AAA expects record travel numbers over July 4th weekend

MASS. – The hike in gasoline costs isn’t conserving vacationers from taking their summer season getaway journeys, based on AAA.

Whether or not it’s by aircraft, prepare or automobile, persons are nonetheless prepared to spend the additional cash on a trip. AAA predicts 47.9 million individuals will journey 50 miles or extra from residence over the vacation weekend, a rise of three.7% over 2021.

However the excessive gasoline costs are affecting the place individuals go and what they do after they get there.

AAA stated extra persons are choosing locations that don’t require loads of driving when you get there.

“So whether or not you’re in search of form of an all-inclusive trip the place you possibly can fly in and then you definately’re staying there for the week or persons are touring to main cities the place even when they’re driving in, they will park their automobile and exploring their vacation spot via different types of journey,” Chuck Nardozza, managing director of journey gross sales of AAA Northeast, stated.

The busiest journey occasions in Massachusetts over the vacation weekend are anticipated to happen on Thursday, June 30 on Interstates 93, 95 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, based on AAA. The worst time to journey will likely be Thursday and Friday afternoons when vacationers heading to their locations combine with commuters heading residence for the weekend.

AAA stated drivers ought to count on comparable gasoline costs via the summer season with reduction, hopefully, coming within the fall.