Report
Online Travel Agencies 1H11: Domestic Gets Complex as International Dazzles
Online Travel Agencies 1H11: Domestic Gets Complex as International Dazzles
- Published:
- September 2011
- Research Type:
- Article
- Segments:
- Air, Hotels & Lodging, Online Travel Agencies
- Regions:
- Asia Pacific, U.S. & Canada
Summary
Online travel agencies (OTAs) performed impressively in 2Q11 on an aggregate basis. Combined gross bookings of the three public U.S. OTAs – Expedia, Orbitz and Priceline – grew 27% during the quarter and 23% for 1H11. But there are two distinct stories: market outperformance for Expedia and Priceline, and a struggle to keep pace for Orbitz and Travelocity.Analysts
