Online Travel Revenue Growth : US vs Rest of the World

The above statistic shows the worldwide revenue from online travel bookings from 2006 to 2011. In 2010, the revenue generated through online travel bookings was at about 309 billion U.S. dollars.

The statistic depicts the online travel sales in the U.S. from 2011 to 2017. In 2011, the U.S. online travel market had a sales volume of 113.9 billion U.S. dollars.

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eCommerce sales from US Travel Industry set to grow at 63% to reach $168billion

This statistic shows the sales figures for travel e-commerce in the United States from 2002 to 2012. In 2012, travel e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to 103 billion U.S. dollars, demonstrating a 9 percent year-on-year growth compared to 2011.

With the increasing penetration of mobile internet, mobile travel research and bookings are also gaining popularity. In 2011,8.7 million US users booked trips online.

Digital travel sales are projected to reach 168.1 billion US dollars in 2017, with mobile accounting for almost one-third of all sales. Brand websites and online travel agencies also accounted for 26.7 and 10.4 percent of transient hotel reservations in North America in 2012, respectively.

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Nationalities of Countries spending the most on outbound travel

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Making of "Biggest Technology Disruption" in Travel Industry

The Biggest "Technology Disruption" in the Travel Industry

Airlines have recognised the opportunity to use mobile technology to improve passenger efficiency and as a communication tool during times of service disruption. Most

airlines have done the basics which include mobile check-in, 2D bar code boarding passes and itinerary management. Many airlines have mobile booking capability today and most will beadding it over the next 12 months.

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