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Sensor Tower · Abraham Yousef · November 2022

Travel Trends Soften into 2023

Travel app downloads rose 26% YoY in Q3 2022, but growth slowed to 4% QoQ, according to Sensor Tower. The report also found that Expedia's and Tripadvisor's monthly active users fell 25% and 9% YoY, respectively, for October 2022, while Hopper saw a 12% slide QoQ. Customer engagement is also waning, with average session count and average time spent down on a sequential basis since July 2022.

Travel Trends Soften into 2023

Key Takeaways:

  • Per Sensor Tower estimates, 3Q22 MAUs grew 14% (6% QoQ) for the travel cohort, while downloads rose 26% YoY (4% QoQ), an eight percentage point deceleration from the prior quarter

  • Looking ahead to 4Q22, Expedia’s and Tripadvisor’s MAUs fell 25% and 9% YoY, respectively, for Oct. ‘22 and Hopper saw a 12% slide QoQ

  • Oct. ‘22 downloads declined 10% at Tripadvisor YoY; though growth remained positive at home-rental sites, Airbnb and Vrbo, there was significant fall off from prior months

  • Customer engagement is waning for the cohort with both average session count and average time spent (in minutes) down on a sequential basis since July 2022, per Sensor Tower’s Consumer Intelligence platform

  • For the cohort, average session count and average time spent fell 8% and 19%, respectively, since July 2022

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Abraham Yousef

Written by: Abraham Yousef, Senior Insights Analyst

Date: November 2022