This timeline shows the online travel sales worldwide from 2014 to 2020. In 2016, global online travel sales totaled 564.87 billion U.S. dollars. This figure is projected to grow to 755.94 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. Online travel industry – further information Gone are the days where travel booking and reservations were only possible by visiting travel agencies or ordering by phone – travel websites and mobile apps have been making digital travel arrangements increasingly easy. For current day travelers, it is almost unthinkable not to be able to independently plan and book travel arrangements beforehand – many internet users appreciate the ability to create their own itineraries with the help of digital tools such as travel planning websites, price comparison websites or review portals, which frequently provide visitors with the option to directly book accommodation at listed locations. Even Google has started to take advantage of this situation by launching its Google Flights product.

In the United States, the majority of travel sales still occur via desktop but mobile is catching up – in 2015, U.S. mobile travel sales amounted to 52.08 billion U.S. dollars and are set to reach almost 95 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. As of March 2017, travel apps were consistently ranked among the most popular categories in the Apple App Store with a 3.93 percent share of all active apps. Travel & local apps also had a 95.88 percent reach among Android users in the United States as of December 2016. In addition to outright travel app coverage, travel brands have also got travel app usage covered on social media – 95 percent of the leading travel brands have an Instagram profile; ranking it fifth in global industry adoption.

This statistic displays the value of online travel bookings in made in Europe between 2013 and 2016. Revenue from online travel bookings increased over this period, reaching 118 million euros in 2015.

This statistic shows the share of gross hotel booking revenue coming from bookings made through online travel agencies (OTAs) in Europe between 2012 and 2016. In 2014 online travel agencies accounted for almost 20 percent of gross hotel bookings.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among internet users concerning their interest in tourism and travel products on the internet in Germany in 2016, by household net income. During the survey period it was found that roughly 57.7 percent of respondents with an income of less than 1000 euros had bought tickets for flights, budget flights or train rides online, or booked hotels for leisure and business travel, rental cars or last-minute travels through websites.

This statistic displays the percentage growth in online travel agency (OTA) gross bookings in Europe in 2013 and 2014, with a forecast until 2016. In 2013, gross bookings of European OTAs grew by 12 percent. Bookings were predicted to grow by 7 percent in 2016.

This statistic shows the distribution of hotel room nights booked in the United States by channel in the third quarter of 2016. In this period, 21.6 percent of hotel bookings were made through an online travel agent or an OTA.

This statistic illustrates the average number of days in advance users make different types of online travel bookings in the United Kingdom (UK), by device, as of 2016. On average flights bookings made on mobile devices were completed 44.5 days in advance. Accommodation bookings had a shorter lead time, with mobile users booking on such devices 23 days in advance on average.

This statistic shows the share of internet users who booked holiday trips online in Germany from 2001 to 2016. In January 2015, 41 percent of respondents stated that they had used the internet to book a trip before. During the survey period, the share of internet users who booked their vacations online in Germany grew from a modest 4 percent in 2001 to 43 percent in 2016. The expansion of services available online predictably also reached the travel market. Booking airline tickets, transport, travel accommodation and holiday activities online - in short, all the usual components of a vacation, has become increasingly widespread in Germany and made organizing vacation travel and vacations as such easier. The advantages of online bookings when planning a vacation are obviously time-saving, not being bound by appointments or visits to a travel agency and being able to book on the go, while traveling somewhere else or from home. Booking can often be completed within the space of a few minutes and the rise of online travel portals has also contributed to the growth in the number of internet users in Germany who book their holidays online.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among internet users concerning online purchases of tourism or travel products in Germany in 2016. During the survey period it was found that 34.6 percent of respondents stated that they had booked a hotel for leisure or business travel via the internet within the 12 months prior to the survey.

As of 2019, roughly 71 percent of the 25-to 35-years-olds booked their holidays online. This was an increase compared to the previous year and, when compared to other age groups, the highest share of people who booked their holidays online. Overall, the share of online booked holidays increased within nearly every age group between the period of 2017 to 2019. Observing the leading online travel agencies based on revenue in the Netherlands, TUI Netherlands, KLM and Travix (Vliegwinkel.nl) made-up the top three in 2017. TUI Netherlands generated a revenue of 630 million euros, whereas KLM (airline) and Travix had a revenue of 610 and 510 million euros, respectively.

