Weekly Media Update: US Travel Agency Seven-Day Air Ticket Volume and Other Variances Ending March 22, 2020

Today, ARC begins releasing key airline ticketing data compiled from weekly sales by U.S. travel agencies, including online, corporate, and retail organizations. We will publish this information each Monday in a rolling four-week table. For more information, please refer to the notes section below.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today reported the following consolidated airline ticketing volume variances, compared to the same period in 2019. These totals represent sales generated by US travel agencies* and processed through the ARC settlement system. Data figures are for the seven days ending March 22, 2020. More in-depth, custom data is available from ARC for purchase. Please click here for more information.

Tickets Issued for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending:	Ticket Variance vs. Same Week 2019	Sales Variance vs. Same Week 2019
March 1	-15.6%	-8.9%
March 8	-25.5%	-22.2%
March 15	-45.2%	-43.6%
March 22	-80.1%	-63.2%
Year-to-Date (YTD)	-14.78%	-19.58%

Variances in Tickets Sold by Segment for All Itineraries:

7-Day Period Ending	Corporate	Online	Leisure/Other
March 1	-8.6%	-18.7%	-17.8%
March 8	-32.3%	-17.6%	-31.3%
March 15	-65.2%	-29.4%	-49.1%
March 22	-89.5%	-77.7%	-73.9%
Year-to-Date (YTD)	-16.62%	-13.82%	-14.33%

Average Air Ticket Price for U.S. Domestic Round Trips:

7-Day Period Ending	Change from prior week	Average Ticket Price
March 1	1.9%	$499
March 8	-12.6%	$437
March 15	-16.8%	$363
March 22	-7.6%	$336
Year-to-Date (YTD)	-2.4% (Avg. Weekly Change)	$470

*Notes

• Results are based on weekly sales data ending March 22, 2020, from 11,800 U.S. retail and corporate travel agency locations, and online travel agencies. Results do not include sales of tickets purchased directly from airlines and are not net of refunds or exchanges.
• Average ticket price (in USD) for a round-trip ticket settled through ARC for an itinerary that included only U.S. domestic travel.
• Total sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket, which includes taxes and fees.

About ARC:

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