The Automobile Club of Southern California projected year-end holiday travel to be the second busiest on record for the state.
Holiday travelers, it seems, won’t be deterred.
“Consumers are embracing the fact that most domestic and international travel restrictions have been lifted,” said Heather Felix, the Auto Club’s vice president for travel products and services, “and they are continuing this year’s trend of making up for lost time with family and friends during the holidays.”
In Los Angeles County, new cases have finally begun to ebb, with the Department of Public Health reporting on Thursday that there have been about 2,600 new cases a day, on average, the past week — a 12% decline from the previous week. And even though DPH reported 3,084 new infections on Thursday, the county has moved back to the CDC’s medium-transmission tier.
And one of the most-common refrains from health officials is to stay home when sick — which could nix a holiday trip at the last moment.A massive storm has hit much of the nation, placing around 190 million people under some type of winter weather advisory,LAX had the usual heavy numbers of people traveling on Thursday December 22, 2022. Brutal weather, however, just may derail many of those travel plans.
LAX had the usual heavy numbers of people traveling on Thursday December 22, 2022. Brutal weather, however, just may derail many of those travel plans. Forecasters predict an onslaught of heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds from Thursday to Saturday in a broad swath of the country, from the Plains and Midwest to the East Coast.
FlightAware was also expecting at least 364 flights to be canceled Thursday at O’Hare and Midway airports in Chicago. Earlier this week, those two airports said they had 350 pieces of snow removal equipment and 400,000 gallons of pavement de-icing fluid on hand for the storm. In a recent survey, market research company Morning Consult found that 28% of U.S. travelers were planning a one-day trip for the holidays, up from 14% last year. There was also an uptick in the number of people planning to stay with friends or family instead of at hotels, with higher prices potentially being a factor.
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