![]() īy the Numbers: 2018 Independence Day Holiday Travel Forecast ![]() Trains, Buses, Rails and Cruise Ships: Travel across these sectors will increase by 4.8 percent to 152,000 passengers.Planes: Holiday air travel is expected to increase 8.1 percent to 177,00 leisure travelers.Automobiles: Drivers in New England are forecasted to exceed the national average and see an increase of 5.6 percent from 2.1 million to 1.99 million.This is the highest memorial Day travel forecasted since 2005. AAA projects 2.43 million New Englanders will travel this Independence Day an increase of 5.6 percent.“This Independence Day will be one for the record books, as more Americans take to the nation’s roads, skies, rails and waterways than ever before,” said Pat Moody, manager of public affairs for AAA Northern New England “Confident consumers with additional disposable income will look to spend on travel this holiday, building on an already busy summer travel season.” ![]() Given the magnitude of New Englanders traveling this Fourth of July, holiday getaway traffic will be at its worse during the afternoon rush hour Tuesday, July 3, from 4 p.m. The Fourth of July falls midweek this year, many will treat it like it is a six-day holiday weekend. ![]() More than 2.43 million area travelers will set a new travel record for the Independence Day holiday weekend. A record-breaking number of New Englanders area residents will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Fourth of July. ![]()
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