Air ticket sales by US-based travel agencies totaled $10.4 billion in March 2026 – a 12 percent increase from March 2025, according to data from Airlines Reporting Corp. Total passenger trips settled by ARC in March 2026 increased by 4 percent year over year, reaching 28.1 million.

Through the first quarter of 2026, US travel agency air ticket sales totaled $30.1 billion, an 11 percent increase compared to 2025’s first-quarter sales. For the quarter, total passenger trips rose by 6 percent to 82.3 million compared to the same period in 2025.

In March, agencies posted a total of 17.7 million US domestic trips, a 10 percent increase over the previous month and 5 percent year over year. ARC reported 10.4 million international trips, a month over month rise of 5 percent and 1 percent more than the same period last year.

The average ticket price in March was $623, a 4 percent increase over February 2026, and 16 percent higher than March 2025.

In March 2026, 1,197 travel agencies reported NDC transactions, which accounted for 20.8 percent of the total ARC-settled transactions, up from 20.3 percent in March 2025.

“For the second time this year, total monthly ticket sales surpassed the $10 billion mark, with gains in both domestic and international trips,” said Steve Solomon, ARC’s chief commercial officer. “The passenger growth we’ve seen this month and quarter suggests travelers are actively planning around geopolitical uncertainty rather than pulling back on air travel.”