July 4th travel: A record 42 million people expected to hit the road, despite high gas prices
Millions of Americans will be driving from sea to shining sea over Fourth of July weekend, historically high gas prices be damned!
That’s according to AAA’s Independence Day travel forecast, which expects a record 42 million people to hit the road during the holiday weekend spanning June 30 to July 4, even as national gas prices are currently averaging around $5 per gallon. “The volume of travelers we expect to see over Independence Day is a definite sign that summer travel is kicking into high gear,” said Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel, in a statement.
But that being said, plenty of Americans are also expected to hit the skies. AAA predicts 47.9 million people overall will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend, which is up 3.7% over 2021, and just shy of the travel volumes seen in 2019. Some 3.55 million Americans are expected to travel by plane, while 2.42 million will journey by bus, train or cruise, according to AAA. And airlines have said that they are expecting record travel this summer.
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