independence day holiday travel forecast
Amadeus Data Alert: Independence Day Holiday Travel Looks to Be a Sparkler Based on Hotel Occupancy in Top US Destinations
Amadeus | June 28, 2021
Summer is underway and US travelers are ready to celebrate the Independence Day holiday weekend. As vaccination numbers increase and COVID restrictions have eased or lifted in many states, hotel stays are being booked further in advance of any holiday since the beginning of COVID-19. Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking, on-the-books hotel occupancy in major markets around the world, cites the leading markets for Independence Day holiday travel. All of the top 10 markets are over 68% occupancy two weeks prior to the holiday. Current overall US occupancy leading up to the holiday is...
AAA: Nearly 47 Million Americans Will Set New Independence Day Holiday Travel Record
AAA | June 21, 2018
ORLANDO, Fla., June 21, 2018 -- A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Independence Day holiday, an increase of more than 5 percent compared with last year and the highest number since AAA started tracking 18 years ago. For the 39.7 million Americans planning a Fourth of July road trip, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, predicts travel times in the most congested cities in the U.S. could be twice as long than the normal trip, with Tuesday being the busiest day. "This Independence Day will be one for the record books, as more Americans take to the nation's roads,...
