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The first month of the year kicked off 2025 with red-hot
international travel demand throughout the world.
International demand in all regions, as
measured in revenue passenger kilometers, in January collectively increased
12.4 percent year over year, while total international load factor increased
2.2 percentage points to 82.1 percent. International demand on Asian carriers
increased nearly 22 percent year over year. International demand on North
American carriers increased 3.8 percent year over year, by far the lowest of
any region, as the strong U.S. dollar remained an impediment to inbound
international travel.
After a very strong December 2024, likely fueled in part
by pent-up corporate demand following the U.S. presidential election, ARC noted
the number of air tickets sold by U.S. corporate agencies and settled by ARC in
January dipped slightly year over year. ARC still suggested that business
demand in January remained high, though the Average U.S. Domestic Roundtrip
Ticket Price slipped a few dollars from the month before. The average roundtrip
premium-class ticket increased a bit from December, though.
January U.S. hotel demand remained high, although the effects of the Los
Angeles wildfires and continued recovery from last year's hurricanes in the
Southeast boosted occupancy data.
