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NEW YORK Online spending on travel arrangements grew 31 percent to $9.1 billion in the first quarter, according to the latest report from comScore Networks.
Airline tickets represented $6.1 billion, or about 67 percent, of all travel-related sales on the Internet in Q1, according to the Reston, Va.-based online research firm. Hotel accommodations accounted for $1.6 billion, or 18 percent, of Web travel sales and car rentals made up $940,000, or 10 percent.
While airline tickets have traditionally accounted for about two-thirds of online travel sales, comScore noted that many major travel suppliers have placed an increased emphasis on hotel and package sales to compensate for a reduction in airline commissions.
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