AAA predicts more than 53.4 million people expected to travel, the highest single-year increase since 2005.
Domestic travel and road trips remain the biggest drivers of travel recovery. Two new budget airlines, Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways are meeting demand at smaller airports and underserved routes.
Most Americans who decide to travel will do so by car, with road trips accounting for 96% of holiday travel.
Through AAA Car Subscription electric vehicle service, members can now get a 2018 Volkswagen e-Golf with insurance, repairs, maintenance, and emergency roadside assistance all for one monthly subscription fee.
The national average price for gasoline finally rose past the $2 average, reaching to $2.03.
While AAA will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, the association predicts few people will hit the road.
As the country gradually reopens, certain states are seeing weekly pump price increases of 27 cents (Wisconsin), 19 cents (Ohio) and 16 cents (Indiana).
The addition of 250 vehicles in Seattle this spring will make Gig the largest free-floating car-share service in the nation.
The latest AAA Foundation research found that between 2008 and 2012 — the five-year period before the drug was legal — an estimated 8.8% of Washington drivers involved in fatal crashes were positive for THC.
The forecast is the most in nearly 20 years, and represents an increase of 3.9% over last year, or 4.3 million more people packing up their sleighs for a holiday getaway.
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