US travel agencies start 2014 with rise in air ticket sales

ARLINGTON, VA – ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increase

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ARLINGTON, VA – ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 2.83 percent* year-over-year in the first month of 2014 compared to the same period last year, totalling $7.84 billion vs. $7.62 billion in 2013.

January 2014 ticket transactions increased 0.14 percent over the same period in 2013 to 13.3 million. Year-to-date passenger segments increased by 2.1 percent to 28.5 million compared to 27.9 million in 2013.

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