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Travel Boom Drives Sharp Increase in US Airline Reward Prices – Press Release

American and Southwest offer lowest prices in the US Domestic Reward Report, which is the latest Pro Series Report by IdeaWorksCompany.  Inflation has worked its way through every nook and crevice of the US economy. The Consumer Price Index posted a 24% increase since the pre-pandemic period of 2019. The average reward seat increase posted […]

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Paid Seating Becomes Most Prevalent Offer in the Booking Paths of 25 Airlines – Press Release

The 2025 Almanac of Airline Retail navigates booking complexity and is the first Pro Series Report by IdeaWorksCompany. The standard boarding instruction airline passengers hear is now the #1 item they find in online ticket booking paths, according to the new Almanac of Airline Retail.  Paid seating tops the list of a la carte items for

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Low Cost Carriers Surrender to FFP Popularity – Press Release

Low Cost Meets Loyalty was issued today as a 15-page report to analyze the FFPs of these ten airlines: Air Arabia, AirAsia, Azul, Frontier, GOL, IndiGo, JetBlue, Pegasus, Viva Aerobus, and Vueling. Decades ago airline executives predicted “low cost” and “loyalty” were an impossible combination. But today, loyalty is now firmly embraced by LCCs.

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Airline Ancillary Revenue Skyrockets to $148.4 Billion Worldwide for 2024 – Press Release

The CarTrawler worldwide estimate leaps nearly 26% above 2023 and nearly $39 billion above the pre-pandemic year of 2019.  CarTrawler, the leading B2B provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry, and IdeaWorksCompany, the foremost consultant on ancillary revenue, project airline ancillary revenue will increase to $148.4 billion worldwide for 2024,

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2024 Big Book of Airline Data Reveals $918 Billion in Revenue for 2023, Up More Than 32% From Prior Year – Press Release

IdeaWorksCompany, a foremost consultant on ancillary revenue, frequent flyer programs, and airline retail, has released the 5th edition of its annual data compendium: The Big Book of Airline Data by IdeaWorksCompany. The new edition provides a world of data for individual airlines, regional compilations, airline alliances, employment data, and frequent flyer membership totals. The collection

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2024 Big Book of Airline Data by IdeaWorksCompany – Report

IdeaWorksCompany releases 105-page report filled with passenger traffic, revenue, employment, and frequent flyer membership data for 239 carriers.  The 2024 Big Book of Airline Data contains passenger traffic results for 168 primary airlines and 53 subsidiary airlines. The second portion contains revenue results for 136 primary airlines and 48 subsidiary airlines. The last airline sections

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Airlines are pushing ancillaries to boost revenue, but new offerings slow to come

PhocusWire Last year, total airline revenue exceeded pre-pandemic results hitting $918 billion, according to the recently published 2024 CarTrawler Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue.  Ancillary services played a role in that growth, with passengers increasingly willing to pay for options to personalize their experience – elements such as more legroom, early boarding or checked baggage. According to

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Report: 2023 Ancillary Airline Revenue ‘Surges’ Over ’19 Levels

Business Travel News The airlines with the most ancillary revenue in 2023 collected $54.1 billion, which “is far in excess” of the $38.4 billion result for the top 10 carriers for 2019, according to a new IdeaWorksCompany report, released Tuesday.  The company used financial statements, annual reports, analyst research and investor relations presentations for 68

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Low-Cost Carriers Reach Ancillary Revenue Records While Traditional Airlines Stumble – Press Release

Top-performing LCCs gain 13.1% on a per passenger basis, but traditional airlines drop 4.3% in the 2024 CarTrawler Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue. The 2024 edition of the CarTrawler Yearbook of Ancillary Revenue by IdeaWorksCompany, released today, describes ancillary revenue activities and results for 68 airlines in 2023, revealing divergences in trends and providing an assessment

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