Tiger Airways saga hits search terms – Top Australia travel websites, July 2 2011

Webjet Australia tops the agencies, Wotif.com tops destinations and accomandation, while Qantas tops the Airlines.

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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