--- title: "Hotels.com vs Kayak: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Hotels.com or Kayak more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Travel booking sites set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/hotels-com-vs-kayak-travel" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hotels.com vs Kayak: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Hotels.com or Kayak more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Travel booking sites set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Hotels.com and Kayak - **Competitive set**: Travel booking sites - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hotels.com Share of Search**: 0.5% - **Kayak Share of Search**: 0.41% ## Is Hotels.com or Kayak more popular in search? - In September 2026, Hotels.com had more branded searches than Kayak among travel booking sites in the United Kingdom. Hotels.com had about 49,500 branded searches, while Kayak had 40,500. Hotels.com made up 0.5% of all travel booking site searches we track, and Kayak accounted for 0.41%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Kayak took it in January 2026, Hotels.com took it in April 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hotels.com’s share of searches among travel booking sites in the United Kingdom moved from 0.61% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kayak’s share of searches among travel booking sites in the United Kingdom held steady at 0.41%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 40.5K. ## Top travel booking sites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Hotels.com and Kayak were each mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Hotels.com and Kayak were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Google Flights | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Skyscanner | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Booking.com | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Hotels.com | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | trivago | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Kayak | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Expedia | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | lastminute.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Trip.com | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Opodo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about travel booking sites - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best site to book cheap flights from the UK?": 1. Skyscanner, 2. Google Flights, 3. Kayak - Asked ChatGPT "Which website has the best hotel deals?": 1. Booking.com, 2. Hotels.com, 3. trivago - Asked ChatGPT "Is it cheaper to book flights through a comparison site or directly with the airline?": 1. Google Flights, 2. Skyscanner - Searched Google, AI Overview "cheap flights": 1. Google Flights, 2. Skyscanner Not named in any answer: Expedia, lastminute.com, Trip.com and Opodo. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom travel booking sites in September 2026? - In September 2026, Kayak rose from 10th to 9th among travel booking sites in the United Kingdom. ## Month by month | Month | Hotels.com estimated searches | Hotels.com Share of Search | Hotels.com rank | Kayak estimated searches | Kayak Share of Search | Kayak rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 0.61% | 7 | 33.1K | 0.41% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 0.52% | 7 | 40.5K | 0.52% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 0.52% | 7 | 40.5K | 0.52% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 0.51% | 8 | 74K | 0.63% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 0.49% | 8 | 60.5K | 0.6% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 0.48% | 8 | 49.5K | 0.48% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 0.5% | 7 | 33.1K | 0.34% | 10 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 0.59% | 7 | 33.1K | 0.32% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 0.48% | 7 | 33.1K | 0.32% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 0.58% | 7 | 33.1K | 0.32% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 0.58% | 7 | 33.1K | 0.31% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 0.5% | 7 | 40.5K | 0.41% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hotels.com’s and Kayak’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Hotels.com**: Measured on the search term “hotels.com”. - **Kayak**: Measured on the search term “kayak flights”. - [Hotels.com profile](/demand/uk/brands/hotels-com) - [Kayak profile](/demand/uk/brands/kayak-travel) - [All travel booking sites in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-travel-booking-sites): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Hotels.com or Kayak more popular in search? In September 2026, Hotels.com had more branded searches than Kayak among travel booking sites in the United Kingdom. Hotels.com had about 49,500 branded searches, while Kayak had 40,500. Hotels.com made up 0.5% of all travel booking site searches we track, and Kayak accounted for 0.41%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hotels.com vs Kayak: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/hotels-com-vs-kayak-travel This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/hotels-com-vs-kayak-travel. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.