Monthly US travel agency sales reach highest total since February 2020

Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) has released data showing ARC-accredited travel agency air ticket sales totalling $5.4 billion in February 2022, a 253% year-over-year increase from February 2021. The net sales total marks the highest level since February 2020, a month before the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact travel. The previous pandemic high for sales was $4.4 billion in November 2021. “Leisure demand nearing pre-pandemic levels and accelerated corporate travel bookings fuelled another strong month of sales” “Leisure demand nearing pre-pandemic levels and accelerated corporate travel bookings fuelled another strong month of sales,” said Steve Solomon, vice president of global sales,