ARC PROCESSING AT RECORD LEVELS IN MARCH

Arlington, VA, April 13, 2006 - ARC today released a summary of March Reporting & Settlement results. Highlights from the month were as follows:

• All time record highs for ARC processing of travel agent and CTD sales were established in several categories in the five-week processing month of March 2006.
• International Fares reached a record dollar volume of $3.1 billion.
• Average sales per agency location continued a steady climb to reach a record level of $78,098 per location. This compares to $44,176 per location in March 2001.
• Credit card billings accounting for 85.12% of total transactions reached a record high of $7.1 billion.
• Total sales of $8,360,422,000 in March 2006 reached a level not seen since June of 2000.
• • Domestic fares leaped to $4.2 billion – a dollar volume not seen since June 2001.

Note: Archived R&S monthly statistics are available at no charge on ARC’s Web site. Visit http://www.arccorp.com/regist/index.jsp to register for access and e-mail updates.

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