Yahoo Travel compiled a list of the most searched airlines, hotels and destinations in 2014.
Fan favorite Southwest Airlines was the most searched airline in 2014, followed by the slew of US legacy carriers.
Top Internet Travel Searches Of 2014 1. Southwest Airlines
2. United Airlines
3. Delta Airlines
4. American Airlines
5. US Airways
6. Spirit Airlines
7. Alaska Airlines
8. Allegiant Air
9. Frontier Airlines
10. Hawaiian Airlines
As for where travelers want to stay, Marriott was the most searched hotel.
1. Marriott
2. Hilton
3. Best Western
4. Hyatt
5. Wyndham
6. Sheraton
7. Holiday Inn
8. Starwood
9. Hampton Inn
10. Sandals Resorts
Leisure destinations dominated the top 10 destination searches, and interesting to note that quite a few large cities including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago didn’t make the cut.1. Las Vegas, Nev.
2. Myrtle Beach, S.C.
3. New Orleans, La.
4. Atlantic City, N.J.
5. Key West, Fla.
6. Ocean City, Md.
7. Santa Barbara, CA
8. San Diego, CA
9. Virginia Beach, VA
10. San Francisco, CA
Bottom Line:
It was a good year for airlines with record profits load factors. Hotels also had high occupancy rates as well. I feel like it’s time to start my 2015 travel planning, which will include multiple Yahoo and Google searches. Anyone have anything good planned for 2015?
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