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Arlington,
VA – October 2021 / Newsmaker Alert / Airlines
Reporting Corp. (ARC) has released data showing ARC-accredited travel
agency air ticket sales increased 175% year over year in September 2021.
The consolidated dollar value of tickets sold by agencies in September
totaled $3.2 billion, up from $1.2 billion in September 2020 and edging
slightly higher compared to the August 2021 total.*
Month
over month, September 2021 international trips and total trips increased
by 3% and 1%, respectively. U.S. domestic trips increased less than 1%.
“Historically,
we expect sales and total trips to decline month over month in September,”
said Steve Solomon,
vice president of global sales, marketing operations and customer experience
at ARC. “This year, month-over-month sales started to decline between July
and August due to travel restrictions triggered by the delta variant. We’re
encouraged to see that decline leveling off, and ticket sales and trip
numbers improving with the news of international travel to the U.S. becoming
easier for vaccinated travelers beginning in November.”
Total
passenger trips settled by ARC in September 2021 increased 103% year over
year from 7.6 million to 15.4 million. U.S. domestic passenger trips increased
98% to 11 million YOY. International passenger trips increased 115% to
4.4 million over the same period. The average U.S. round-trip ticket price
increased to $390 in September 2021, up from $343 in September 2020.
Year
over year, September 2021 EMD sales increased 186% to $6,577,935. EMD transactions
increased 142% to 133,179.**
More
detailed information is available on ARC’s
sales statistics page. Additional breakdown of corporate, leisure and
online ticket sales can be found on the ARC
COVID-19 data page.
About
ARC
As
a leader in air travel intelligence and omnichannel retailing, ARC provides
platforms, tools and insights that help the global travel community connect,
grow and thrive. ARC enables the diverse retailing strategies of its customers
by providing innovative technology, flexible settlement solutions and access
to the world’s most comprehensive air transaction dataset. In 2019, ARC
managed more than $97.4 billion in transactions between airlines and travel
agencies, representing more than 302 million passenger trips. For more
information, please visit arccorp.com.
Notes
for Editors:
*Ticket
Sales
-
Results
are based on monthly sales data ending September 30, 2021, from 10,921
U.S. retail and corporate travel agency locations, satellite ticket printing
offices and online travel agencies. Results do not include sales of tickets
purchased directly from airlines.
-
The average
ticket price (USD) is for a round-trip ticket settled through ARC for an
itinerary that included only U.S. domestic travel.
-
Passenger
trips include the total number of passengers taking a trip from one airport
to another using direct or connecting flights. Newly issued trips are added,
and refunded trips are deducted to provide a net view of traveling passengers.
-
U.S. domestic
passenger trips include the total number settled through ARC where the
itinerary is wholly within the U.S. International passenger trips include
the total number settled through ARC where some or all the travel occurs
to airports outside the U.S. or originates outside the U.S.
-
Total
sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket, which includes taxes
and fees.
**Electronic
Miscellaneous Documents (EMD)
-
Includes
fees for products and services such as upgraded seats, checked bags, an
unaccompanied minor, pet-in-cabin, etc.
Media
Contact:
Randy
Spoon
Manager, Content & Media
Relations
ARC
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