1% 8.71% 7.81% 9.46% 4.11% 3.75% 1.94% 2.67% 1.95% 2.35%
2026/06/29 15.15% 8.75% 6.29% 11.15% 3.25% 4.54% 2.39% 4.13% 1.46% 0.87%
2026/06/30 15.55% 9.19% 9.14% 8.4% 4.09% 3.81% 3.16% 2.92% 1.02% 0.68%
  • expedia.com
  • virginvoyages.com
  • cruises.com
  • vikingcruises.com
  • msccruisesusa.com
  • vacationstogo.com
  • vikingrivercruises.com
  • ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com
  • oceaniacruises.com
  • rssc.com

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Expedia’s spend share surged from 6.96% to 15.55% in June, leading the pack. Virgin Voyages fluctuated, ending at 9.19%. Viking Cruises peaked mid-month, closing at 8.4%.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Travel Holiday Type

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
2026/06/01 470
2026/06/02 405
2026/06/03 452
2026/06/04 439
2026/06/05 443
2026/06/06 436
2026/06/07 444
2026/06/08 416
2026/06/09 405
2026/06/10 420
2026/06/11 416
2026/06/12 387
2026/06/13 396
2026/06/14 417
2026/06/15 404
2026/06/16 379
2026/06/17 395
2026/06/18 387
2026/06/19 367
2026/06/20 398
2026/06/21 380
2026/06/22 370
2026/06/23 369
2026/06/24 368
2026/06/25 382
2026/06/26 356
2026/06/27 370
2026/06/28 385
2026/06/29 369
2026/06/30 377

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June began with 470 advertisers, peaking early, then steadily declined, ending at 377. A dynamic month with fluctuating advertiser presence.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Travel Holiday Type

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
expedia.com 7.19%
msccruisesusa.com 0.79%
hotels.com 0.72%
booking.com 0.31%
riu.com 0.26%
carnival.com -0.69%
oceaniacruises.com -0.81%
rssc.com -0.9%
vacationstogo.com -0.95%
vikingrivercruises.com -1.02%

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Expedia.com surged with a 7.19% click share increase, while VikingRiverCruises.com dropped by 1.02%. Other notable gains include MSCCruisesUSA.com at 0.79% and Hotels.com at 0.72%.

