Record numbers of travelers in Iowa and nationwide are expected to venture at least 50 miles from home over the long Independence Day weekend, according to AAA. Brian Ortner, the motor club’s Iowa spokesman, says it’s a happy coincidence that as the number of travelers is rising, the price of travel is falling.
Triple-A projects almost 71-million people will be vacationing during the Fourth of July holiday, including more than five-million people in the seven-state region that includes Iowa. The majority of travelers — about 60-million nationwide — will be going by motor vehicle, as Ortner says gasoline prices are down.
The projections show nearly six-million people will be traveling by air over the holiday, which would also set a record.
Despite concerns about inflation, Triple-A estimates consumers will be boosting their spending over Independence Day weekend by five-and-a-half percent compared to a year ago.
