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title: "Travel Sickness — £65K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 36/100 · £65K/yr market · 125K searches/yr · £5.00 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **travel sickness**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 16Growth 36Conversion 89Competition 7Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 0Review moat 34Quality gap 62
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****10.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Okay****+8.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,103.63**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****£65K**
£65K/yr · 125K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.00**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****92%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.75–£5.83**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, travel sickness is a £65K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (125K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **travel sickness market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£50K–£63K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#24**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **42 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **169 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 92% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**5 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**9**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**92%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Hionfurt49% - MQ40% - Coloroom5% - Nacerlary2% - Beauylook2% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/travel-sickness/trend)
## **Top travel sickness search terms**
- **motion sickness patches**46K/yr+9.7%9.4% conv. - **travel sickness patches**18K/yr+33.9%13.4% conv. - **sea sickness patches**14K/yr+25.0%9.8% conv. - **scopolamine patch**12K/yr-11.9%2.2% conv. - **scopoderm patches 1.5 mg hyoscine**10K/yr-24.0%0.9% conv. - **anti sickness patches**5K/yr+41.7%10.1% conv. - **hyoscine hydrobromide**5K/yr+34.4%1.0% conv. - **sickness patches**3K/yr+65.9%10.4% conv. - **motion sickness patch**3K/yr+24.7%10.0% conv. - **seasickness patches for cruises**3K/yr+15.0%8.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/travel-sickness/search-terms)
## **Top travel sickness products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%15%£10K30%£20K45%£29K60%£39K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Hionfurt Motion Sickness Patches - 32 Count for Fast Nausea Relief in Car Sea Air Travel - Travel Sickness Patches Non-Drowsy Effective Lasts 72 Hours**Hionfurt**£5.50**4.3★9,568 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFW5S24W) [2**MQ Motion Sickness Patch 20 Count/Box**MQ**£4.94**4.4★2,453 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01JCVJYL8) [3**Hionfurt Motion Sickness Patches - 16 Count for Fast Nausea Relief in Car Sea Air Travel - Travel Sickness Patches Non-Drowsy Effective Lasts 72 Hours**Hionfurt**£4.74**4.3★9,568 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFVXRBDV) [4**Motion Sickness Patches 36 PCS Anti Nausea Patches for Travel Sea Sickness Relief Prevent Vomiting & Nausea**Coloroom**£4.37**4.2★23 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGV429VG) [5**MQ Motion Sickness Patches 20 Count Travel Sickness Patches Non-Drowsy Cruise Ship Travel Essentials Fast Acting & Long Lasting 72H Light Color**MQ**£5.83**4.5★732 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D78JLXC4)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Motion Sickness Patches - 36 PCS Travel Sickness Patches Fast-Acting Nausea Improve for Car Cruise Airplane Trips**Beauylook**£3.75**7 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHXYNY51) [**40 Motion Sickness Patches - Non-Drowsy Nausea Relief for Car and Boat**Nacerlary**£5.02**25 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSQSR6S9) [**Motion Sickness Patches 36 PCS Anti Nausea Patches for Travel Sea Sickness Relief Prevent Vomiting & Nausea**Coloroom**£4.37**23 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGV429VG) [**MQ Motion Sickness Patches 20 Count Travel Sickness Patches Non-Drowsy Cruise Ship Travel Essentials Fast Acting & Long Lasting 72H Light Color**MQ**£5.83**732 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D78JLXC4) [**Hionfurt Motion Sickness Patches - 32 Count for Fast Nausea Relief in Car Sea Air Travel - Travel Sickness Patches Non-Drowsy Effective Lasts 72 Hours**Hionfurt**£5.50**9,568 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFW5S24W)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Motion Sickness Patches - 36 PCS Travel Sickness Patches Fast-Acting Nausea Improve for Car Cruise Airplane Trips**Beauylook**£3.75**4.2★**▲ 203%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHXYNY51) [**40 Motion Sickness Patches - Non-Drowsy Nausea Relief for Car and Boat**Nacerlary**£5.02**4.7★**▲ 86%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSQSR6S9) [**Hionfurt Motion Sickness Patches - 16 Count for Fast Nausea Relief in Car Sea Air Travel - Travel Sickness Patches Non-Drowsy Effective Lasts 72 Hours**Hionfurt**£4.74**4.3★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFVXRBDV) [**Motion Sickness Patches 36 PCS Anti Nausea Patches for Travel Sea Sickness Relief Prevent Vomiting & Nausea**Coloroom**£4.37**4.2★**▲ 21%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGV429VG) [**MQ Motion Sickness Patch 20 Count/Box**MQ**£4.94**4.4★**▲ 11%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01JCVJYL8)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about travel sickness**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Efficiency**25%
*“Effective”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Excellent product, fantastic results”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“Easy to Use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Product as described”*
**Muscle Pain Relief**8%
*“These patches seemed to work well for me on a route I always get motion sickness on”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Good price”*
**Side Effects**5%
*“No nasty side effects”*
**Smell**2%
*“It's like a faint lemon balm spicy smell its quite pleasant”*
**Skin Health**2%
*“comfortable to wear without causing irritation on the skin during use”*
**Ingredients-Overall**2%
*“Ingredients”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Functionality-Overall**47%
*“Did not work”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Waste of money”*
**Sleep Quality**4%
*“Don't make me sleepy”*
**Portability**4%
*“Travel sickness”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Small patches”*
**Quality-Overall**3%
*“Rubbish”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“Annoying that the listing didnt mention this as otherwise I wouldnt have purchased”*
**Allergies**2%
*“I was nauseous”*
**Pain Relief-Overall**2%
*“I was sick on my journey”*
**Sinus Relief**2%
*“Felt sick and dizzy within half an hour”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is travel sickness profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £65K/yr across 8 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- **How competitive is the travel sickness niche?**
- 5 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 92% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in travel sickness?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Value For Money, Sleep Quality. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for travel sickness peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the travel sickness niche?**
- Listings span £3.75–£5.83; the average listing price is £5.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,104 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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