AAA predicts that 47.7M Americans will travel during 2021 Independence Day weekend (1-5 July) 2021 - down just 2.5% from 2019, and up 40% from 2020.
If that prediction is accurate, 2021 will be the #2 all-time 4 July weekend for travel, trailing only 2019.
Despite the highest gasoline prices in 7 years, 91% are expected to travel by car.
Another 7% are expected to fly, with the balance of trips distributed among bus, rail and newly reopened cruise.
Travelers are expected to include 2.48M New Englanders, 92% of whom will travel by car. That would make this the #1 all-time 4 July travel weekend for New Englanders.
Top destinations based on AAA Travel booking data for 1-5 July will be:
- Orlando
- Anaheim
- Denver
- Las Vegas
- Seattle
- Chicago
- NYC
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Kahului
AAA also predicts that the worst time and place to travel around Boston this weekend will be Monday 5 July 3 PM - 5 PM on I95 South between MA Route 10 and Sanford Road.
