Media Tip Sheet: AAA Expects 113M Americans to Travel for the Holidays


December 12, 2022

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Millions of Americans will soon be hitting the road for the holidays. According to AAA, nearly 113 million people will travel from December 23rd to January 2nd, an increase of 3.6 million people over last year. AAA expects it to be the third busiest year for holiday travel since the company started tracking trends in 2000.

GW Professor Larry Yu

If you would like more context on this matter, please consider Larry Yu, professor of hospitality management at the George Washington University. Professor Yu’s current research focuses on hotel market analysis, tourism product value chain analysis, tourist satisfaction and hospitality crisis management. Yu has been following the latest travel trends and can speak to travel demand and expectations throughout the remainder of the holiday season.

If you would like to speak with Professor Yu, please contact GW Media Relations Specialist Cate Douglass at [email protected].

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