US Travel Holiday Type - PPC Market Share Analysis March 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 16.9137320124
83.0862679876
16%

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 38
62
38%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 22%
Transactional 21%
Navigational 0%
Seasonal 2%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 1%

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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 18.24
msccruisesusa.com 7.4
virginvoyages.com 6.36
vacationstogo.com 5.34
vikingcruises.com 4.5
royalcaribbean.com 3.66
ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com 3.62
carnival.com 3.5
hollandamerica.com 3.34
cruises.com 2.6
others 41.44
  • expedia.com - 18.24%
  • msccruisesusa.com - 7.4%
  • virginvoyages.com - 6.36%
  • vacationstogo.com - 5.34%
  • vikingcruises.com - 4.5%
  • royalcaribbean.com - 3.66%
  • ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com - 3.62%
  • carnival.com - 3.5%
  • hollandamerica.com - 3.34%
  • cruises.com - 2.6%
  • others - 41.44%

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Expedia leads with 18.24% click share, while ‘others’ dominate at 41.44%. Virgin Voyages and MSC Cruises USA follow, highlighting diverse advertiser presence.

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 vikingcruises.com vacationstogo.com royalcaribbean.com ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com cruises.com carnival.com msccruisesusa.com hollandamerica.com virginvoyages.com
2026/03/01 20.48% 4.59% 3.27% 4.29% 5.3% 2.3% 2.23% 2.74% 2.87% 4.3%
2026/03/02 22.47% 5.74% 3.61% 3.46% 4.48% 2.86% 3.07% 2.44% 3.59% 2.69%
2026/03/03 21.88% 5.24% 3.07% 4.71% 4.98% 2% 2.26% 2.51% 3.9% 3.83%
2026/03/04 20.96% 5.75% 4% 3.06% 3.97% 3.49% 2.88% 2.81% 3.57% 3.44%
2026/03/05 19.62% 5.21% 3.58% 4.09% 5.01% 3.3% 3.35% 2.22% 2.99% 4.1%
2026/03/06 20.55% 5.56% 3.66% 3.46% 5.74% 3.12% 3.6% 2.89% 3.21% 4.19%
2026/03/07 22.41% 5.5% 4.35% 1.53% 4.81% 3.01% 2.87% 2.63% 3.65% 4.15%
2026/03/08 24.37% 6.2% 4.04% 2.61% 4.09% 2.51% 2.48% 2.33% 3.31% 4.58%
2026/03/09 20.96% 5.76% 3.71% 2.82% 4.38% 2.4% 2.96% 2.56% 3.9% 3.14%
2026/03/10 19.16% 5.78% 3.21% 5.2% 3.98% 3.2% 2.72% 2.76% 3.67% 4.24%
2026/03/11 17.6% 6.25% 4.36% 4.01% 3.9% 3.36% 3.51% 2.77% 3.36% 3.92%
2026/03/12 21.1% 6.49% 3.81% 2.52% 4.68% 3.42% 2.8% 2.25% 3.04% 4.19%
2026/03/13 20.58% 5.97% 3.92% 3.1% 4.34% 3.88% 2.19% 2.43% 3.37% 4.16%
2026/03/14 19.58% 5.75% 4.77% 3.03% 4.81% 3.72% 2.51% 2.32% 3.56% 4.48%
2026/03/15 21.71% 5.32% 4.6% 4.42% 4.41% 3.61% 2.53% 2.55% 3.7% 2.94%
2026/03/16 17.27% 5.78% 5.1% 4.89% 4.35% 3.33% 3.02% 3.22% 3.1% 3.69%
2026/03/17 14.47% 6.54% 4.69% 4.97% 5.35% 3.15% 2.69% 2.86% 3.22% 4.75%
2026/03/18 9.28% 7.09% 5.67% 3.6% 5.38% 3.97% 3.63% 3.1% 2.8% 5.31%
2026/03/19 11.5% 7.15% 3.7% 4.89% 5.46% 3.28% 3.15% 2.59% 1.43% 6.08%
2026/03/20 10% 6.36% 4.73% 6.07% 5.86% 3.34% 2.93% 2.38% 1.32% 7.09%
2026/03/21 9.84% 6% 4.3% 6.86% 6.5% 3.92% 2.37% 3.26% 1.27% 5.44%
2026/03/22 10.23% 6.63% 6.93% 3.42% 5.37% 3.42% 2.27% 2.85% 1.35% 5.26%
2026/03/23 10.48% 6.9% 4.19% 5% 6.51% 3.57% 3.22% 3.33% 1.54% 4.91%
2026/03/24 9.7% 7.01% 4.81% 2.1% 6% 3.8% 4.01% 3.69% 1.27% 6.1%
2026/03/25 9.29% 7.33% 4.45% 5.45% 6.32% 4.2% 2.03% 3.56% 1.86% 5.87%
2026/03/26 7.59% 7.43% 5.1% 5.43% 6.4% 4.2% 2.88% 3.59% 1.16% 6.81%
2026/03/27 7.77% 7.94% 4.03% 6.33% 6.2% 3.19% 2.13% 3.19% 2.32% 7.24%
2026/03/28 7.73% 7.37% 5.16% 4.03% 5.11% 4.11% 1.83% 3.31% 2.31% 7.49%
2026/03/29 8.43% 6.72% 5.63% 6.66% 4.66% 3.63% 2.45% 3.25% 2.21% 4.19%
2026/03/30 8.45% 7.51% 6.19% 4.12% 5.51% 3.08% 2.54% 3.11% 3.16% 1.4%
2026/03/31 9.23% 5.8% 5.73% 4.48% 4.35% 4.16% 3.54% 3.44% 3.03% 2.19%
  • expedia.com
  • vikingcruises.com
  • vacationstogo.com
  • royalcaribbean.com
  • ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com
  • cruises.com
  • carnival.com
  • msccruisesusa.com
  • hollandamerica.com
  • virginvoyages.com

