Portland, Ore. – AAA projects the number of Americans traveling this Labor Day holiday weekend will increase one percent from 2014, with about 35.5 million travelers or 11 percent of the population taking a trip at least 50 miles away from home.
This is the highest volume for the holiday since 2008.
In the Pacific Region, (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA), Labor Day travel is expected to increase by 1.2 percent with 5.5 million people or 10.4 percent of the population taking trips.
The stats:
Most travelers will go by car: 86 percent of travelers nationally and 80 percent in the Pacific region will drive to their destinations
Gas prices are the lowest for the holiday since 2009
Air travel is also up
Fires in the West may impact travel due to road closures and poor air quality; AAA advises travelers to monitor the situation.
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