Top Travel Vendors
The government's top travel contractors, as measured by purchases made on federal charge cards.
Airlines
Total Airlines: $2.6 billion
| Airline |
Fiscal 2003 Sales (in millions $) |
Market Share % |
|---|---|---|
| Delta | 567.5 | 21.7% |
| United | 558.6 | 21.4 |
| American | 440.4 | 16.8 |
| U.S. Airways | 239.9 | 9.2 |
| Northwest | 195.7 | 7.5 |
| Continental | 120.4 | 4.6 |
| Southwest | 85.5 | 3.3 |
| Alaska | 80.1 | 3.1 |
| America West | 37.2 | 1.4 |
| Other | 288.7 | 11.0 |
Hotels
Total Hotels: $1.8 billion
| Hotel |
Fiscal 2003 Sales (in millions $) |
Market Share % |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday Inn | 131.4 | 7.0 |
| Marriott | 119.2 | 6.3 |
| Residence Inn | 96.3 | 5.1 |
| Hilton International | 74.9 | 4.0 |
| Embassy Suites | 72.5 | 3.9 |
| Sheraton | 52.6 | 2.8 |
| Hampton Inn | 51.6 | 2.7 |
| Best Western | 44.0 | 2.3 |
| Comfort Hotel Int'l | 40.6 | 2.2 |
| Courtyard by Marriott | 40.5 | 2.2 |
| Hyatt Hotels Int'l | 36.7 | 1.9 |
| Doubletree Hotel | 34.7 | 1.8 |
| Radisson Hotels | 31.3 | 1.7 |
| Homewood Suites | 20.7 | 1.1 |
| Ramada | 20.7 | 1.1 |
| Westin Hotels | 17.4 | 0.9 |
| Crowne Plaza Hotels | 17.1 | 0.9 |
| Quality Int'l | 15.6 | 0.8 |
| Wyndham Hotels | 15.0 | 0.8 |
| Days Inn of America | 14.8 | 0.8 |
| Renaissance Hotels | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| La Quinta Motor Inn | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| AmeriSuites | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| Omni International | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| Adam's Mark | 8.0 | 0.4 |
| Other | 888.5 | 47.3 |
Car Rental
Total Car Rental: $373.4 million
| Car Rentals |
Fiscal 2003 Sales (in millions $) |
Market Share % |
|---|---|---|
| Hertz | 68.0 | 18.2 |
| Avis | 51.5 | 13.8 |
| Enterprise | 51.2 | 13.7 |
| Thrifty | 40.5 | 10.8 |
| Budget | 37.6 | 10.1 |
| Dollar | 33.6 | 9 .0 |
| National | 30.2 | 8.1 |
| Alamo | 22.6 | 6.1 |
| Other | 38.2 | 10.2 |
Source for Airlines, Hotels and Car Rental: General Services Administration