Labor Day Travel
AAA Booking Data for Flights, Hotels, Rental Cars, and Cruises Shows Labor Day Weekend Travel is Up over Last Year
Domestic bookings are up 4% and international bookings are up 44%.
Domestic bookings are up 4% and international bookings are up 44%.
Number of Americans traveling by car and air over the holiday projected to be highest on record
AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 7% increase over 2022.
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International trips are on the rise this year. According to AAA booking data, international travel is up more than 200% compared to 2022. Hotel bookings are seeing the biggest jump, up more than 300% over last year. The spike in demand is driving up airfares. Ticket prices for international trips are up more than 30%.
More Americans are heading abroad this Spring Break. AAA booking data shows international travel this season is up 30% over 2022.
Drivers fueling up ahead of Thanksgiving will benefit from falling pump prices, as the national average for a gallon of gasoline dropped 11 cents in the past week to $3.66. Thats the good news. Unfortunately, while lower, this week will see the highest Thanksgiving national average price since AAA started keeping records in 2000.
Thanksgiving Travel Ticks Up, Just Shy of Pre-Pandemic Levels
Average hotel booking costs are up 8% compared to 2021, but hotel prices in some cities like Las Vegas and Denver are lower this year.
The national average for a gallon of gasoline fell to $4.80, down eight cents over the past week. The primary reason for the decline is lower demand at the pump as fewer people fueled up over the past two weeks. The lull, however, could end with the arrival of the summer driving season.