AAA is forecasting that greater than 2.9 million Floridians will journey 50 miles or extra throughout this Thanksgiving vacation interval — the busiest in almost 20 years. That’s 50,000 (2%) extra Florida vacationers than final 12 months’s vacation and almost 22,000 (0.74%) greater than 2019.
In Florida, 2.7 million (91% of vacationers) are anticipated to take a highway journey; a rise of 28,000 individuals from final 12 months’s vacation.
“Journey continues to be roaring again from the pandemic,” mentioned Debbie Haas, Vice President of Journey for AAA – The Auto Membership Group. “Whereas fuel costs and different inflationary pressures weigh on budgets, journey stays a prime precedence for Individuals, significantly through the holidays. Journey spending is on the highest degree because the pandemic started, which is a driving pressure behind our projections this 12 months. AAA expects busy roads and lengthy strains on the airport, so depart early and be versatile together with your journey plans.”
