ARC: USD value of airline tickets sold by US travel agencies increases 4% in Jul-2019

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) reported (15-Aug-2019) the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by US based travel agencies increased 4% year-on-year to USD8 billion in Jul-2019. The average US round trip ticket price was USD498, up 3%. Other highlights include:

• Passenger trips settled by ARC for US travel agencies: 25.05 million, up 3.5%;
  • US domestic: Up 3.2%;
  • International: Up 4.1%;
• Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD) sales: USD6.9 million, up 7.3%;
• EMD transaction volume: Up 2%. [more - original PR]