US Travel Transportation - PPC Market Share Analysis November 2025

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

Transportation – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Travel Transportation 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 15.4951130449
84.5048869551
15%

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 57
43
56%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 9%
Transactional 23%
Navigational 2%
Seasonal 0%
Local 5%
Problem Solving 3%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Travel Transportation 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
priceline.com 11.4
expedia.com 9.84
southwest.com 8.41
kayak.com 4.49
cheapoair.com 4.22
aa.com 4.2
enterprise.com 4.08
turo.com 3.35
united.com 3.14
greyhound.com 2.84
others 44.03
  • priceline.com - 11.4%
  • expedia.com - 9.84%
  • southwest.com - 8.41%
  • kayak.com - 4.49%
  • cheapoair.com - 4.22%
  • aa.com - 4.2%
  • enterprise.com - 4.08%
  • turo.com - 3.35%
  • united.com - 3.14%
  • greyhound.com - 2.84%
  • others - 44.03%

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Priceline leads with 11.4% click share, followed by Expedia at 9.84%. Southwest and Kayak trail, while ‘others’ dominate with 44.03%.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Travel Transportation 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 priceline.com expedia.com southwest.com kayak.com aa.com hertz.com enterprise.com cheapoair.com turo.com united.com
2025/10/01 11.67% 11.46% 8.8% 4.67% 4.44% 2.61% 5.4% 3.23% 3.74% 3.28%
2025/10/02 11.04% 11.1% 8.76% 4.76% 3.89% 2.68% 5.29% 3.74% 3.09% 3.72%
2025/10/03 12.21% 11.64% 9.6% 4.6% 4.97% 2.94% 5.04% 3.85% 3.81% 1.63%
2025/10/04 10.94% 11.66% 8.7% 4.17% 4.87% 3.03% 4.48% 3.75% 4.18% 2.98%
2025/10/05 10.59% 11.24% 9% 4.68% 4.98% 3.43% 4.21% 3.2% 3.93% 4.16%
2025/10/06 12.3% 12.62% 8.22% 4.93% 3.71% 3.13% 4.43% 4.08% 3.32% 2.01%
2025/10/07 11.64% 11.62% 7.04% 4.72% 4.18% 2.67% 4.26% 3.6% 2.97% 4.44%
2025/10/08 10.93% 9.48% 7.54% 4.17% 4.82% 3.12% 4.91% 3.06% 3.31% 6.14%
2025/10/09 11.58% 9.89% 8.1% 5.06% 4.17% 3.2% 4.13% 3.49% 3.24% 3.8%
2025/10/10 12.04% 9.79% 7.86% 4.87% 4.64% 2.24% 3.7% 4.02% 2.95% 3.81%
2025/10/11 11.27% 11.11% 8.63% 5.35% 3.41% 2.68% 4.05% 4.92% 3.64% 4.23%
2025/10/12 11.19% 10.26% 7.77% 4.71% 4.59% 3.85% 3.85% 3.76% 3.5% 4.9%
2025/10/13 12.6% 10.05% 7.96% 5.2% 3.58% 2.5% 4.13% 3.72% 4.17% 3.97%
2025/10/14 12.82% 9.96% 8% 5.28% 3.76% 3.29% 3.91% 3.7% 4.04% 3.58%
2025/10/15 11.94% 10.12% 8.49% 5.18% 3.14% 2.57% 4.13% 3.59% 4.03% 3.72%
2025/10/16 11.74% 10.26% 7.69% 5.34% 4.22% 3.15% 4.09% 3.67% 3.96% 2%
2025/10/17 11.85% 9.16% 7.97% 4.96% 4.2% 3.25% 3.7% 4.78% 3.93% 2.93%
2025/10/18 11.59% 9.18% 8.29% 5.65% 4.41% 3.23% 4.32% 4.53% 3.77% 1.84%
2025/10/19 11.55% 9.39% 8.36% 5.79% 4.15% 3.94% 4.12% 4.35% 4% 3.57%
2025/10/20 11.7% 9.72% 8.27% 7.3% 4.11% 4.33% 5.05% 3.69% 3.79% 1.69%
2025/10/21 10.82% 9.9% 10.02% 6.78% 3.49% 3.71% 5.6% 4.31% 3.97% 1.29%
2025/10/22 12.23% 9.82% 7.84% 5.97% 3.28% 4.76% 5.01% 4.38% 3.84% 1.67%
2025/10/23 12.1% 8.98% 8.08% 6.36% 3.23% 4.5% 5.01% 4.77% 3.57% 1.98%
2025/10/24 11.16% 9.21% 8.73% 5.17% 4.48% 4.17% 4.49% 4.21% 3.24% 1.82%
2025/10/25 11.09% 8.58% 9.84% 4.82% 4.13% 3.9% 4.98% 4.51% 3.68% 1.83%
2025/10/26 11.79% 8.63% 9.08% 5.29% 4.93% 3.35% 4.21% 4.14% 4.26% 1.84%
2025/10/27 12.03% 9.42% 8.67% 5.43% 4% 3.9% 4.08% 4.42% 4.14% 1.36%
2025/10/28 11.84% 11.03% 8.04% 5.86% 3% 4.65% 4.02% 4.55% 4.64% 1.41%
2025/10/29 11.09% 10.42% 6.68% 5.25% 3.61% 3.9% 4.21% 4.36% 4.27% 2.11%
2025/10/30 11.41% 8.51% 9.39% 5.44% 3.71% 3.9% 4.4% 4.63% 4.48% 1.5%
2025/10/31 10.84% 9.06% 8.29% 4.97% 4.89% 4.4% 4.38% 4.25% 3.34% 1.5%
  • priceline.com
  • expedia.com
  • southwest.com
  • kayak.com
  • aa.com
  • hertz.com
  • enterprise.com
  • cheapoair.com
  • turo.com
  • united.com

