Top 10 Online Travel Intermediaries in the World in 2021 by Revenue

Booking Holdings Inc, Expedia Group Inc, Airbnb Inc, Trip.com Group Ltd, and Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd are the top 5 online travel intermediaries in the world in 2021 by revenue. Cumulatively, the top 10 online travel intermediaries in the world employed a total of 101,246 people in 2021. In terms of the geographical split, 4 out of the top 10 online travel intermediaries in the world are based in North America, 4 are based in Asia, and the remaining 2 are based in South America and Europe. The United States of America-based Booking Holdings Inc is one of the leading travel intermediaries in the world by revenue. The company reported revenues of $10,958 million with average revenue growth of 61.24% in the fiscal year ending 2021 (FY2021). The company offers various services including accommodation reservations, price comparison, rental car reservations, restaurant reservations, airline ticket booking, vacation packages, cruise booking, and travel reservations. The company operates in several countries across Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions, and employed 20,300 people. Expedia Group Inc is another leading travel intermediary in the world by revenue. The company reported revenues of $8,598 million with average revenue growth of 65.38% in the fiscal year ending 2021 (FY2021). It provides a wide range of services which includes booking of hotel rooms, airline seats, car rentals, and destination services through its travel suppliers. These services are offered under various brands including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire, CarRentals .com, Travelocity, Expedia Partner Solutions, and Wotif Group. The company also carries out advertising and media business and travel management businesses and employed 14,800 people.