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As the Fourth of July holiday weekend kicks off, many will be hitting the roads to travel to their Independence Day celebrations.

Hitting the road this Fourth of July holiday weekend? You are certainly not alone.

The average price of gas in the United States was $3.10 as of Tuesday, according to AAA.

It’s going to be crowded at airports and on the road this Memorial Day weekend.

As Memorial Day weekend gets underway, Illinois’ roads and airports are preparing for millions of people to travel for the holiday. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The boost in travel comes as gas prices climb, and supply isn’t keeping up with demand. A spokeswoman for AAA said the national average price of gasoline is approaching averages not seen since 2014.

Travel over Memorial Day weekend will rise 60% compared to 2020, says AAA Travel, even as gasoline prices rise to a seven-year high.

The national average for a gallon of gas stood at $2.985 on Tuesday, according to AAA, pennies from its highest price in nearly seven years.

Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway International Airports are reporting pre-pandemic levels of traffic, according to recent TSA screening numbers. This week, American Airlines announced it expects to reactivate most of its aircraft by the second quarter of 2021. On Monday afternoon, O’Hare was bustling with travelers; some cautious but ready to head out of town. “I’m fully vaccinated (and) my...

When bad weather hits, it’s always best to stay off the roads. If you don’t have a choice, the Illinois Department of Transportation has important information to keep you safe.

Tens of millions of people are expected to travel to family gatherings or winter vacations over Christmas

On the eve of Thanksgiving, roads in the Chicago area were filled with more vehicles than normal, given we’re in the middle of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. AAA reports 95% of Thanksgiving travelers were driving to their destinations this year. Airport foot traffic was expected to be down by nearly 50%. Still, O’Hare had a steady flow…

In 2019, approximately 55 million people left town over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year that number is expected to be down more than 10%, according to AAA.

Coronavirus is changing the way we vacation this year. Nisreene Atassi, the global head of communications for Expedia, and Jeanette Casselano, the director of external communications for AAA, offer tips for how to get away from home safely — and how to get a refund if you have to cancel your trip.

Memorial Day weekend traditionally kicks off the busy summer travel season, but this year is expected to be a record low for the industry.

When bad weather hits, it’s always best to stay off the roads. If you don’t have a choice, AAA has important information to keep you safe.

The holiday travel season kicks into full gear Friday, with crowded airports and roadways expected. The American Automobile Association, known as AAA, began tracking the holiday season 20 years ago – and the group is predicting more Americans than ever on record will travel this holiday season. AAA estimates 115.6 million Americans will travel between Saturday and Jan. 1, marking…

Startling new numbers in a report from the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety say millions of Americans are getting behind the wheel after using marijuana.

A new study by the AAA Foundation found that nationwide nearly 15 million Americans admit to driving within an hour of smoking marijuana, and the group is concerned that motorists don’t take getting behind the wheel after using the drug as seriously as they do other forms of impaired driving.