Booking.com, founded in Amsterdam, is the leading online travel agency among Germans as of 2020, with almost 33 percent of all German travel bookings on the internet being completed on the website. Booking.com was followed by the German travel portal ab-in-den-urlaub.de and the German version of U.S. Expedia. While 2020 was the year in which the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the world, leading to severe travel restrictions or even temporary bans, summer had offered some openings to Germans and made trips possible in Europe.
Online travel bookings rising fast
In recent years, growing numbers of German holidaymakers have booked their trips online. Almost 26.3 million had done so in 2020. With the rise of internet-based services in general across industries and sectors, organizing travel online, especially booking plane tickets and accommodation, is becoming more and more widespread. Most online travel agencies also offer searches and booking options for car rentals and taxis. In general, when booking with a travel agency, the majority of consumers paid attention to the prices on offer.
Digital booking habits
In 2020, the total revenue of travel agencies in Germany plummeted to 10.2 billion euros, compared to 26.4 billion euros the year before. With a travel ban during spring 2020 leading to a factual absence of bookings or travelers being unable to follow through with a previous booking, agencies were suffering significantly. Even after the travel ban had been lifted, continuing restrictions or individual entry bans in other countries also negatively impacted Germans' willingness to travel and therefore, book. Still, online bookings continued to be the more popular option for those organizing holidays.
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German-speaking persons who had already booked trips online
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Information on total sample:
2019: 23,120 respondents, projection to 70.60 million people
2020: 23,138 respondents, projection to 70.63 million people
Information on target group "German-speaking persons who had already booked trips online":
2019: projection to 24.84 million people
2020: projection to 26.27 million people
The figures displayed refer to the following reports: 2019: VuMA 2020; 2020: VuMA 2021
Further information on methodology can be found here.
This question was asked during the survey in the following wording: "And with which tour operator have you already booked a trip online? You may mark multiple answers."
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VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). (November 18, 2020). Leading online travel agencies in Germany in 2019 and 2020, by share of bookings [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452984/travel-agencies-most-popular-online-platforms-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). "Leading online travel agencies in Germany in 2019 and 2020, by share of bookings ." Chart. November 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452984/travel-agencies-most-popular-online-platforms-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). (2020). Leading online travel agencies in Germany in 2019 and 2020, by share of bookings . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452984/travel-agencies-most-popular-online-platforms-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse). "Leading Online Travel Agencies in Germany in 2019 and 2020, by Share of Bookings ." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452984/travel-agencies-most-popular-online-platforms-germany/
VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse), Leading online travel agencies in Germany in 2019 and 2020, by share of bookings Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452984/travel-agencies-most-popular-online-platforms-germany/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Leading online travel agencies in Germany in 2019 and 2020, by share of bookings [Graph], VuMA (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verbrauchs- und Medienanalyse), November 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452984/travel-agencies-most-popular-online-platforms-germany/