
✈️ Travel & Hospitality · Sankey
Where an online travel agency's booking revenue comes from and how it splits between suppliers and the agency's margin.
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Sankey of 100 units of gross booking value at an online travel agency: flights, hotels, holidays and ancillaries (insurance, seats, meals), split into amounts paid to airlines and hotels and the agency's commission or markup.
sankey-beta Flights,Paid to Airlines,44 Flights,Agency Margin,2 Hotels,Paid to Hotels,26 Hotels,Agency Margin,6 Holidays,Paid to Suppliers,15 Holidays,Agency Margin,3 Ancillaries,Paid to Suppliers,2 Ancillaries,Agency Margin,2
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