Wayne, N.J., May 19, 2022 — The unofficial starts to summer will be a busy one this year, as AAA predicts 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. This is an increase of 8.3% over 2021, bringing travel volumes almost in line with those in 2017. Air…
Month: May 2022
The Heat is On: Memorial Day Forecast Points to Sizzlin’ Summer Travel
The unofficial start to summer will be a busy one this year as AAA predicts 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. This is an increase of 8.3% over 2021, bringing travel volumes almost in line with those in 2017. Air travel continues to rebound, up 25% over…
Busy Memorial Day Travel Signals Strong Summer of Getaways
GARDEN CITY, NY (May 17, 2022) Memorial Day will be busy this year as AAA predicts 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more for the holiday, an increase of 8.3% over 2021 which saw 36.2 million travelers. The bulk of holiday travelers will drive with nearly 35 million hitting the road, about 89 percent…
Despite High Prices at the Pump . . . America Gasses Up for Memorial Day
High gas prices this Memorial Day won’t prevent vacationers from kickstarting the summer of 2022, says AAA Northeast. An estimated 39 million people, an 8.3% increase over last year, will travel more than 50 miles from home this upcoming holiday, bringing travel volumes near pre-pandemic levels. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is between…
The Heat is On: Memorial Day Forecast Points to Sizzlin’ Summer Travel
The unofficial start to summer will be a busy one this year as AAA predicts 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. This is an increase of 8.3% over 2021, bringing travel volumes almost in line with those in 2017. Air travel continues to rebound, up 25% over…
The Heat is On: Memorial Day Forecast Points to Sizzlin’ Summer Travel
The unofficial start to summer will be a busy one this year as AAA predicts 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. This is an increase of 8.3% over 2021, bringing travel volumes almost in line with those in 2017. Air travel continues to rebound, up 25% over…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up 20 Cents
Providence, R.I., May 16, 2022 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up 20 cents from last week ($4.37), averaging $4.57 per gallon. Today’s price is 58 cents higher than a month ago ($3.99), and $1.64 higher than May 16, 2021 ($2.93). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 9 cents higher than the national average….
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up 21 Cents
Westwood, MA, May 16, 2022 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up 21 cents from last week ($4.39), averaging $4.60 per gallon. Today’s price is 53 cents higher than a month ago ($4.07), and $1.69 higher than May 16, 2021 ($2.91). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 12 cents higher than the national average. “The…
AAA: New York Gas Prices Up 24 Cents
Utica, NY, May 16, 2022 — New York’s average gas price is up 24 cents from last week ($4.51), averaging $4.75 per gallon. Today’s price is 57 cents higher than a month ago ($4.18), and $1.69 higher than May 16, 2021 ($3.06). New York’s average gas price is 27 cents higher than the national average….
Consumer Skepticism Toward Autonomous Driving Features Justified
In AAA’s latest survey of attitudes about automated vehicles, drivers overwhelmingly want automakers to improve the performance of existing driver support features rather than develop self-driving cars. And this desire is backed by another round of AAA testing that reveals inconsistent performance remains a problem with available driving assistance systems, resulting in crashes with a…