Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC), the premier driver of air travel intelligence and commerce in the travel industry, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies decreased 3.3 percent* this year as compared to 2015, totaling $80 billion vs. $83 billion.

U.S. Travel Agency Air Ticket Transactions Increase Nearly 14 Percent in November 

November 2016 ticket sales were up 7.5 percent to $6.4 billion against the same month last year, while ticket transactions were up 13.5 percent at 12.7 million verses November 2015.

Electronic Miscellaneous Document (EMD)** sales comprised nearly $44 million of the year-to-date sales vs. $16.6 million in 2015, and $6.2 million of the November 2016 sales as compared to $2.3 million in November 2015. EMD transactions increased nearly 274 percent to more than 717,000 so far in 2016 vs. nearly 192,000 in 2015.

About ARC
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) is the premier driver of air travel intelligence and commerce in the travel industry with leading business solutions, travel agency accreditation services, process and financial management tools and high-quality data. In 2015, ARC settled $88.3 billion worth of carrier ticket transactions for more than 9,400 travel agencies with 13,000 points of sale. Established in 1984, ARC is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in Louisville, Kentucky, Tampa, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico.