‘UKOM Insights’ provides data, analysis and commentary on the behaviour of the UK’s online population, using UKOM-approved comScore data. This includes regular insight into consumers’ online habits analysed by demographics, categories & devices (as archived below) and quarterly snapshots on the state of the UK digital landscape (archived separately here).
Airbnb has disrupted the travel lodgings sector since it burst on the scene offering short term holiday lettings. April 2017 was the site’s peak month to date when nearly 3 million adults in the UK were looking for or posting rentals on the site according to UKOM approved comScore data. Seasonality over the last couple of years suggests the audience is set to increase during the coming months as people book last minute trips over the summer. So how does Airbnb’s current consumer usage compare to the travel accommodation sector?
The graph below shows that across the year the monthly number of people visiting hotel & holiday rental websites fluctuates between around 15 and 19 million. Typically, November and December are the lowest months with January and the summer (July and August) being the peak months.
Read more or download the whole Airbnb .pdf here.
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On Thursday 8th June 2017, the UK once again takes to the polls for the 3rd successive year. It’s unusual to have three major political votes in quick succession but that’s good news for UKOM as it means we can look at what happened in previous years to anticipate what may happen next month. If data from the last General Election and Brexit is anything to go by, the traditional newspaper titles could be set for some big uplifts online…
Read more or download the whole Online Newspapers .pdf here.
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