AAA is predicting record travel — surpassing figures seen prior to the coronavirus pandemic — this Fourth of July week.
Over this holiday, AAA is predicting 70.9 million travelers moving 50 miles or more from home. Of those, it forecasts that “a record 60.6 million people will travel by car over Independence Day week,” reflecting a 2.8 million increase from 2023. Further, that figure surpasses the pre-pandemic level seen in 2019, as 55.3 million traveling by vehicle.
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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 is a 5% increase compared to 2023 and an 8% increase over 2019.
…AAA car rental partner Hertz says Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are the cities displaying the highest rental…
