Early signs of the impact on search trends in Australia following the grounding of aircraft belonging to Tiger Airways.
The airline announced on 1 July that it is axing domestic flights in Australia for a month due to safety concerns, a move which coincided with its position in top travel-related search terms jump from ninth to sixth position.
Most popular travel websites in Australia for the week ending July 2 2011:
Agencies
Rank |
Website |
Domain |
Percentage of Visits |
Previous Position |
1 |
Webjet Australia |
www.webjet.com.au |
14.37% |
1 |
2 |
Expedia Australia |
www.expedia.com.au |
10.08% |
3 |
3 |
Flight Centre |
www.flightcentre.com.au |
9.18% |
2 |
4 |
Lastminute.com.au |
www.lastminute.com.au |
5.44% |
4 |
5 |
Best Flights |
www.bestflights.com.au |
3.33% |
5 |
6 |
Jetabroad |
www.jetabroad.com |
2.67% |
6 |
7 |
Travelzoo Australia |
www.travelzoo.com/au |
2.32% |
10 |
8 |
Airfares Flights Australia |
www.airfaresflights.com.au |
2.29% |
8 |
9 |
ZUJI Australia |
www.zuji.com |
2.11% |
9 |
10 |
Wotflight |
www.wotflight.com |
1.95% |
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Read full story at: http://www.tnooz.com/2011/07/07/data/tiger-airways-saga-hits-search-terms-top-australia-travel-websites-july-2-2011/