Year-over-Year US Travel Agency Seven-Day Air Ticket Volume and Other Variances Ending November 20, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. – November 21, 2022 – Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today reported year-over-year consolidated airline ticketing volume variances for the week ending November 20, 2022. These totals represent sales generated by U.S. travel agencies* and processed through the ARC settlement system compared to the same period in 2021. 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 2021	Sales Variance vs. Same Week 2021
October 30	11.5%	53.3%
November 6	11.4%	47.6%
November 13	9.6%	41.4%
November 20	9.6%	38.6%
52-Week Average**	45.1%	113.0%

Variances in Tickets Sold by Segment for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Corporate	Online	Leisure/Other
October 30	46.8%	-21.2%	42.9%
November 6	46.0%	-14.8%	29.7%
November 13	40.4%	-16.9%	31.4%
November 20	36.3%	-14.6%	31.4%
52-Week Average**	118.3%	4.6%	89.1%

ARC continues to release weekly consolidated airline ticketing volume variances compared to the same period in 2019. This data offers a comprehensive look at total air travel recovery at pre-pandemic levels.

Tickets Issued for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Ticket Variance vs. Same Week 2019	Sales Variance vs. Same Week 2019
October 30	-16.9%	-7.8%
November 6	-16.1%	-6.1%
November 13	-20.1%	-11.1%
November 20	-21.4%	-11.3%
52-Week Average***	-22.2%	-18.7%

Variances in Tickets Sold by Segment for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Corporate	Online	Leisure/Other
October 30	-27.1%	-24.9%	5.9%
November 6	-29.7%	-21.0%	6.6%
November 13	-33.4%	-26.5%	3.6%
November 30	-36.0%	-27.4%	2.6%
52-Week Average***	-36.5%	-23.5%	-5.7%

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*Notes

Results are based on weekly sales data ending November 20, 2022, from 10,607 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.

Corporate: Agencies that primarily help companies organize travel arrangements for their employees.
Online: Online travel agencies, sometimes referred to as “OTAs,” are web-based travel agencies.
Leisure/Other: “Leisure” represents agencies that primarily help travelers with vacation arrangements. “Other” represents a section of agencies that can’t be categorized as corporate, OTA or leisure.

**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 2021 baseline numbers.

***Additional Notes

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