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ARC released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $10.4 billion in March 2026 — a 12% increase from March 2025.

ARC released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $9.6 billion in February 2026 — an 11% increase from February 2025.

U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $10 billion in January 2026, marking the first time monthly agency air ticket sales have eclipsed $10 billion since ARC began tracking data.

ARC has launched the air travel industry’s first orders-based reporting and settlement system to empower airlines, travel agencies and their partners to move beyond ticket-based reporting and settlement to a dynamic orders-based model.

ARC released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $100.4 billion in 2025. The annual sales total grew 1% from 2024 and represents the highest annual total recorded by ARC.

ARC released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $7.1 billion in November 2025 — a 1% year-over-year decrease.

ARC released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.6 billion in October 2025 — a 6% year-over-year increase and the highest October monthly sales total recorded by ARC.

ARC today announced that Ethiopian Airlines has begun processing New Distribution Capability (NDC) transactions through ARC Direct Connect.

Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.7 billion in September 2025.

U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.3 billion in August 2025.

Travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.1 billion in July 2025 — a 2% year-over-year increase and the highest monthly total for July ever recorded by ARC.

U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $52.3 billion from January through June 2025 a 1% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.

U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.6 billion in May 2025.

ARC announced a new partnership with Philippine flag carrier Philippine Airlines through ARC Direct Connect.

U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales reached $8.8 billion in April 2025.

ARC has announced a new partnership with Royal Jordanian Airlines through ARC Direct Connect.

U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales reached $9.3 billion in March 2025, remaining steady compared to March 2024.

U.S. travel agency air ticket sales totaled $8.6 billion in February 2025 – a 4% decrease from February 2024.

Travel agency air ticket sales remain high to start 2025 after a record year.

U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $99.2 billion in 2024, the highest total recorded by ARC.

ARC has announced a new partnership with Vietnam Airlines through ARC Direct Connect.

2026

ARC Says 2026 Is Off to a Flying Start
Travel Weekly
February 19, 2026

ARC Launches Orders-Based Reporting and Settlement System
Business Travel News
Jan 27, 2026

NDC Adoption Surges Among Traditional Agencies in 2025
Travel Weekly
Jan 25, 2026

2025

As Measures Evolve, Corp. Trips Proving Tricky to Define, Hard to Count
Business Travel News
Oct 14, 2025

GBTA Foundation Names 2025 WINiT Top 50
Business Travel Executive
Oct 7, 2025

Unauthorized Ticketing is Down, but ARC Warns of New Threats
Travel Weekly
Jul 19, 2025

Is Premium Air Travel Flying Too Close To The Sun?
Aviation Week Network
Jul 23, 2025

ARC Adds Branded Fares, Loyalty to NDC Best Practices
Business Travel News
Jul 24, 2025

Is Omnichannel Morphing?
Business Travel Executive
Jun 24, 2025

Has International Travel to the U.S. Really Collapsed?
The New York Times
Apr 30, 2025

Exclusive: Expedia's 8 Data-Driven Tips for Booking Cheaper Flights (Including Best Day)
USA TODAY
Jan 28, 2025

US Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales Reach Record High
TravelPulse
Jan 16, 2025

NDC Sputters, But It's Still the Future
The Company Dime
Jan 2, 2025

2024

ARC Releases NDC Working Group's Best Practices
The Beat
Dec 4, 2024

Traverse Technologies Eyes Self-Sovereign Identity For New Profile Solution
The Company Dime
Nov 19, 2024

What Travel Agency Owners Can Do to Protect from Fraud
Travel Market Report
Nov 11, 2024

What's the Cheapest Day to Book Flights?
Bankrate
Sept 6, 2024

How the Crisis at Boeing Could Make Your Next Vacation More Expensive
The New York Times
Aug 30, 2024

Put Business Mindset on Top of Data Products — Airlines Reporting Corporation Director of Data Services
CDO Magazine
Aug 28, 2024

ARC: June NDC Transaction Share Exceeds 20 Percent
Business Travel News
Jul 18, 2024

Industry Seeks Happy Medium On Airline Order Change Notifications
The Company Dime
Jul 9, 2024

Changes in Air Travel
TravelPulse
Jul 2, 2024

Americans Are All Over Europe This Summer. Here’s How to Outsmart the Crowds.
The Wall Street Journal
Jun 23, 2024

Welcome Back, Road Warriors: Business Travel Returns
The Wall Street Journal
Apr 28, 2024

AA Follows UA To ARC’s Corporate Contracting Tool As Sabre Upgrades Prism
The Company Dime
Apr 16, 2024

ARC's NDC Working Group Could Yield Real Results
Travel Weekly
April 6, 2024

How the Crisis at Boeing Could Make Your Next Vacation More Expensive
CNN
Mar 21, 2024

ARC Launches NDC Advancement Working Group
Business Travel News
March 18, 2024

Acquis' Sharma Joins ARC
Business Travel News
March 4, 2024

Consolidators are embracing NDC as they compete for the lowest airfares
Travel Weekly
Feb 20, 2024

Will summer flight prices to Europe finally drop? Here's what to expect
The Points Guy
Feb 16, 2024

The NDC Road Ahead
Business Travel Executive
Feb 7, 2024

ARC's Updated Agency Agreement Outlines Stronger Cybersecurity Measures The Beat Jan 11, 2024