Over 2 Million New Englanders Expected to Travel This Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
The 46.9 million is an increase of 0.6 percent from last year and the most since 2007. This also marks the seventh consecutive year of growth for Thanksgiving Travel.
“This Thanksgiving, the greatest number of Americans since 2007 will carve out time to visit family and friends. While many people remain cautious about the economy and their finances, many thankful Americans continue to put a premium on traveling to spend the holiday with loved ones," said Lloyd Albert, AAA Northeast Senior Vice President of Public and Government Affairs.
Means of Travel
Of the two million New Englanders expected to travel, 1.8 million will go by car while another 226,000 plan to fly to their destination. This is helped by the fact that gas prices are 82 cents less than a year ago.
Overall, 42 million Americans will travel by road this Thanksgiving, an increase of 0.7 percent over the last year.
Meanwhile, air travel is expected to increase by 0.1 percent, with 3.6 million Americans flying to their holiday destinations.
Other modes of travel including cruises, trains and buses, will decrease 1.4 percent this Thanksgiving, to 1.4 million travelers.
AAA Northeast
AAA Northeast is a not for profit auto club with 61 offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York.
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