Campaign Efficiency

US Travel Holiday Type Share of Impressions

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

Date expedia.com vikingcruises.com cruises.com virginvoyages.com vacationstogo.com msccruisesusa.com vikingrivercruises.com ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com oceaniacruises.com rssc.com
2026/06/01 6.81% 5.17% 3.6% 6.94% 3.78% 3.87% 9.05% 2.84% 3.99% 2.46%
2026/06/02 6.52% 12.33% 4.5% 6.35% 2.9% 3.53% 3.92% 4.13% 4.16% 3.09%
2026/06/03 6.8% 9.97% 5.36% 4.96% 3.7% 4.4% 3.43% 2.24% 4.72% 1.66%
2026/06/04 7.54% 10.33% 5.07% 6.3% 5.63% 4.01% 2.61% 2.2% 3.84% 4.6%
2026/06/05 8.24% 10.56% 4.36% 6.32% 6.3% 3.54% 2.11% 2.61% 3.88% 5.17%
2026/06/06 8.85% 9.3% 5.56% 6.63% 5.78% 3.29% 2.96% 2.6% 4.38% 3.15%
2026/06/07 9.14% 10.22% 5.37% 6.8% 4.81% 2.98% 3.15% 1.36% 3.15% 3.35%
2026/06/08 10.08% 9.49% 5.58% 5.21% 5.37% 2.8% 2.96% 4.01% 3.97% 4.53%
2026/06/09 8.49% 11.38% 5.22% 7.1% 6.99% 2.59% 3.57% 2.98% 4.03% 3.3%
2026/06/10 8.7% 11.5% 5.57% 7.46% 6.21% 3.36% 2.9% 3.23% 3.8% 4.13%
2026/06/11 7.88% 10.43% 5.42% 7.88% 6.42% 2.73% 3.86% 3.48% 4.63% 4.13%
2026/06/12 9.37% 10.87% 6.06% 5.79% 5.81% 2.52% 2.88% 3.81% 5.89% 3.79%
2026/06/13 7.68% 12.8% 5.63% 6.4% 4.41% 2.42% 3.76% 3.48% 4.78% 4.13%
2026/06/14 8.86% 10.27% 5.69% 6.49% 5.51% 2.79% 3.31% 3.87% 3.67% 3.61%
2026/06/15 8.07% 10.42% 5.24% 7.84% 3.88% 3.48% 4.03% 3.86% 3.41% 3.03%
2026/06/16 8.89% 10.66% 6.36% 7.95% 3.94% 3.09% 3.85% 3.81% 3.38% 3.16%
2026/06/17 9.83% 10.15% 5.96% 7.79% 4.66% 3.27% 3.2% 3.86% 3.1% 2.66%
2026/06/18 10.23% 10.85% 4.57% 7.17% 6.4% 3.44% 2.47% 4.21% 3.55% 3.8%
2026/06/19 13.5% 11.16% 5.19% 7.53% 4.33% 3.56% 1.75% 3.88% 2.67% 3.03%
2026/06/20 14.79% 10.53% 5.21% 7.45% 3.99% 2.83% 1.9% 2.18% 2.92% 2.66%
2026/06/21 15.34% 10.23% 6.04% 6.6% 3.83% 2.58% 2.16% 3.01% 2.63% 2.7%
2026/06/22 13.95% 12.17% 6.22% 7.09% 3.8% 2.93% 2.05% 2.31% 2.87% 2.53%
2026/06/23 14.72% 11.17% 6.95% 6.97% 5.41% 3.23% 2.07% 2.53% 2.74% 2.09%
2026/06/24 15.89% 11.19% 6.65% 6.11% 3.5% 2.73% 2.23% 1.42% 3.75% 1.87%
2026/06/25 16.03% 10.99% 6.67% 6.73% 4.7% 3.85% 2.39% 2.82% 2.4% 1.22%
2026/06/26 14.62% 11.25% 6.59% 5.72% 3.21% 4.82% 2.92% 3.16% 2.79% 1.7%
2026/06/27 17.92% 10.39% 4.95% 6.33% 3.3% 4.04% 1.65% 1.53% 3.98% 1.8%
2026/06/28 17.19% 10.17% 5.67% 6.21% 3.78% 4.09% 2.47% 2.33% 2.25% 1.52%
2026/06/29 15.69% 11.53% 5.64% 6.24% 4.71% 3.34% 2.57% 3.55% 1.57% 0.62%
2026/06/30 17.23% 9.17% 7.22% 6.87% 4.85% 3.89% 2.57% 2.23% 1.13% 0.53%
  • expedia.com
  • vikingcruises.com
  • cruises.com
  • virginvoyages.com
  • vacationstogo.com
  • msccruisesusa.com
  • vikingrivercruises.com
  • ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com
  • oceaniacruises.com
  • rssc.com

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Expedia’s impression share surged from 6.81% to 17.23% in June, leading the pack. Viking Cruises fluctuated, peaking early at 12.33%. Cruises.com and Virgin Voyages showed steady growth, while VacationsToGo and MSC Cruises had modest gains. Viking River Cruises and Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection saw declines. Oceania Cruises and RSSC ended the month with lower shares.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Travel Holiday Type

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 Holiday Type - Last month
  1. 1
    Celebrity Cruises® - Explore Top Adult Cruise Lines https://www.celebritycruises.com

    Once You Try The Best Adult Cruise Line, You'll Never Want to Vacation Any...

  2. 2
    Cruises.com - Official Site - Lowest Cruise Rates https://www.cruises.com

    Stack Our Exclusive Deals with the Cruise Lines' Advertised Offers for the Most Savings!

  3. 3
    Regent Seven Seas Cruises® | All Suite, All Balcony Ships https://www.rssc.com

    Experience The Unrivaled Aboard Regent’s 2028–2029 New Voyages. Reserve Your Dream Voyage From The 2028-2029 Regent Voyage...

  4. 4
    Viking Cruises w/ No Children | No Nickel & Diming, Free Wi-Fi https://www.vikingcruises.com

    Unpack Once & Explore the World with Viking on an All-Inclusive Ocean Cruise. Book Today. Discover What Makes Viking the World’s Leading Small Ship Cruise Line at Official Website. No Casinos.

  5. 5
    Adults-Only Cruise Deals https://www.virginvoyages.com › cruise-deals › cruises

    Best Cruise Deals for Couples — Adults-only cruises with WiFi, dining, drinks, fitness classes & entertainment included. Enjoy luxury at sea this summer. Upgrade to a balcony room for...

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In the competitive world of cruise advertising, Celebrity Cruises entices with luxury adult experiences, while Cruises.com emphasizes unbeatable savings. Regent Seven Seas highlights exclusive voyages, Viking Cruises offers all-inclusive serenity, and Virgin Voyages promises adults-only luxury. Each ad uniquely captivates its audience.

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