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Zero-Booking Top Destinations SQL

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Given a table of hotel searches and bookings, write a query to find the top three most frequently searched destinations that resulted in zero bookings.

Use the provided search and booking tables. Exclude searches without a destination.

Output

  1. One row per destination with no bookings
  2. Columns: destination, search_count
  3. Return at most three rows, ordered by search_count descending, then destination ascending for ties

Schema

hotel_searches
ColumnTypeDescription
search_idPKINTUnique identifier for a hotel search
destinationVARCHAR(100)Destination searched by the traveler
searched_atDATEDate of the hotel search
hotel_bookings
ColumnTypeDescription
booking_idPKINTUnique identifier for a hotel booking
search_idINTSearch associated with the booking
booked_atDATEDate of the booking
Tableshotel_searcheshotel_bookings
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