HAMILTON — AAA Mid-Atlantic projects fewer New Jersey residents will travel this July 4th holiday than did so in 2007, the auto club’s second consecutive 2008 travel forecast to project a decline in Garden State holiday travel and the first July 4th travel decline this decade in New Jersey.
AAA also projected a decline in Memorial Day 2008 travel.
For the 2008 July 4th holiday weekend, about 1.07 million New Jersey residents in total will travel at least 50 miles from home, a 1.6% decline from last year, AAA projects.
Nationally, AAA projects 40.45 million Americans will travel during the July 4th holiday weekend, down 1.3 percent – or nearly 550,000 Americans – from the 41 million who traveled last year.
In New Jersey, for travel by car, truck and RV, AAA projects a two-percent decline, falling to about 896,000 total state residents.
“It’s a tough financial climate for many families, and these projections reflect that,” AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman David Weinstein said, noting that New Jersey’s average gas price remained at $3.99 this morning, $1.17 more than this time last year. “But even with record gas prices, these numbers also reflect that a substantial portion of the state’s population will still be traveling this weekend.”
Somewhat surprisingly, AAA’s forecast found a one-percent increase in the number that plan to travel by airplane this year, to more than 113,000 New Jersey residents. About 58,000 residents will use mass transit or some other mode of transport to get to their holiday destination, AAA projections show.
2008 July 4 Holiday Travel Projections by Percentage
· 84% will travel by car, truck or RV
· 11% will travel by air
· 12% of all New Jersey residents will travel for the holiday weekend
· 25% will travel 1,000 or more miles to their destination
· 17% will travel between 50 and 100 miles to their destination
· 60% will travel with children
· 26% will travel alone
· 26% plan to spend $1,500 or more during the weekend
· 20% plan to spend $300 or less
· 3% plan to work while on vacation
AAA Mid-Atlantic, headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, serves nearly 4 million members in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia. It provides a wide range of personal insurance, travel, financial and automotive services through 53 retail branches, regional operations centers and the Internet at www.aaamidatlantic.com
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