ARLINGTON, Va. – June 5, 2019 – Cancun, Mexico, continues to be the top destination for summer travelers flying from the U.S., according to Airlines Reporting Corporation’s (ARC) annual top 10 summer travel analysis. This is the fourth consecutive year that Cancun took the number one spot despite a 3.3% decrease in passenger volume when compared to the same period* in 2018. Las Vegas (No. 5) saw an 8% increase in passengers, the highest of the top 10 group. Average passenger counts and airfares across the group were virtually flat, down 1.6% and 1% respectively when compared to the same period in 2018.
Los Angeles (No. 9) saw the second highest increase in passengers at 1.5% while the average ticket price to Honolulu (No. 8) decreased the greatest, down 8%, when compared to last year. Conversely, passenger volume to Seattle (No. 7) dropped 6.4%, and the average ticket price to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, grew by 4.7%.
“When we took a holistic look at the top 10 summer destinations in terms of passenger volume, we saw that the levels stayed steady and strong,” said ARC Managing Director of Data Science, Chuck Thackston. “And since the average cost of a ticket also remained effectively unchanged, vacationing in the U.S. and abroad continues to be a great deal.”
The top 10 summer destinations by airline ticket transactions include:
- Cancun, Mexico
- New York
- Orlando, Florida
- London
- Las Vegas
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- Seattle
- Honolulu
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
About ARC:
An industry leader in air travel distribution and intelligence, ARC settled $94.8 billion in ticket transactions in 2018 between airlines and travel agencies, representing more than 295 million passenger trips. ARC provides flexible distribution solutions, innovative technology and access to the world’s most comprehensive air ticket transaction data, helping the global air travel community connect, grow and thrive. For more information, please visit www.arccorp.com.