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In October 2025, Priceline and Expedia led PPC spend, with Priceline peaking mid-month. Southwest saw fluctuations, while Kayak and AA maintained steady trends. Hertz and Enterprise showed consistent growth, and United’s spend decreased significantly.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Travel Transportation

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
2025/10/01 1126
2025/10/02 1141
2025/10/03 1149
2025/10/04 1119
2025/10/05 1140
2025/10/06 1173
2025/10/07 1150
2025/10/08 1128
2025/10/09 1121
2025/10/10 1128
2025/10/11 1133
2025/10/12 1090
2025/10/13 1120
2025/10/14 1139
2025/10/15 1110
2025/10/16 1113
2025/10/17 1106
2025/10/18 1121
2025/10/19 1126
2025/10/20 1131
2025/10/21 1062
2025/10/22 1061
2025/10/23 1080
2025/10/24 1121
2025/10/25 1094
2025/10/26 1089
2025/10/27 1094
2025/10/28 1116
2025/10/29 1125
2025/10/30 1121
2025/10/31 1119

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October began with 1,126 advertisers, peaking at 1,173 on the 6th. Mid-month saw fluctuations, dropping to 1,062 on the 21st. The month concluded with 1,119 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Travel Transportation

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
cheapoair.com 0.84%
hertz.com 0.76%
spirit.com 0.53%
sixt.com 0.35%
flight-fare.com 0.35%
aa.com -0.32%
budget.com -0.35%
affluencetravels.com -0.43%
expedia.com -1.01%
united.com -1.69%

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Cheapoair.com soared with a 0.84% click share increase, while united.com faced a 1.69% decline.

