2024 Total Sets New Record for ARC-Accredited Agency Sales
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) released data showing 2024's U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $99.2 billion. The 2024 sales grew 4% from 2023 and represent the highest annual total recorded by ARC.
U.S. travel agencies saw a surge in December demand, with ticket sales reaching $6.7 billion, a 17% year-over-year increase. Total passenger trips climbed 13% year over year to 19 million, driven by double-digit percentage increases in both domestic and international trips.*
NDC transactions accounted for 20.3% of the total ARC reported and settled transactions in December 2024 — a 10% increase from 18.4% in December 2023. A total of 799 travel agencies reported NDC transactions during December 2024.
Results for December 2024 showed:
ARC Ticketing Metric
Total
Month-Over-
Month Variance
Year-Over-
Year Variance
Total Sales
$6.7 billion
-7 %
+17 %
Total Passenger Trips
19 million
-8 %
+13 %
U.S. Domestic Trips
11.4 million
-11 %
+13 %
International Trips
7.6 million
-2 %
+13 %
Average Ticket Price
$561
-3 %
+4 %
"2024 was a momentous year for air travel, with eight record-breaking months of agency sales and a strong close in December," said Steve Solomon, chief commercial officer at ARC. "Sales and passenger trip growth were made possible by industry collaboration to meet travelers and travel managers where they want to do business. Airlines, agencies and technology providers made a concerted effort to support modern airline retailing in 2024, evidenced by total NDC transaction volume increasing more than 50% since 2023."
Total results for 2024 showed:
ARC Ticketing Metric
Total
Year-Over-Year
Variance
Total Sales
$99.2 billion
+4 %
Total Passenger Trips
284.9 million
+6 %
U.S. Domestic Trips
179.4 million
+7 %
International Trips
105.5 million
+4 %
More detailed information is available on ARC's sales statistics page.
About ARC:
ARC's data platform is the intelligence behind air travel, connecting the industry ecosystem and powering commercial decisions for airlines and our partners. We manage the world's most comprehensive airline ticketing dataset, comprised of over 12 billion annual passenger flights operated by more than 480 airlines in over 235 countries. ARC's trusted reporting and settlement services process more than $95 billion in U.S.-based agency air sales annually. ARC leads industry collaboration between airlines, agencies, corporate buyers and other partners to enable a thriving air travel retailing ecosystem. For more information, visit arccorp.com.