Most people will drive, making major highways a hectic place for those planning to get away this year. But then when it’s time for school to start back and the summer vacations are behind us. In fact, it might even be busier because of that pent up demand and cabin fever. So it’s really really changed the travel industry quite a bit. You know, any any of these open air type destinations are going to be much busier than they normally are,” Ingram explained.Gas prices may be another reason most people are choosing to drive this holiday weekend.“We’re well below $2 a gallon right now for our state average, we have been for for a number of months now. It’ll probably creep up a little bit more during July and maybe part of August. But then when it’s time for school to start back and the summer vacations are behind us. By Bethany Davis | June 30, 2020 at 5:52 AM CDT - Updated June 30 at 6:55 AM. A good part of the last few months was a lot of pent up demand. In fact, it might even be busier because of that pent up demand and cabin fever. You know, any any of these open air type destinations are going to be much busier than they normally are,” Ingram explained.Gas prices may be another reason most people are choosing to drive this holiday weekend.“We’re well below $2 a gallon right now for our state average, we have been for for a number of months now. In 2019, an estimated 43 million travelers planned to take off for a three-day weekend, starting early on the Friday before the holiday. The largest number recorded since AAA began tracking holiday travel numbers back in 2000. So the travel distances will be a little shorter than we usually see. And, you know, it’s important for people to get out and go somewhere, especially after being on lock down. “And so for Fourth of July, we’re going to see traveled down noticeably from from last year and going back a number of years honestly. And because people aren’t comfortable going to other places, so the beaches will be popular, the lakes around the state will be popular, state parks and national parks. I don’t think we’ll get over $2 a gallon probably throughout the rest of the year. And because people aren’t comfortable going to other places, so the beaches will be popular, the lakes around the state will be popular, state parks and national parks.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - AAA says Americans will take roughly 700 million trips this 4th of July holiday, estimating 97 percent of those to be road trips. Take your gloves with you and your mask and your cleaning supplies, your sanitizer. “And so for Fourth of July, we’re going to see traveled down noticeably from from last year and going back a number of years honestly. AAA reports that in 2009 26.4 million Americans traveled over the Fourth of July by car, 2.1 million by plane and nearly 2 million by other means (trains, cruise ships and buses, mainly). June 30, 2020 at 5:52 AM CDT - Updated June 30 at 6:55 AM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. 1, 2020 at 10:23 AM CDT. So the travel distances will be a little shorter than we usually see. Most U.S. travelers are "likely to book more long weekend getaways than extended vacations," Paula Twidale, AAA’s senior vice president of travel, said in a statement. AAA is reporting that more Americans than ever, nearly 49 million total, are making plans to travel this 4th of July holiday. A lot of Cabin Fever, a lot of people that are really anxious to get out and go somewhere and so it’s still going to be really busy and if you’re going somewhere you need to be sure that you’re maintaining these these safety guidelines,” said AAA Alabama’s Clay Ingram.The fact that people are actually traveling is a big deal since so few people traveled over the Memorial Day weekend that AAA didn’t even release a travel forecast for that holiday.“It’s been a really different year for everybody in a lot of different ways. For air travel we went to TSA, for land we went to AAA, for cyber tips we went to NCSA and for BBQ and party tips, we went to the Oconee County Sheriff. But you know, just be smart about it along the way. And now that some of those restrictions have been lifted, and summertime is here, people are getting out and about a little bit,” Ingram said. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - AAA says Americans will take roughly 700 million trips this 4th of July holiday, estimating 97 percent of those to be road trips.This is a significantly lower number of travelers than AAA has forecast for the 4th of July in many years, but shows that many are making travel plans again during the coronavirus pandemic, just making different plans.“Not many people will be flying to their destinations, we’re going to see mostly road trips.

AAA predicts fewer people traveling for 4th of July weekend (KKTV) Published: Jul. And now that some of those restrictions have been lifted, and summertime is here, people are getting out and about a little bit,” Ingram said. We tried to think of the various angles on keeping safe while traveling this 4th of July and offer the following which we culled from various trustworthy sources. And we’re expecting about a 15 percent decrease in travel through the rest of the summer compared to 2019.”Social distancing still seems to be top of mind for travelers, especially in Alabama, who are choosing to visit more outdoor destinations.“A lot of people headed to the beach.