Domestic travel is up 9% over last year, according to AAA.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 30: Drivers make their way on the US 101 freeway on August 30, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Travelers around the country are on the move ahead of the three-day Labor Day weekend. The last holiday weekend of the summer is expected to be a historically busy one with people traveling by car, boat and plane, and filling parks, beaches and entertainment hot spots.
Doug Yakel, a spokesperson for SFO, the region’s busiest airport, said that from Thursday through Tuesday, the airport is expecting more than 930,000 passengers to pass through the gates. That’s about 8.7% higher than last Labor Day, and roughly 97% of pre-pandemic levels for the Labor Day weekend. Travelers taking road trips should expect to pay less for gas compared to last year–and John Treanor, a spokesperson with AAA, said those lower prices are fueling more holiday travel. AAA does not have projections for holiday weekend travel, but expects it to be busier than in years past.
Donna Taylor, who is planning to drive from Pleasant Hill to Bakersfield for the holiday weekend to celebrate her 57th birthday, said she will gas up her Subaru before leaving the Bay Area because gas prices along Interstate 5, a major north-south artery“I usually fill up at Rotten Robbie. There’s one right here and it’s cheap,’’ she said. “I‘m usually able to get down to Bakersfield on a tank of gas.”“I keep hearing, ‘Don’t leave after 2 p.m.,’’’ she said.
Chris Pyle, a car expert with the website Just Answer, said there are some important things to remember when taking a road trip, especially with children.
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