Campaign Efficiency

US Travel Transportation Share of Impressions

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

Date priceline.com expedia.com southwest.com aa.com cheapoair.com kayak.com hertz.com enterprise.com turo.com united.com
2025/10/01 12.35% 12.04% 8.31% 3.81% 3.48% 4.14% 2.34% 4.22% 3.5% 3.48%
2025/10/02 11.36% 11.45% 8.52% 3.78% 4.14% 4.31% 2.35% 4.15% 2.91% 3.93%
2025/10/03 12.96% 12.25% 9.48% 4.62% 4.21% 4.2% 2.56% 4.02% 3.58% 1.64%
2025/10/04 11.67% 12.32% 8.5% 4.4% 3.85% 3.96% 2.72% 3.58% 3.94% 2.8%
2025/10/05 11.18% 11.59% 8.34% 4.88% 3.37% 4.67% 2.91% 3.42% 3.82% 3.46%
2025/10/06 12.88% 12.79% 7.53% 3.39% 4.14% 4.62% 2.83% 3.75% 3.22% 1.9%
2025/10/07 12.13% 12% 6.47% 3.68% 3.82% 4.51% 2.46% 3.63% 2.97% 3.55%
2025/10/08 11.7% 10.04% 6.82% 4.46% 3.23% 4.01% 2.9% 4.38% 3.43% 4.29%
2025/10/09 12.31% 10.11% 7.2% 4.02% 3.59% 5% 2.92% 3.76% 3.37% 2.61%
2025/10/10 12.73% 9.93% 7.09% 4.52% 4.17% 4.74% 2.15% 3.46% 3.08% 2.48%
2025/10/11 11.62% 11.23% 8.24% 3.3% 4.97% 5.16% 2.52% 3.81% 3.79% 2.87%
2025/10/12 11.59% 10.44% 7.48% 4.34% 3.79% 4.52% 3.62% 3.72% 3.61% 3.62%
2025/10/13 12.8% 10.25% 7.72% 3.39% 3.65% 4.94% 2.37% 4% 4.19% 3.77%
2025/10/14 12.73% 9.88% 8.05% 3.74% 3.65% 4.86% 3.15% 3.75% 3.97% 3.25%
2025/10/15 11.74% 9.96% 8.39% 3.14% 3.51% 4.83% 2.35% 4.08% 3.96% 3.6%
2025/10/16 11.43% 10.28% 7.9% 4.17% 3.63% 4.85% 3.02% 4.02% 3.87% 2.34%
2025/10/17 11.59% 9.16% 7.93% 4.2% 4.97% 4.48% 3.04% 3.54% 3.77% 3.53%
2025/10/18 11.55% 9.03% 8.47% 4.34% 4.73% 5% 2.99% 3.89% 3.64% 2.36%
2025/10/19 11.22% 9.39% 7.96% 3.86% 4.55% 5.17% 3.62% 3.65% 3.79% 4.71%
2025/10/20 11.3% 9.87% 8.14% 4.31% 3.85% 6.43% 3.79% 4.51% 3.54% 2.7%
2025/10/21 10.35% 9.99% 9.91% 3.51% 4.77% 6.07% 3.24% 4.88% 3.8% 2.13%
2025/10/22 12.01% 10.02% 7.62% 3.56% 4.86% 5.01% 3.98% 4.08% 3.5% 2.64%
2025/10/23 12.04% 9.12% 7.81% 3.81% 5.32% 5.29% 3.73% 4.09% 3.26% 3.12%
2025/10/24 11.34% 9.17% 8.84% 4.34% 4.7% 4.24% 3.53% 3.56% 2.94% 2.87%
2025/10/25 11.22% 8.49% 9.6% 3.66% 4.93% 3.84% 3.25% 3.89% 3.22% 3.13%
2025/10/26 11.92% 8.56% 8.89% 4.4% 4.42% 4.24% 2.82% 3.31% 3.92% 3.04%
2025/10/27 11.98% 9.45% 8.87% 3.74% 4.73% 4.29% 3.32% 3.3% 3.85% 2.33%
2025/10/28 11.96% 10.85% 7.84% 2.87% 4.9% 4.87% 3.83% 3.22% 4.25% 2.45%
2025/10/29 11.23% 10.19% 6.74% 3.06% 4.44% 4.27% 3.21% 3.59% 4.11% 3.2%
2025/10/30 11.66% 8.46% 8.8% 3.45% 4.64% 4.64% 3.35% 3.61% 4.24% 2.28%
2025/10/31 11.13% 8.95% 8.01% 4.92% 4.45% 4.02% 3.78% 3.59% 3.17% 1.93%
  • priceline.com
  • expedia.com
  • southwest.com
  • aa.com
  • cheapoair.com
  • kayak.com
  • hertz.com
  • enterprise.com
  • turo.com
  • united.com

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Priceline led October with fluctuating impressions, peaking mid-month. Expedia’s share dipped, while Southwest saw a late surge. Cheapoair and Kayak maintained steady growth. United’s share declined, ending the month lower.

Campaign Efficiency

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

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 Transportation - Last month
  1. 1
    American Airlines® Flights https://www.aa.com

    Book Your Flight Today — Enjoy Travel Made Simple With Flexible Booking Options & Inflight Comfort. More Direct Flights...

  2. 2
    Cheap Car Rental from $10/Day https://www.booking.com › car › rental

    Free Cancellation — No Credit Card & Change Fees. 24/7 Customer Service. Free Cancellation On Most Cars. Compare...

  3. 3
    Enterprise Rent-A-Car® https://www.enterprise.com

    Rental Cars - Reserve Today — Reserve a car directly with Enterprise® today to save time & money on your trip. Book now!

  4. 4
    Southwest Airlines® - Official https://www.southwest.com

    Low Fares & Nonstop Flights — Looking For Low Fares & Flexible With Travel Dates? Shop Our Low Fare Calendar Today! Cheap...

  5. 5
    United Airlines - Book Now https://www.united.com

    Book Your Flight Today — Find amazing deals on flights with United Airlines. Travel across the US and abroad. United flies to...

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In the competitive world of travel, American Airlines and United Airlines captivate with promises of comfort and global reach. Southwest Airlines entices with low fares and flexibility. Meanwhile, Booking.com and Enterprise offer seamless car rental experiences, emphasizing convenience and savings.

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