How much will online travel slow?

November 14, 2008
eMarketer

Online travel bookings in the US will total US$98.2 billion in 2008, up just 9% over 2007, according to PhoCusWright. The company said that some online travel providers would fare better than others, with rail sales growing by 28%, while hotel bookings would rise only 8%.

If the numbers prove true, this will be the first year of mere single-digit growth for US online leisure/unmanaged business travel. However, online growth will still be twice as high as that of the total travel market.

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Posted on Nov 15, 2008 - 10:03 AM


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