Top Travel Vendors

Top Travel Vendors
These tables list the government's top travel vendors, as measured by charges made on travel charge cards issued by the government and its contractors.
Fiscal 2002 Sales Market
(in millions)
Share
AIRLINES
United $623.7 25.6%
Delta $560.1 23.0%
American Airlines $339.3 13.9%
U.S. Airways $265.7 10.9%
Northwest $179.2 7.3%
Continental $117.1 4.8%
Alaska Airlines $71.3 3%
Southwest $68.3 2.8%
America West $37.3 1.5%
Trans World Airlines $6.5 0.3%
Other airlines $169.8 7.0%
Total airlines $2,438.4
CAR RENTALS
Hertz $56.4 15.8%
Avis $53.8 15.0%
Enterprise $49.7 13.9%
Budget $42.3 11.8%
National $36.1 10.1%
Dollar $34.5 9.6%
Thrifty $31.1 8.7%
Alamo $22.6 6.3%
Other $31.4 8.8%
Total Car Rental $358.0
HOTELS
Holiday Inn $146.7 8%
Marriott $106.0 5.5%
Residence Inn $87.3 4.5%
Hilton Hotels $70.3 3.6%
Embassy Suites $62.8 3.3%
Sheraton $59.7 3.1%
Best Western Hotels $46.7 2.4%
Comfort Hotel Int'l $46.4 2.4%
Hampton Inns $47.0 2.4%
Doubletree Hotel $38.7 2.0%
Hyatt Hotels Int'l $39.0 2.0%
Courtyard Inns $36.3 1.9%
Radisson Hotels $32.7 1.7%
Ramada Inns $26.2 1.4%
Renaissance Hotels $19.4 1.0%
Days Inn of America $18.9 1.0%
Quality International $17.8 0.9%
Homewood Suites $17.5 0.9%
Westin Hotels $16.7 0.9%
Wyndham Hotels $16.3 0.8%
Other Hotels $973.8 47.7%
Total hotels $1,926.2
Cash advances $511.9
Other travel charges $501.7
GRAND TOTAL $5,736.2

Source: General Services Administration


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