AAA Unveils Journey Projections for July 4th Week

WASHINGTON, D.C.—AAA tasks that 72.2 million individuals will journey not less than 50 miles or extra from dwelling over the Independence Day vacation interval from Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, July 6. This yr’s home journey forecast is a rise of 1.7 million vacationers in comparison with final yr and seven million greater than in 2019. AAA’s Independence Day forecast consists of two weekends as a substitute of 1 to higher replicate the circulation of vacation vacationers.

“Summertime is without doubt one of the busiest journey seasons of the yr, and July 4th is without doubt one of the hottest instances to get away,” mentioned Stacey Barber, vice chairman of AAA Journey. “Following Memorial Day’s document forecast, AAA is seeing sturdy demand for highway journeys and air journey over Independence Day week. With the vacation falling on a Friday, vacationers have the choice of creating it a protracted weekend or taking your complete week to make recollections with household and pals.”

 Independence Day Vacationers by Mode of Transportation 

By Automobile: AAA tasks 61.6 million individuals will journey by automobile, a 2.2 p.c improve over final yr, and the very best quantity on document. This Independence Day vacation interval is anticipated to see an extra 1.3 million highway vacationers in comparison with 2024.

Among the high locations based mostly on superior bookings are additionally on AAA’s record of hottest locations to go to over July 4th: Orlando, Denver, Boston, Oahu, and Seattle.

By Air: The variety of individuals touring by air can also be projected to set a brand new document. AAA expects 5.84 million vacationers will fly to their locations; that’s 8 p.c of all Independence Day vacationers. This yr’s projection is a 1.4 p.c improve over the earlier document set final Independence Day week of 5.76 million air vacationers.

By Different Modes: Journey by different modes is anticipated to develop by 7.4 p.c over final yr. AAA tasks 4.78 million individuals will journey by bus, practice, or cruise. This yr’s quantity is simply shy of the 2019 document of 4.79 million. Cruising is driving the recognition of this class, notably this time of yr.

AAA’s High Independence Day Locations 

The highest vacation locations listed under are based mostly on AAA reserving information for the Independence Day journey interval. Cruises, seashores, and fireworks are the principle motivators for vacationers heading to those cities. Internationally, Vancouver tops the record adopted by Europe’s most in-demand cities throughout the summer season.