November Yielded Good News for Agency Sales

Total sales through the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) rose 5 percent in November to $4.9 billion, up from 4.7 billion last November. ARC said this is the largest increase seen in 12 months.

Average sales per agency location jumped by 20 percent to $47,157. The number of actual transactions also rose for the first time in a year, up 3 percent.

"The rise of November transaction counts over the previous year and the recent growth of sales are good news for ARC and for the travel distributors and carriers we serve,” said President and CEO David Collins. The number of authorized retail locations continues its slide, and by the end of November, the number of locations had fallen 10.1 percent to 22,481.