U.S. Travel Agencies See Upturn in Air Ticket Sales vs. Last Year
Press release from the issuing company
Tuesday, March 18th, 2014
ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported Monday that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 3.66 percent year-over-year in the first two months of 2014 compared to the same period last year, totalling $15.6 billion versus $15 billion in 2013.
January 2014 ticket transactions increased 1.76 percent over the same period in 2013 to 25.9 million. Year-to-date passenger segments increased 2.3 percent to 55.1 million compared to 53.9 million in 2013.
