Arlington, VA, December 4, 2007 – ARC is rolling out a groundbreaking data product for strategic decision making in a global market. ARC Itinerary Detail – Global Data recognizes that business intelligence on the worldwide travel market is critical to a carrier’s success and having that information easily available at a reasonable cost can spell the difference between success and failure in today’s global marketplace.

ARC Itinerary Detail – Global Data is based on all business and leisure transactions processed* by more than 20,000 U.S. travel agencies in the ARC standard file specification. ARC has licensed the standard file specification to IATA making a single, worldwide file specification available for the first time. The standard file specification makes it easier for carriers and other customers to aggregate data from ARC and IATA with individual carrier data, providing a cost-effective alternative to a combination of products purchased from multiple technology providers.

ARC’s new data product takes the cutting edge ARC Itinerary Detail file to a whole new level by making it compatible with IATA PaxIS – Global Data. ARC has added data to ARC Itinerary Detail bringing the transaction level data to 49 data elements including origin airport, destination airport, class of service, and marketing carrier for each segment of travel.

“What makes this so exciting, aside from ARC being first-to-market with this new technology, is that any carrier using this product will be able to reduce their costs for marketing analysis by simplifying the analytical process,” says Chuck Thackston, ARC’s General Manager – Data & Analytics. “It makes market analysis faster, and requires less investment in technology on the part of the carrier. We’re very pleased to provide our customers with an affordable high quality data solution and, with the cooperation of our partners in IATA, provide a truly worldwide view for the first time,” adds Thackston.

* Historical data can be provided for up to thirty-nine months.

For additional information on ARC Itinerary Detail – Global Data, please see www.arccorp.com/products/prod_dat_IDGlobal.html.

About ARC
ARC is the premier provider of financial settlement solutions and data and analytical services for the travel industry. Airlines, travel agencies, corporate travel departments, railroads, and other travel suppliers process more than $77 billion annually through ARC’s world-class settlement system, making it the financial backbone of travel distribution. ARC COMPASS®, the leading, trusted source for travel transaction information, powers data and analytical tools that help ARC customers make confident business decisions. ARC is an airline-owned company that builds on values of integrity, teamwork, innovation, cost-effectiveness, and excellence. For more information, please visit http://www.arccorp.com.