Analysis
NAICS 561599 is the 2022 national industry for all other travel arrangement and reservation services, part of 56159 (Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services). Census lists 31 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 2,872 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 67,902 people at an average annual payroll of $131,417 per employee (94th percentile of national industries). 51% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services, with 75.3% of them.
Census lists 7 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 531210, 561510, 561520 and 561591. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include airline reservation services, airline ticket offices, automobile clubs, road and travel services and booking (e.g., airline, car rental, hotel, restaurant)…, among 31 in all.
For example, acting as agents and/or brokers in renting real estate for others are classified in 531210 (Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except travel agencies, tour operators, and convention and visitors bureaus) primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services.
Illustrative Examples:
Condominium time-share exchange services Ticket (e.g., airline, bus, cruise ship, sports, theatrical) offices Road and travel services automobile clubs Reservation (e.g., airline, car rental, hotel, restaurant) services Ticket (e.g., amusement, sports, theatrical) agencies
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Acting as agents and/or brokers in renting real estate for others | 531210 Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers |
| Travel agencies | 561510 Travel Agencies |
| Tour operators | 561520 Tour Operators |
| Convention and visitors bureaus | 561591 Convention and Visitors Bureaus |
| Organizing, promoting, and/or managing events, such as business and trade shows, conventions, conferences, and meetings (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place) | 561920 Convention and Trade Show Organizers |
| Organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as festivals (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place) | 7113 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
| Automobile clubs (i.e., enthusiasts' clubs, except road and travel services) | 813410 Civic and Social Organizations |
Index entries (31)
- Airline reservation services
- Airline ticket offices
- Automobile clubs, road and travel services
- Booking (e.g., airline, car rental, hotel, restaurant) services
- Bus ticket offices
- Car rental reservation services
- Concert ticket offices
- Condominium time-share exchange services
- Cruise reservation services
- Cruise ship ticket offices
- Hotel reservation services
- Motor travel clubs
- Online accommodations reservation services (through a website or mobile application)
- Online airline reservation services (through a website or mobile application)
- Online cruise reservation services (through a website or mobile application)
- Online motor vehicle rental reservation services (through a website or mobile application)
- Online ticket (e.g., airline, bus, cruise ship, sports, theatrical) agencies (through a website or mobile application)
- Performing arts ticket offices
- Railroad ticket offices
- Reservation (e.g., airline, car rental, hotel, restaurant) services
- Sports ticket offices
- Theatrical ticket offices
- Ticket (e.g., airline, bus, cruise ship, sports, theatrical) offices
- Ticket (e.g., airline, bus, cruise ship, sports, theatrical) sales offices
- Ticket (e.g., amusement, sports, theatrical) agencies
- Ticket (e.g., amusement, sports, theatrical) sales agencies
- Ticket agencies, amusement
- Ticket agencies, sports
- Ticket agencies, theatrical
- Ticket offices for foreign cruise ship companies
- Time-share exchange services, condominium