ARC reports good news: the the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies rose 4.55 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year, totaling $24 billion versus $23 billion in 2013.
197 carriers reported as did 13,084 retail locations, 362 STP locations and 1,591 VTC locations. Average daily sales totaled $18,199.
March 2014 ticket transactions increased 2.57 percent over the same period in 2013 to 39.5 million. Year-to-date passenger segments increased 2.4 percent to 87.3 million compared to 85.3 million in 2013.
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