There is an interesting chart flying around the web today regarding US online travel agencies.
Posted initially on the Business Insider, the chart is from consultancy and investment house Barclays Capital and includes actual and estimated booking numbers for three of the main OTAs in the US from 2005 to 2013.
Many of those commenting on the figures have been drawn to the wholly predictable drop for Orbitz and Expedia (but not Priceline) in 2009. But the interesting figures are those thereafter.
Barclays estimates that Priceline will overtake Orbitz for total gross number of bookings for the first time by 2010.
Although Expedia is forecast to to remain market leader in 2013, Priceline will account for 30% of the trio's overall pie.
NB: Figures obviously do not include Travelocity.