Top Travel Vendors
In fiscal 2007, federal agencies spent $14.8 billion on travel. The 26 agencies listed here spent the bulk of the government's travel dollars.
Source: Office of Management and Budget
Total Airlines: $3,463,702,448
| Airline | Fiscal 2006 sales | Market share |
| United Airlines | $948,142,518 | 27.4% |
| Delta | 640,271,514 | 18.5 |
| American Airlines | 593,010,696 | 17.1 |
| U.S. Airways | 326,574,997 | 9.4 |
| Northwest | 234,688,095 | 6.8 |
| Continental | 174,754,645 | 5.0 |
| Southwest | 141,092,149 | 4.1 |
| Alaska Airlines | 89,298,628 | 2.6 |
| America West | 775,361 | 0.02 |
| Other | 315,093,842 | 9.1 |
Total Car Rental: $410,971,046
| Car rentals | Fiscal 2006 sales | Market share |
| Avis | $73,761,707 | 17.9% |
| Enterprise | 68,838,082 | 16.8 |
| Hertz | 61,389,722 | 14.9 |
| Budget | 52,545,315 | 12.8 |
| Alamo | 39,002,494 | 9.5 |
| Thrifty | 31,728,777 | 7.7 |
| National | 26,722,822 | 6.5 |
| Dollar | 24,552,944 | 6.0 |
| Other | 32,429,179 | 8.0 |
Total Hotels: $2,455,702,766
| Hotel | Fiscal 2006 sales | Market share |
| Marriott | $174,661,794 | 7.1% |
| Holiday Inn | 160,613,511 | 6.5 |
| Residence Inn | 159,864,141 | 6.5 |
| Hilton Hotel/Inn | 124,876,910 | 5.1 |
| Hampton Inn | 108,427,882 | 4.4 |
| Embassy Suites | 76,638,693 | 3.1 |
| Sheraton Hotel & Resort | 61,853,090 | 2.5 |
| Comfort Hotel International | 52,684,769 | 2.1 |
| Courtyard Inn | 49,977,102 | 2.0 |
| Best Western | 48,180,855 | 2.0 |
| Hyatt Hotel/Int'l | 46,765,566 | 1.9 |
| Homewood Suites | 46,393,751 | 1.9 |
| Doubletree Hotel | 41,552,280 | 1.7 |
| Crowne Plaza Hotel | 33,256,714 | 1.4 |
| Radisson Hotel | 30,054,622 | 1.2 |
| Fairfield Inn | 29,586,204 | 1.2 |
| Quality International | 21,987,327 | 0.9 |
| Westin Hotel | 20,300,460 | 0.8 |
| La Quinta Motor Inn | 18,741,078 | 0.8 |
| Ramada Inn | 18,092,789 | 0.7 |
| Renaissance Hotel | 16,055,353 | 0.7 |
| Days Inn of America | 13,289,512 | 0.5 |
| Wyndham Hotel | 11,319,119 | 0.5 |
| Omni International | 10,502,113 | 0.5 |
| AmeriSuites | 7,079,988 | 0.3 |
| Adam's Mark | 4,687,753 | 0.2 |
| Other | 1,068,259,377 | 43.5 |
Top Travelers
| Agency |
2007 spending (in millions) |
| Defense | $9,689 |
| Homeland Security | 1,185 |
| Justice | 465 |
| Veterans Affairs | 442 |
| State | 400 |
| Agriculture | 382 |
| Treasury | 276 |
| Transportation | 239 |
| HHS | 230 |
| Interior | 217 |
| Commerce | 149 |
| Int'l. Assistance Programs | 108 |
| NASA | 88 |
| Energy | 69 |
| EPA | 58 |
| Labor | 58 |
| SSA | 46 |
| FDIC | 44 |
| GSA | 39 |
| OPM | 27 |
| TVA | 24 |
| National Science Foundation | 22 |
| HUD | 21 |
| NRC | 20 |
| National Credit Union Admin. | 14 |
| Education | 11 |
Source: Office of Management and Budget
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