Edward Perry, Senior Director of E-Commerce, WORLDHOTELS:
I would bank on any website that respects your business, understands it core clientele and invests in its web presence. A collaborative partnership is key.

John McAuliffe, Chief Marketing Officer, VFM Leonardo:
Depends on your definition of top and your definition of e-channel. Hitwise publishes a list of the top 100 travel sites based on traffic volume – you can access this by going to www.hitwise.com (you may have to subscribe). Their lists do not include GDSs or Pegasus and exclude [...]

John McAuliffe, VFM Leonardo:
It all depends on when you start measuring their visits. Google ran a study that stated the average holiday was planned over 29 days and on 20 different web sites. I read a recent study that stated online travel planners visit an average of 2.6 sites when purchasing travel, 3.6 sites when [...]