AAA says in its Fourth of July preview that it expects a record-breaking 48.9 million Americans to travel this Independence Day. That’s nearly 15 percent of the US population. Of those 48.9 million travelers, 41.4 million are expected to do so by automobile.<\/p>\n
\nAs Independence Day approaches, it’s time for the much-loved family road trip and this year will be one for the record books, with more Americans than ever planning vacations,” AAA Travel VP Paula Twidale declared. “This holiday builds on the strong travel demand seen for Memorial Day, and with schools now out of session across the country, families coast to coast are eager to travel.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
AAA cites a strong economy, and low gas prices as the two leading reasons for the travel increase. As for top destinations, Las Vegas ranks No. 4 behind Orlando, Honolulu, and Seattle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Travel experts say this week’s July 4th holiday falling on a Thursday will lead to increased tourism across the country. For Las Vegas, Independence Day is expected to draw 330,000 people to town. If that number is realized, it will be a roughly one percent premium on July 4th last year. Visitation tends to increase […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":108304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3313],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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