Americans who had to cancel getaways and get-togethers last year because of the pandemic are making up for lost time this holiday season. More than 109 million people — an almost 34% increase from 2020 — will travel 50 miles or more as they hit the road, board airplanes or take other transportation out of […]
Thanksgiving Travel to Rebound to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels
AAA predicts over 48 million holiday travels will take to the roads over the holiday weekend. Airports and roads may seem jam-packed this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people overall to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13% from last year. This brings travel volumes within 5% of pre-pandemic levels in 2019, with air […]
AAA Projects Over 43 Million to Take Road Trip During Independence Day Holiday
Overall travel expected to increase 40% compared to last year, reaching the second-highest travel volume on record. According to AAA, more than 47.7 million Americans will take to the nation’s roadways and skies for the Independence Day Holiday (July 1–5), as travel volumes are expected to nearly fully recover to pre-pandemic levels. In fact, this […]
Memorial Day Holiday Travel to Rebound to More Than 37 Million
AAA’s Memorial Day holiday travel forecast predicts 60% more travelers than last year, still nearly 6 million fewer than pre-pandemic. AAA Travel expects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 27 through May 31, more than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 […]
AAA Projects Holiday Road Trips to Decline by Nearly 25%
Three-quarters of Americans are expected to stay home this holiday season. AAA Travel expects the vast majority of Americans to stay home this holiday season. Public health concerns and travel guidance are influencing their decisions not to travel over the year-end holidays, a period that typically sees high demand for vacations. While AAA expects at […]
AAA Says Number of Americans Planning Holiday Road Trip Higher
U.S. holiday road travelers projected up 3.9% compared to last year. More than 104 million of U.S. holiday travelers will drive to their destinations this year according to projection by AAA. More Americans than ever on record – 115.6 million – will travel this holiday season, from Saturday, Dec. 21 through Wednesday, Jan. 1. That […]
AAA Projects Second Highest Thanksgiving Travel Volume Since 2000
More than 49 million travelers will take to the roads this Thanksgiving. AAA reports that more than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, with over 49 million planning a road trip. This will be the second-highest […]
Fourth of July Road Trips Up 4.3% According to AAA
Nearly 2 million more travelers than last year planning July 4 getaways. More Americans than ever recorded by AAA, nearly 49 million, are making plans to honor the red, white and blue with an Independence Day getaway this year. (AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000.) Overall travel volume for the holiday is expected to […]
AAA Forecasts Record Number of Road Trips During Memorial Day Holiday
Holiday road trips up 3.5 percent to 37.6 million people. Despite a rising national gas price average that is inching closer to the $3 per gallon mark, the vast majority of holiday travelers will drive to their destinations this holiday weekend according to AAA. For these motorists, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, expects travel […]
AAA Predicts Record One-in-Three Americans Will Travel this Holiday Season
More than 102 million people will take a holiday road trip. Gas prices at lowest levels in December since 2016. AAA forecasts that more than one-third of Americans will travel this holiday season. The record-breaking 112.5 million travelers taking to the nation’s runways, roads and rails for the year-end holidays represents a 4.4 percent increase […]