ARLINGTON, Va. – January 19, 2023 – Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today released data showing total passenger trips settled by ARC in December 2022 increased 23% year over year to 16 million. The results include a 57% increase in international trips and an 8% increase in domestic trips.* ARC-accredited travel agency air ticket sales totaled $5.5 billion in December, a 76% year-over-year increase.
The average U.S. round-trip air travel ticket price was $531 in December, a 4.8% decrease from November 2022 ($558).
Month over month, December 2022 results showed:
“Travel purchases in December were significantly higher than last year, with international travel making the biggest comeback compared to 2021,” said Steve Solomon, chief commercial officer at ARC. “International travel will continue to grow in 2023, as many pandemic-era restrictions have finally been lifted. Fully vaccinated tourists can now visit nearly 200 countries without a COVID-19 test or quarantine.”
Ancillary sales increased 117% year over year to $15,656,487. Ancillary transactions increased 71% to 241,554 over the same period.**
More detailed information is available on ARC’s sales statistics page.
About ARC
ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company that possesses the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights representing 490 airlines and 230 countries and territories. Our solutions and expertise strengthen economies and enrich lives by connecting stakeholders across the travel ecosystem. For more information, visit arccorp.com.
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