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ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 3.35 percent* year-over-year in the first 11 months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, and 9.80 percent over the same period in 2010. From January through November 2012, ticket sales totaled $79.8 billion, compared to $77.2 billion in 2011, and $72.7 billion in 2010.

Year-to-date passenger segments for the first 11 months of 2012 increased slightly 0.02 percent at 342.4 million segments, compared to 342.3 million in 2011–while reflecting a 2.7 percent decrease from the same period in 2010. Ticket transactions between January and November 2012 also decreased slightly by 0.21 percent over the same period in 2011, while down by 2.1 percent compared to the same period in 2010.

ARC PROCESSING DATA NOVEMBER 2012
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Carriers				187
Retail Locations1				13,596
STP Locations1				516
VTC Locations1				1,597
Average Daily Sales (calendar month)4				$12,913
	Months			Year to Date
	Nov-12	% change (same month previous year)		2012	% change (same period previous year)
Domestic Fares	$2,633,043,814	-2.71%		$34,342,168,761	1.76%
International Fares	$2,329,408,311	-0.94%		$30,468,744,405	-1.66%
Total Fares	$4,962,452,125	-1.89%		$64,810,913,167	0.12%
Airline Fees	$412,123,872	13.41%		$5,780,203,621	53.94%
Taxes and Non-Airline Fees	$618,604,860	-0.74%		$8,197,486,451	5.63%
Total Taxes and Fees	$1,030,728,732	4.47%		$13,977,690,072	21.39%
Credit Card Sales	$5,583,632,710	0.01%		$72,260,630,737	3.89%
Cash Sales	$502,080,092	-7.91%		$7,555,591,844	-1.55%
Total Sales*	$6,085,712,802	-0.70%		$79,816,222,580	3.35%
* Refund and Exchange Charges Included	$92,531,945	10.21%		$1,027,619,521	4.22%
Credit Card Transactions	9,388,768	0.00%		118,344,621	0.05%
Cash Transactions	1,222,449	0.06%		16,303,261	-2.03%
Total Transactions	10,611,217	0.01%		134,647,882	-0.21%
Domestic Transactions	7,722,375	1.10%		96,145,447	-1.23%
International Transactions	2,888,842	-2.80%		38,502,435	2.44%
E-ticket Percentage	99.85%	0.15%
INDUSTRY DATA
Number of Flight/Segment Details in ARC Compass3				2,186,964,060
Number of Unique Origin and Destinations in ARC Compass3,5				727,069
Number of Monthly Online Logins to ARC Data Services				204,940

About ARC:

ARC powers the U.S.-based travel network with premier business solutions, travel agency accreditation services, process and financial management tools, and powerful data and analytics. Nearly 16,000 travel agencies and 190 airlines use ARC’s settlement services, which in 2011 totaled more than $82 billion. As the industry’s gold standard of accreditation, ARC allows participating agencies and carriers to focus on what’s important – increasing their revenue. Established in 1984, ARC is headquartered in Arlington, Va. For more information, visit www.arccorp.com.

Notes for Editors:

*Ticket Sales

Results based on sales data ending Nov. 30, 2012 from 13,596 U.S. retail and corporate travel agencies, satellite ticket printing offices, and online travel agencies.
Does not include sales of tickets purchased directly from airlines.
Total sales are equal to the total amount paid for a ticket, which includes taxes and fees.