U.S. travel agencies logged a record January for air ticket sales, according to ARC.
Agency sales for the month totaled $8.9 billion, up 7% from January 2023. The average domestic roundtrip fare was $546, a 3% increase.
"January's results represent a promising start to air travel in 2024 as we approach the first busy travel period," ARC chief commercial officer Steve Solomon said. "We are already seeing a spike in ticket transactions to popular spring break destinations like Cancun, Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Business travel also had a solid month with corporate travel agency-settled trips increasing 7% year over year."
The total number of passenger trips also rose 7% in January, to 25.6 million. Domestic trips increased 8% and international trips increased 6%.