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Expedia’s spend share started strong but declined sharply mid-month. Viking Cruises steadily increased, peaking at month’s end. Virgin Voyages surged late March, while Holland America dipped significantly.

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
2026/03/01 422
2026/03/02 415
2026/03/03 405
2026/03/04 416
2026/03/05 443
2026/03/06 430
2026/03/07 425
2026/03/08 415
2026/03/09 446
2026/03/10 424
2026/03/11 417
2026/03/12 419
2026/03/13 436
2026/03/14 444
2026/03/15 430
2026/03/16 445
2026/03/17 438
2026/03/18 430
2026/03/19 423
2026/03/20 437
2026/03/21 437
2026/03/22 439
2026/03/23 433
2026/03/24 413
2026/03/25 414
2026/03/26 411
2026/03/27 420
2026/03/28 416
2026/03/29 410
2026/03/30 414
2026/03/31 418

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March saw fluctuating advertiser numbers, peaking at 446 on March 9. The month concluded with 418 advertisers, reflecting a dynamic landscape.

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
virginvoyages.com 2.29%
msccruisesusa.com 2.11%
royalcaribbean.com 1.26%
ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com 1.24%
celebritycruises.com 1.15%
booking.com -0.97%
hollandamerica.com -1.34%
riu.com -1.66%
hotels.com -1.82%
expedia.com -13.18%

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Expedia.com saw a significant drop of 13.18%, while Virginvoyages.com surged by 2.29%.

