Sale of internet travel generates ten billion turnover – Economic

Ana Maria Barroso

@ maria.barroso economico.pt

Yesterday 24:23

Values ​​are the report Informa D & B and relate to Portugal and Spain. In 2013 there was a growth of 5.6% over 2012.

In 2013 the aggregate of the ‘sites’ on Internet billing selling trips to Portugal and Spain totaled EUR 9,739 million. The numbers are from the D & B. “Electronic Commerce Travel in Spain and Portugal” report This bill represents an increase of 5.6% compared to 2012, still below the growth that had been achieved from 2011 to 2012 was 7.3%.

“Despite the fall in domestic tourism demand both in Spain and in Portugal, the gradual transfer of customers from traditional channels to online explains the increase in revenues in recent years, “said the statement from D & B.

The business of the Spanish web portal grew 5.8% last year to € 8,535 million. In Portugal increased sales by 4.8% to EUR 1,195 million.

Since by definition of operator “revenue generated by the airlines through their own Web sites stood in 2013 to EUR 4,049 million for the whole of the Iberian market, 2.4% more than last year, “representing 41.6% of total turnover.

Have the travel agencies that work on the Internet absorbed about 34.8% of total turnover, ie EUR 3,390 million, which represented an increase of 7.3% over the year 2012. Chairs hotel, railway companies, traditional travel agencies and firms’ rent-a -car ‘absorbed the rest.

As for this year, D & B expects the sale of travel products on the Internet for Portugal and Spain to reach the € 10,590 million Total turnover this year, more 9% in the past year. Next year is estimated higher growth.