This marks the fifth consecutive year of increases and the highest travel volume recorded for the season. The year-end holiday period is defined by AAA as December 21-January 1.
AAA Regional Year-End Holiday Travel Forecast:
Total Travel...Auto...Air...Other
Nationwide 94.5 million (+0.6%) 85.8 million (+0.9%) 5.5 million (-1.4%) 3.1 million (-4.2%)
Florida 4.8 million (+0.8%) 4.4 million (+1%) 265,332 (-0.2) 190,804 (-1.2%)
Georgia 2.7 million (+0.6%) 2.4 million (+0.7%) 147,325 (-0.4%) 105,943 (-1.4%)
Tennessee 2.1 million (+1.2%) 2 million (+1.5%) 58,904 (-0.2%) 76,921 (-3.7%)
AAA's projections are based on economic forecasting and research by IHS Global Insight. The Colorado-based business information provider teamed with AAA in 2009 to jointly analyze travel trends during the major holidays. AAA has been reporting on holiday travel trends for more than two decades. The complete AAA / IHS Global Insight Year-End Holidays 2013/2014 Travel Forecast can be found here.
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