ARC is the premier provider financial settlement solutions and data and analytical services for the travel industry,
Airline travel agencies, corporate travel departments, railroads, and other travel suppliers process up to $80 billion annually through ARC's world-class settlement system, making it the financial backbone of the travel distribution.
ARC - the Airlines Reporting Corporation - is an airline-owned company serving the travel industry with financial services, data products and services, ticket distribution, and settlement in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
• ARC provides ticket distribution, reporting, and settlement services for over 180 air and rail carriers and 20,000 ARC-accredited Travel Agency locations and Corporate Travel Departments
• ARC began as part of the Air Transport Association (ATA) operating the Area Settlement Plan (ASP), a clearinghouse operation established in 1964. With deregulation of the airline industry, ASP functions separated from ATA and were incorporated in 1984 as Airlines Reporting Corporation
• As the Travel industry steadily became more information-driven, ARC added business intelligence, data warehousing and analytics to its service portfolio thus significantly broadening its customer base
• Building on more than four decades of experience as the leading provider of financial, business intelligence and marketing services to the travel industry, ARC today continues to develop opportunities for its participants and partners to profit from secure, efficient management and delivery of Travel information services
• With annual processing volumes exceeding $77 billion and thirty-nine months of transaction data depositories accessible on-line 24/7, ARC is the information hub of the travel industry