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Number of Holiday Travelers Rising 5 Percent Over Last Independence Day Week, AAA Predicts

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AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday travel period from June 29 to July 7, a 5.2% increase over last year. In New England, AAA Northeast is projecting 3.5 million will be traveling in the days around the holiday, up more than 200,000 from last year, or about 5.1%. — Announcements combined from AAA and AAA Northeast. For the first time, AAA looked at the entire July 4th week, plus the Saturday before and the Sunday after the holiday. This year’s projected number of travelers for that time period represents a 5% increase compared to 2023 and an 8% increase over 2019.

Holiday Travel 2024

AAA: Expect Congested Highways and Crowded Airports on Memorial Day Weekend, Starting Thursday

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Summer travel is soaring this Memorial Day weekend: AAA projects 43.8 million travelers — including nearly 2 million New Englanders — will head 50 miles or more from home over the Memorial Day holiday travel period, May 23 to 27. This year’s total number of travelers constitutes a 4% increase over last year and exceeds pre-pandemic levels for the first time. — an announcement from the AAA and AAA Northeast

“We’re expecting to see plenty of traffic on the roads and in the skies this Memorial Day weekend,” said Alec Slatky, managing director of public and government affairs for AAA Northeast. “We’re projecting an additional 1 million travelers this holiday weekend compared to 2019, which not only means that we’re moving beyond pandemic-era lulls but also signals a very busy summer travel season ahead.”

Road trips are expected to set a record this year. AAA projects 38.4 million people will travel by car over Memorial Day weekend, the highest number for the holiday since AAA began tracking in 2000.