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Over 35 Million Traveling for Labor Day Says AAA, Highest Travel Volume Since 2008
AAA Chicago | August 27, 2015
AURORA, Ill.--August 27, 2015--AAA Travel projects 35.5 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Labor Day holiday weekend, the highest travel volume for the holiday since 2008 and a one percent increase over 2014. While the majority of travelers (30.4 million, 86 percent of all travelers) will celebrate the holiday with a final road trip before summer comes to a close, air travel is also projected to grow 1.5 percent this holiday. Over 2.6 million travelers are expected to travel by air, making this the largest volume of air travel since 2007 for this holiday period. The Labor Day holiday travel period is de...
AAA Projects 41.9 Million Americans will Celebrate Independence Day with a Holiday Getaway
AAA | June 25, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla., June 25, 2015 -- AAA projects 41.9 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day, the most since 2007 and a 0.7 percent increase from the 41.6 million people who traveled last year. The Independence Day holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, July 1 to Sunday, July 5. "This Independence Day, more people will get in their cars, board airplanes, and take buses, trains and cruise ships to celebrate our nation's freedom with friends and family," said Marshall L. Doney, AAA President. "Students all across the nation are also celebrating freedom from homework, making this an ideal time f...
