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AAA: Record 7.5 Million Travelers Will Fly for the Holidays
Travel Payments // December 11, 2023

A record number of Americans will fly this holiday season, despite rising travel costs. Roughly 7.5 million people will choose air travel to reach their holiday destinations, AAA reported Monday (Dec. 11) in its annual holiday travel survey. That figure surpasses the record set in 2019 of 7.3...

Gas High — But Spirits Higher — as Summer Travel Kicks Off
Travel Payments // May 30, 2022

If you’re among the nearly 40 million Americans expected to have traveled over this holiday weekend, you paid more than you have in many years for everything — and it was worth it. As the holiday approached, AAA released its annual forecast on Memorial Day travel,...

Heading Into Labor Day, Americans Are Traveling Despite Concerns About COVID-19
Travel Payments // August 30, 2021

With Labor Day approaching, the European Union’s removal of the U.S. from its safe travel list marks the latest COVID-related blow to an industry that is already struggling to recover. The EU health concerns not only dampen international travel for the foreseeable future, but come...

Coronavirus Refunds: AAA Southern California Plans To Reimburse $59M In Premiums
Coronavirus // July 20, 2020

As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers want refunds on things they paid for but aren’t able to use. Some organizations are refunding a portion of monthly auto premiums. The Automobile Club of Southern California intends to give back...

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Gas High — But Spirits Higher — as Summer Travel Kicks Off

May 30, 2022
If you’re among the nearly 40 million Americans expected to have traveled over this holiday weekend, you paid more than you have in many years for everything — and it was worth it. As the holiday approached, AAA released its annual forecast on Memorial Day travel, estimating that 39.2 million people would travel at least 50 miles […]

The Great (Muted) Fourth Of July Holiday Trek

July 03, 2020
Not planes. Not trains. Automobiles. The question becomes: What happens once we get where we are wheeling — amid the great summer trek of 2020? You may not be reading...

Charting The Travel Industry’s Next Adventure

May 29, 2020
The first half of 2020 has been particularly grueling for the travel industry. Jeff Cavins, CEO of recreational-vehicle rental site Outdoorsy, likens it to the entire planet “getting hit by...

Quick Reads
AAA: Memorial Day Road Trips Will Hit Record Numbers 

May 13, 2024
Americans are projected to take a record number of road trips this Memorial Day weekend. It’s part of an overall uptick in early summer travel forecast by the American Automobile Association (AAA) in new data released Monday (May 13). “We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA […]

AAA: Record 7.5 Million Travelers Will Fly for the Holidays

December 11, 2023
A record number of Americans will fly this holiday season, despite rising travel costs. Roughly 7.5 million people will choose air travel to reach their holiday destinations, AAA reported Monday (Dec. 11)...

Insurers Pivot To Road Trip, Overseas Pandemic Travel Coverage

June 22, 2020
Indiana-based travel insurer Seven Corners is beginning to adapt its offerings to the coronavirus era, with new packages addressing the needs people will have for the time being, CNBC reports....

Consumer Fear Of Autonomous Vehicles On The Rise

May 22, 2018
In drivers we trust. The headlines have been dominated by accidents, some serious, tied to autonomous vehicles. And in the wake of the headlines, as found in a new report...