US Travel Agency Seven-Day Air Ticket Volume and Other Variances Ending March 14, 2021

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US Travel Agency Seven-Day Air Ticket Volume and Other Variances Ending March 14, 2021

ARLINGTON, Va. – March 15, 2021 – Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today reported the following consolidated airline ticketing volume variances, compared to the same period in 2019. These totals represent sales generated by US travel agencies* and processed through the ARC settlement system. Data figures are for the seven days ending March 14, 2021. Click here to access ARC’s full weekly airline sales data dating back to March 2020.

Tickets Issued for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Ticket Variance vs. Same Week 2019	Sales Variance vs. Same Week 2019
February 21	-64.0%	-79.9%
February 28	-58.8%	-76.1%
March 7	-56.4%	-73.7%
March 14	-56.5%	-72.2%
52-Week Average**	-74.2%	-84.3%

Variances in Tickets Sold by Segment for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Corporate	Online	Leisure/Other
February 21	-84.7%	-46.4%	-67.8%
February 28	-82.9%	-40.3%	-62.8%
March 7	-82.8%	-37.2%	-60.3%
March 14	-83.1%	-37.6%	-59.4%
52-Week Average**	-88.3%	-63.1%	-75.8%

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*Notes

Results are based on weekly sales data ending March 14, 2021, from 11,089 U.S. retail and corporate travel agency locations, and online travel agencies. Results do not include sales of tickets purchased directly from airlines and are not net of refunds or exchanges.
Total sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket, which includes taxes and fees.

**Additional Notes

The 52-week rolling average is the average ticketing volume and other variances over the 52 weeks, ending with the most recent week, compared to the 2019 baseline numbers.

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