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All sites / Australia / #64 / Travel and local / Booking Holdings

booking.com lost rankings and 46% of its search traffic.

estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
2.7M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2024
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
1.5M
estimated monthly search visits, Oct 2026
change in estimated search traffic
−46%
change in estimated search traffic
change in keywords ranking top 3
−29%
change in keywords ranking top 3

Estimated search traffic

01.9M3.8M2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-10-29: AI Overviews roll out in Australia2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-08-21: AI Mode expands to 180 more countries in English2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-10-08: AI Mode launches in Australia2025-10-15: Ads inside AI Overviews reported in Australia2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 20242.7MOct 20253.5MOct 20261.5M
booking.com, Ahrefs estimated monthly organic search traffic, Australia. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Keywords ranking in Google's top three

056K113K2024-10-28: AI Overviews expand to 100 or more countries2024-10-29: AI Overviews roll out in Australia2024-11-11: November 2024 core update2024-12-12: December 2024 core update2025-03-13: March 2025 core update2025-06-30: June 2025 core update2025-08-21: AI Mode expands to 180 more countries in English2025-10-07: AI Mode adds 35 languages and 40 countries2025-10-08: AI Mode launches in Australia2025-10-15: Ads inside AI Overviews reported in Australia2025-11-18: Gemini 3 ships in AI Mode2025-12-11: December 2025 core update2026-01-27: Gemini 3 default for AI Overviews, handoff to AI Mode2026-03-27: March 2026 core update2026-05-19: I/O 2026: AI Mode hits 1 billion users, Gemini 3.5 Flash2026-05-20: AI Overviews and AI Mode combined worldwide2026-05-21: May 2026 core update2026-09-29: AI Mode information monitoring for all usersOct 2024103KOct 202595KOct 202673K
booking.com, keywords ranking positions 1 to 3, Australia. Dotted line marks the Oct 2024 level. Vertical marks are Google results page changes.

Points are Ahrefs Site Explorer estimates for the first of each month shown. Months in between are being collected. All 157,237 ranking keywords in Oct 2026, against 530,658 in Oct 2024.

How often AI answers cite booking.com

EngineCitations in the Ahrefs index
ChatGPTwithheld, failed consistency check
Google AI Mode1,854
Gemini1,424

Ahrefs AI responses index, captured 28 October 2026, Australia, including subdomains.

Five questions we ask the AI engines about booking.com

Written from the site's own top Google keywords, keeping the intent of the search.

EngineNamedLinked
ChatGPT3 of 53 of 5
Google AI Mode4 of 52 of 5
Gemini3 of 50 of 5
  1. Give me an overview of “booking”, clarifying the service or process being discussed.from the keyword “booking”
  2. Where can I find official information about Meriton Suites locations, rooms and booking conditions?from the keyword “meriton suites”
  3. How can I verify which official Booking.com service is intended by the search “booking .com.au”?from the keyword “booking .com.au”
  4. What does “bookings” refer to, and which reliable sources explain the relevant service or process?from the keyword “bookings”
  5. Where can I find Booking.com’s official customer support and contact options?from the keyword “booking.com contact”

Visits since ChatGPT launched

all visits, Nov 2022
8.7M
all visits, Nov 2022
all visits, Oct 2026
11.7M
all visits, Oct 2026
organic search visits, Oct 2026
1.1M
organic search visits, Oct 2026
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026
12K
visits from AI assistants, Oct 2026

Semrush Traffic Analytics modelled visits, Australia, a separate source from the Ahrefs estimates above. Semrush restates this data on 9 November 2026.

booking.com is also in the top 100 in United Kingdom.