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Services and technology used to plan leisure travel in the U.S. as of January 2018
Services and technology used to plan leisure travel in the U.S. as of January 2018
In the past 12 months, which of these internet technologies or services have you used to help plan your leisure travel?
by S. Lock,
last edited
Jul 5, 2019
This statistic shows the services and technology used to plan leisure travel in the United States as of January 2018. During the survey, 58.2 percent of respondents said they used user-generated content on the internet for travel planning.
The leading travel and destination website in the United States in terms of user visits was TripAdvisor in 2016, with 13.4 percent of the market share. The website, which is largely based on user-generated content and reviews generated around 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2016.
In the past 12 months, which of these internet technologies or services have you used to help plan your leisure travel?
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| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Mapping site | 65% |
| Mobile phone to access travel info | 58.9% |
| User-generated content | 58.2% |
| Socia media | 54.6% |
| Print resources | 48.6% |
| Opinions of friends, colleagues or relatives | 45.6% |
| DMO website* | 33% |
| Group discount website | 26.3% |
| Travel-related programming on TV | 22% |
| Travel-related APP on tablet or mobile device | 19.5% |
| Online videos | 19.2% |
| Travel agent | 14.4% |
| Travel-related radio program | 10.8% |
| Travel-related e-mail newsletter | 10.5% |
| Audio file/podcasts | 3.7% |
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Mapping site | 65% |
| Mobile phone to access travel info | 58.9% |
| User-generated content | 58.2% |
| Socia media | 54.6% |
| Print resources | 48.6% |
| Opinions of friends, colleagues or relatives | 45.6% |
| DMO website* | 33% |
| Group discount website | 26.3% |
| Travel-related programming on TV | 22% |
| Travel-related APP on tablet or mobile device | 19.5% |
| Online videos | 19.2% |
| Travel agent | 14.4% |
| Travel-related radio program | 10.8% |
| Travel-related e-mail newsletter | 10.5% |
| Audio file/podcasts | 3.7% |
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by S. Lock,
last edited
Jul 5, 2019
This statistic shows the services and technology used to plan leisure travel in the United States as of January 2018. During the survey, 58.2 percent of respondents said they used user-generated content on the internet for travel planning.
The leading travel and destination website in the United States in terms of user visits was TripAdvisor in 2016, with 13.4 percent of the market share. The website, which is largely based on user-generated content and reviews generated around 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2016.
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- January 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- Jan 4 to 9, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,025 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- traveled at least once and at least 50 miles away from home in the last 12 months for leisure or personal reasons
- Method of interview
- Online survey
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Multiple answers were possible.
* DMO is an abbreviation for destination marketing organization.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- Jan 4 to 9, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,025 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- traveled at least once and at least 50 miles away from home in the last 12 months for leisure or personal reasons
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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Multiple answers were possible.
* DMO is an abbreviation for destination marketing organization.
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