According to ARC, the current air ticket sales stats actually show the OTAs still growing year-over-year, with the RATE of growth declining a bit (see the chart in the original post). Clearly the rate of growth in business travel via the Megas is making the OTAs growth look more mild, but the OTAs are not actually in decline.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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