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Holiday Schedule

2025 Holiday Schedule

The 2025 ARC Holiday Schedule presents the holidays observed by ARC and is effective January 1, 2025. The schedule reflects the impacts to:

  • GDS-issued transactions

  • GDS/IAR Void and IAR modification extension dates

  • ARC Report PED and ARC Report due dates/times.

Holiday

Date Holiday Observed

Impacts
GDS Transactions
Issued

GDS/IAR Void and IAR
Modify Extension

Impacts
ARC Report PED

ARC Report Due by 1:59
p.m. Eastern Time

New Year’s Day 2025

Wednesday
01/01/25

Tuesday
12/31/24

Thursday
01/02/25

01/05/25

Tuesday
01/07/25
by 11:59 p.m.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/
Day of Service

Monday
01/20/25

Friday - Sunday
01/17/25 -
01/19/25

Tuesday
01/21/25

01/19/25

Wednesday
01/22/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Presidents’ Day

Monday
02/17/25

Friday - Sunday
02/14/25 -
02/16/25

Tuesday
02/18/25

02/16/25

Wednesday
02/19/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Memorial Day

Monday
05/26/25

Friday - Sunday

05/23/25 -
05/25/25

Tuesday
05/27/25

05/25/25

Wednesday
05/28/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Juneteenth

Thursday
06/19/25

Wednesday
06/18/25

Friday
06/20/25

06/22/25

Tuesday
06/24/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Independence Day

Friday
07/04/25

Thursday
07/03/25

Monday
07/07/25

07/06/25

Tuesday
07/08/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Labor Day

Monday
09/01/25

Friday - Sunday
08/29/25 -
08/31/25

Tuesday
09/02/25

08/31/25

Wednesday
09/03/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Veterans Day

Tuesday
11/11/25

Monday
11/10/25

Wednesday
11/12/25

11/09/25

Wednesday
11/12/25
by 11:59 p.m.

Thanksgiving

Thursday
11/27/25

Wednesday - Sunday
11/26/25 -
11/30/25

Monday
12/01/25

11/30/25

Tuesday
12/02/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Day After Thanksgiving

Friday
11/28/25

Wednesday - Sunday
11/26/25 -
11/30/25

Monday
12/01/25

11/30/25

Tuesday
12/02/25
by 1:59 p.m.

Christmas Day

Thursday
12/25/25

Wednesday
12/24/25

Friday
12/26/25

12/28/25

Tuesday
12/30/25
by 1:59 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE:

REPORT AUTHORIZATION DEADLINES:

  • Effective January 14, 2025, the weekly ARC sales report must be authorized by 1:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Tuesday following the sales report period ending date (PED).

  • When an ARC-recognized holiday falls on Monday, the weekly sales report is due by 1:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Wednesday following the PED.

  • When an ARC-recognized holiday falls on Tuesday, the weekly sales report is due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the Wednesday following the PED.

VOID/MODIFY DEADLINES:

  • When the day to void or modify falls on an ARC-recognized holiday, an extension to the next business day is automatically granted.

  • When a ticket sale, exchange, or refund transaction which was manually entered into IAR must be voided or modified, the void or modify action may only take place on the same day of IAR entry.

ARC reserves the right to make changes to the holiday schedule or sales report submission deadline. Any such changes will be communicated in advance to the travel agency community.

2026 Holiday Schedule

The 2026 ARC Holiday Schedule presents the holidays observed by ARC and is effective January 1, 2026. The schedule reflects the impacts to:

  • GDS-issued transactions
  • Airline Direct/NDC-issued transactions
  • GDS/IAR Void and IAR modification extension dates
  • ARC Report PED and ARC Report due date/time.

Holiday

Date Observed

Impacts

Transactions

Issued

GDS/IAR Void and IAR Modify Extension Date

Impacts

ARC Report PED

Date/Time ARC Report Due

New Year’s Day 2026

Thursday 01/01/26

Wednesday

12/31/25

Friday

01/02/26

01/04/26

Tuesday

01/06/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/
Day of Service

Monday

01/19/26

Friday - Sunday 01/16/26 - 01/18/26

Tuesday

01/20/26

01/18/26

Wednesday 01/21/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Presidents’

Day

Monday

02/16/26

Friday - Sunday 02/13/26 - 02/15/26

Tuesday

02/17/26

02/15/26

Wednesday 02/18/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Memorial

Day

Monday

05/25/26

Friday - Sunday 05/22/26 - 05/24/26

Tuesday

05/26/26

05/24/26

Wednesday 05/27/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Juneteenth

Friday

06/19/26

Thursday

06/18/26

Monday

06/22/26

06/21/26

Tuesday
06/23/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Independence Day

Friday

07/03/26

Thursday
07/02/26

Monday

07/06/26

07/05/26

Tuesday
07/07/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Labor

Day

Monday

09/07/26

Friday - Sunday

09/04/26 - 09/06/26

Tuesday

09/08/26

09/06/26

Wednesday 09/09/26

1:59 p.m. ET

National Election Day

Tuesday 11/03/26

Monday

11/02/26

Wednesday

11/04/26

11/01/26

Wednesday

11/04/26

11:59 p.m. ET

Veterans

Day

Wednesday

11/11/26

Tuesday

11/10/26

Thursday

11/12/26

11/15/26

Tuesday 11/17/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Thanksgiving

Thursday

11/26/26

Wednesday - Sunday

11/25/26 - 11/29/26

Monday

11/30/26

11/29/26

Tuesday

12/01/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Day After Thanksgiving

Friday

11/27/26

Wednesday - Sunday

11/25/26 - 11/29/26

Monday

11/30/26

11/29/26

Tuesday

12/01/26

1:59 p.m. ET

Christmas

Day

Friday

12/25/26

Thursday

12/24/26

Monday

12/28/26

12/27/26

Tuesday

12/29/26

1:59 p.m. ET

REPORT AUTHORIZATION DEADLINES:

  • The weekly ARC sales report must be authorized no later than 1:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday following the sales report period ending date (PED).
  • When an ARC-recognized holiday falls on Monday, the weekly sales report is due no later than 1:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday following the PED.
  • When an ARC-recognized holiday falls on Tuesday, the weekly sales report is due no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday following the PED.

VOID/MODIFY DEADLINES:

  • When the day to void or modify falls on an ARC-recognized holiday, an extension to the next business day is automatically granted.
  • When a ticket sale, exchange, or refund transaction which was manually entered into IAR must be voided or modified, the void or modify action may only take place on the same day of IAR entry.

ARC reserves the right to amend the holiday schedule or sales report submission deadlines as necessary. Any such amendments will be communicated to the travel agency community in advance.