Online Office Workers Plan Memorial Day Travel From the Office Nielsen//NetRatings reports that office workers flocked online to make Memorial Day travel plans, during the week ending
May 23. More than 19 million unique visitors, or 41 percent of active online office workers, visited an online travel site at work last week.
"Office workers are taking time out of their workday
to book holiday plans. For millions of Americans traveling during Memorial Day weekend, travel sites serve as their primary tool for vacation planning," said Ken Cassar, director of strategic
analysis, Nielsen//NetRatings.
Hotel site Marriot jumped 76 percent to more than 1.2 million unique visitors, as compared to 698,000 visitors during the previous week. Hilton surged 56 percent.
Nearly 2.8 million visitors visited Orbitz.com, increasing 39 percent. TripAdvisor saw 798,000 unique visitors, rising 24 percent week-over-week. Rounding out the top ten fastest growing.
Fastest Growing Travel Sites, Week Ending May 23 (U.S., Work)
| 5/16 Unique Audience (000) | 5/23 Unique Audience (000) | % Growth |
1. Marriott
| 698 | 1,231 | 76% |
2. Hilton | 460 | 718 | 56% |
3. Yahoo! Travel | 715 | 1,075 | 50%
|
4. Travelocity | 1,992 | 2,969 | 49% |
5. AOL Travel | 644 | 911 | 41% |
6. Orbitz.com | 1,980 | 2,757 | 39% |
7. TripAdvisor | 643 | 798 | 24%
|
8. American Airlines | 961 | 1,183 | 23% |
9. MSN Maps &
Directions | 548 | 646 | 18% |
10. Expedia | 2,983 | 3,279 | 10% |
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, May 2004
Additional Nielsen//NetRatings' Week on the Web:
- The U.S.
Department of Energy Web site jumped 32 percent at home during the week ending May 23, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, as gas prices continued to rise. The site attracted 345,000 unique visitors
with 44 percent of the site's audience visiting the fuel economy page.
- Traffic to ABC Primetime rose 24 percent at home to 553,000 unique viewers, during the week ending May 23, as the season
finale of The Bachelor aired last Wednesday. Thirty-six percent of the visitors logged onto pages featuring The Bachelor to view the photo gallery and recaps of past episodes.