ARC reports that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 0.20 percent year-over-year in the first two months of 2013 compared to the same period last year, totaling $15 billion vs. $14.9 billion in 2012.
Ticket transactions so far for 2013 decreased 1.05 percent over the same period in 2012 to 25.5 million, ARC reports. Year-to-date passenger segments were essentially flat, decreasing 0.7 percent to 53.8 million compared to 54.5 million in 2012. ARC said the results are based on monthly sales data ending Feb. 28, 2013 from 13,823 U.S. retail and corporate travel agencies, satellite ticket printing offices and online travel agencies.
Results do not include sales of tickets purchased directly from airlines and total sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket, which includes taxes and fees, ARC said.
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