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 vacationstogo.com vikingcruises.com cruises.com ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com msccruisesusa.com cheapcruises.com carnival.com virginvoyages.com hotels.com
2026/03/01 21.31% 3.59% 5.14% 2.52% 5.14% 3.41% 1.5% 1.93% 4.23% 3.89%
2026/03/02 24.02% 4.64% 6.42% 3.53% 4.17% 3.09% 2.31% 2.83% 2.65% 3.53%
2026/03/03 22.73% 3.43% 5.94% 2.64% 4.79% 3.03% 2.48% 2.43% 4.14% 3.18%
2026/03/04 21.97% 4.9% 5.91% 4.61% 3.15% 3.62% 2.87% 2.89% 3.24% 3.1%
2026/03/05 20.69% 4.12% 5.72% 4.68% 4.72% 2.58% 2.21% 3.21% 4.07% 4.84%
2026/03/06 21.48% 4.29% 6.08% 4.14% 5.52% 3.7% 2.6% 3.51% 4.07% 3.86%
2026/03/07 23.33% 4.99% 5.81% 4.36% 4.62% 3.09% 2.02% 2.71% 4.05% 3.99%
2026/03/08 25.75% 4.33% 6.7% 3.45% 3.61% 2.9% 2.34% 2.39% 4.48% 4.42%
2026/03/09 21.73% 4.3% 5.98% 3.12% 3.83% 3.33% 2.89% 3.03% 2.76% 3.64%
2026/03/10 20.58% 3.9% 6.15% 4.47% 3.1% 3.8% 2.86% 2.94% 4.2% 4.04%
2026/03/11 18.37% 5.46% 6.27% 4.48% 3.5% 3.68% 3.2% 3.06% 3.75% 4.78%
2026/03/12 21.81% 4.42% 6.94% 4.95% 4.54% 2.57% 3.12% 2.6% 3.92% 3.79%
2026/03/13 21.15% 4.83% 6.64% 5.52% 3.81% 2.82% 2.6% 2.1% 4.1% 3.07%
2026/03/14 20.6% 5.22% 6.01% 5.1% 4.14% 2.98% 2.84% 2.41% 4.37% 2.56%
2026/03/15 22.89% 5.18% 5.28% 4.39% 4.43% 3.24% 2.65% 2.49% 2.96% 3%
2026/03/16 18.61% 6.07% 5.8% 4.1% 4.54% 3.84% 2.45% 2.77% 3.68% 2.95%
2026/03/17 15.19% 5.7% 6.71% 4.26% 6.06% 3.5% 2.71% 2.44% 4.68% 2.3%
2026/03/18 9.57% 6.41% 7.59% 5.23% 5.33% 4.06% 3.78% 3.41% 5.38% 1.84%
2026/03/19 11.52% 4.71% 8.03% 4.39% 5.16% 3.31% 3.65% 3.55% 6.17% 1.93%
2026/03/20 9.86% 5.56% 6.77% 4.64% 5.8% 3.07% 3.98% 3.18% 7.67% 1.55%
2026/03/21 9.68% 5.38% 6.07% 5.31% 6.59% 4.6% 3.43% 2.49% 6.05% 1.68%
2026/03/22 10.3% 8.05% 6.61% 4.37% 5.53% 3.66% 3.85% 2.5% 5.29% 1.65%
2026/03/23 10.23% 5.01% 7.76% 4.27% 6.99% 4.31% 3.87% 3.26% 4.79% 1.46%
2026/03/24 9.35% 5.72% 7.4% 4.69% 5.67% 4.74% 3.91% 3.8% 7.03% 1.19%
2026/03/25 9.02% 5.1% 8.28% 5.59% 6.7% 5.03% 3.75% 2.21% 6.32% 0.85%
2026/03/26 7.51% 5.74% 8.92% 5.98% 7.22% 4.65% 3.08% 2.78% 7.46% 0.71%
2026/03/27 7.61% 4.61% 9.74% 4.73% 6.03% 4.21% 3.44% 2.35% 8.2% 0.73%
2026/03/28 7.56% 5.87% 8.39% 5.39% 5.14% 4.13% 3.9% 2.13% 7.99% 1.25%
2026/03/29 8.24% 6.6% 7.77% 5.59% 4.67% 4.44% 3.48% 2.42% 4.64% 1.38%
2026/03/30 7.86% 7.21% 8.42% 4.05% 6.18% 3.79% 3.21% 2.59% 1.9% 0.68%
2026/03/31 8.81% 6.04% 5.75% 5.41% 5.12% 4.5% 3.29% 3.15% 2.77% 1.05%
  • expedia.com
  • vacationstogo.com
  • vikingcruises.com
  • cruises.com
  • ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com
  • msccruisesusa.com
  • cheapcruises.com
  • carnival.com
  • virginvoyages.com
  • hotels.com

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In March 2026, Expedia’s impression share started strong but declined sharply mid-month. Viking Cruises and Virgin Voyages saw significant growth, while Hotels.com experienced a steady drop. The month ended with Expedia still leading, despite fluctuations.

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
    2026 Caribbean Cruises 80% Off - 2026 Caribbean Cruises on Sale https://www.caribbeancruisediscounts.com

    Save up to 80% on 2026 Caribbean cruises. Best price & service guarantee!

  2. 2
    MSC Cruises® Official Site | Exclusive Cruise Deals https://www.msccruisesusa.com

    Enjoy Thrilling Attractions, Top-Notch Entertainment & World-Class Dining Options. Explore 25 state-of-the-art ships available to choose from, sailing to 250 destinations. 2026-2027 Cruise Deals.

  3. 3
    Luxury Caribbean Cruises https://www.ritzcarltonyachtcollection.com › caribbean

    All-Inclusive Luxury Voyages — Discover all-inclusive luxury voyages with more overnights and visits to iconic ports. Sail to the...

  4. 4
    Vacations To Go Official Site - Save 85% with Vacations To Go https://www.vacationstogo.com

    Save 85% or more on cruises with the world's largest cruise seller. Best price guarantee!

  5. 5
    Viking Caribbean Cruises | Enjoy All-Inclusive Pricing https://www.vikingcruises.com

    Sail the Caribbean Sea with Viking, Enjoy Turquose Waters & Stunning Views. Learn More. Book a Viking Caribbean Cruise & Uncover the History ...

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In the competitive world of Caribbean cruises, enticing offers dominate. Caribbean Cruise Discounts leads with an 80% off deal, promising unbeatable prices. MSC Cruises highlights thrilling attractions across 250 destinations. Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection offers all-inclusive luxury voyages. Vacations To Go boasts an 85% discount, while Viking Cruises emphasizes all-inclusive pricing and historical exploration.

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