U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales are in a better place than they were a year ago.
According to Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) data released this week, sales reached $9.3 billion in March 2025, remaining steady with March 2024 but up 8 percent over February 2025.
Meanwhile, March's total passenger trips settled by ARC increased 6 percent year-over-year, totaling 27.1 million. That figure was up 13 percent from February 2025.
The year's opening quarter has been an encouraging one for the industry, with ticket sales climbing to $27.3 billion, up from $27.2 billion a year ago.
Even better, total passenger trips for the quarter rose by 3 percent compared to the same period in 2024.
NDC (New Distribution Capability) transactions accounted for roughly one in five (20.3 percent) of the total ARC reported and settled transactions in March 2025, marking a 9 percent increase from only 18.6 percent in March 2024.
"Monthly U.S. travel agency air ticket sales rebounded in March after a dip in February," Steve Solomon, chief commercial officer at ARC, said in a statement. "Overall, air travel demand grew slightly more than 3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, despite global geopolitical uncertainties."
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