The number of air transactions settled through ARC in January was about flat year over year.

In aggregate and excluding refunds and exchanges, mega agencies processed 1.6 percent fewer air transactions than in January 2013, the third such decline in the past four months. Mega agencies include American Express, BCD Travel, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Expedia's Egencia, Hogg Robinson Group and Omega World Travel. Online agencies (mostly leisure-oriented agencies, but also including Travelocity Business) processed 3.9 percent fewer ARC transactions year over year while agencies characterized as "other" had the strongest showing, with aggregate January transactions up 4.4 percent year over year, according to ARC. The "other" category has not experienced a year-over-year decline in ARC transactions in any month since June 2013.