Record 81.8 million Americans set to travel over Thanksgiving, AAA says
Roads are likely to be busy this year, with 90% of travelers planning to drive to their Thanksgiving destination, travel group says.
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Roads are likely to be busy this year, with 90% of travelers planning to drive to their Thanksgiving destination, travel group says.
AAA expects 72 million travelers during the nine-day holiday stretch in 2025, but airports are testing new technology to handle the surge.
Nearly 200,000 people are expected to travel by air through Jan. 1 in Northern California alone.
AAA is expecting a nearly 5% bump in airline travel and a 4% increase in drivers this Memorial Day weekend.
A former Grizzly Flats resident received a shocking notice this week that her insurance is being invoiced for debris removal related to the Caldor Fire, which decimated the El Dorado County town in 2021.
California is the only state with an average of over $5.
Gas prices are soaring to all-too-familiar levels. According to AAA, the average price for regular unleaded gas is more than $6 in California.
More insurance companies are fleeing the state because of the growing threat from natural disasters.
United is giving some customers 30,000 miles to book new flights following severe travel disruptions last week.
High demand and rising prices hit travelers as more Americans take to the skies, opt for road trips, and face inflated expenses during the busiest Memorial Day weekend in history.
Treacherous driving in a storm ended up taking a car off the road. But these viewers had AAA, so why didn't roadside assistance cover the tow?
AAA says this year was the third busiest ever for Thanksgiving travel.
AAA projects more than 7.3 million Californians will be on the move.
But for today, at least, landing at the Sacramento International Airport looked less like the mad dash you typically see before a holiday and more like a quiet stroll.
According to AAA, the price per gallon rose $0.15 overnight. The rest of the nation pays about $3.77 on average.
Gas prices are rising once again across the state – and experts say we should expect them to keep going up.
John Treanor explains why the price of gas in California isn't coming down as quickly as it is in the rest of the United States.
AAA says almost a third of Americans are expected to travel for labor day weekend, with a majority hitting the road. For drivers heading back home, they'll find some relief at the pump. The nationwide average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.79 -- higher than last year but down 83 cents from this year's Memorial Day weekend.
AAA has prepared for roughly 545,000 calls for service this upcoming holiday weekend.
The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the US is now $4.21, according to AAA.