Most of the Dutch tourists spent their summer holidays abroad

In 2019, it is forecast that 11.3 million Dutch individuals were going on holidays during the long-haul summer holidays. From the total of 11.3 million, roughly nine spent their holidays abroad, whereas 2.5 million Dutch tourists went on holidays in their own country.

Couples without children spent the most on holidays

Couples without children had the highest average holiday expenditure in 2019. Approximately 2,900 euros was spent on holidays by couples with no children, whereas families spent nearly 2,700 euros on average. A significant difference compared to the previous year, when families spent nearly 2,700 euros on holidays and couples within children 2,447 euros.

This timeline shows the online travel sales in the Asia Pacific region from 2016 to 2021. In 2016, Asia Pacific online travel sales totaled 174.8 billion U.S. dollars.

This statistic displays the average monthly reach of travel booking websites in Chile in the second half of 2016 and 2017, broken down by category. Figures include traffic through desktop and mobile devices. In the second half of 2017, online travel agencies sites reached around 13.5 percent of the online audience in Chile, up from 10.7 percent in the same period of the previous year.

The statistic shows the worldwide revenue from online travel bookings of 2011 to 2017. In 2016, the revenue generated through online travel bookings was 513 billion U.S. dollars, this figure was forecasted to reach 567 billion U.S. dollars.

This statistic shows the most important benefits of restaurant loyalty programs in the United States as of November 2013. During the survey, 73 percent of the respondents stated that rewards with points was an important benefit when selecting a loyalty program.

This statistic shows the result of a survey concerning the online research behavior of internet users regarding travel and tourism products in Germany in 2016, broken down by age group. During the survey period it was found that roughly 71.7 percent of respondents aged 70 years and older stated that they had looked for information about train tickets, flights, hotels, rental cars and leisure, business or last minute travels online. The same can be said of 88 percent of respondents aged between 20 and 29 years old.

This timeline shows the online travel sales volume in the United States from 2014 to 2021. In 2016, digital travel sales in the United States amounted to 180.59 billion U.S. dollars. This figure is projected to surpass 219.69 billion U.S. dollars in 2021.

This statistic presents the results of an online survey conducted in 2016 about the most popular websites and apps used for booking leisure travels online in Japan. The survey revealed, that with almost 58 percent the majority of respondents frequented websites and apps of Japanese travel agencies to purchase holiday tours, flight tickets and accommodations online. About 27 percent of respondents stated to use hotel search engines to compare a variety of offers.

The revenue of Booking.com, a subsidiary of Booking Holdings (formally known as Priceline Group), amounted to a total of approximately 7.12 billion euros. It is the highest generated revenue in the given time period and roughly 1.47 billion euros more than in the previous year. Booking.com is a travel fare aggregator website, headquartered in Amsterdam and registered in the Dutch of Chamber of Commerce. Note that figures on Booking.com are rarely published by the its American owner Booking Holdings, who reached a worldwide revenue of 14.53 billion U.S. dollars. It is an increase when compared to the previous year and the highest value reached since 2007.

TUI Nederland leading online travel agency

Another large online travel agency, TUI Nederland, part of the Anglo-German company TUI Group, generated a revenue of 630 million euros in 2017. This led to a leading position in the ranking of online travel agencies in the Netherlands based on revenues. KLM (Airline) had a revenue of 610 million euros, whereas Travix (known for Vliegwinkel.nl) saw its revenue amount to approximately 500 million euros and was ranked third largest online travel agency.

Revenue of Thomas Cook Netherlands

One online travel agency that reached the news in 2019 was Thomas Cook. As of September 2019, the mother company Thomas Cook Group was declared bankrupt and segments of the company were purchased by others. It is currently (October 2019) uncertain what is going to happen with the subsidiary Thomas Cook Netherlands. The subsidiary had a revenue of 322 million euros in 2017.

The graph shows the gross merchandise value (GMV) of China's online group and independent vacation tour market from 2016 to 2018. The gross merchandise volume of the online group vacation tour market in China amounted to approximately 46.9 billion yuan in 2018, an increase from 33.3 billion yuan in 2016.

In 2023, Hostelworld Group reported a significant increase in net bookings worldwide compared to the previous three years. This company's net bookings amoutned to 6.5 million in 2023, up from the previous year's total of 4.8 million.