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ARCHIVE: Commerce, California – 26 May 2023
1. Various of traffic on the 5 Freeway near Los Angeles
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Washington – 23 August 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Aixa Diaz, AAA spokeswoman:
"Domestic travel is up 9% compared to last year over Labor Day weekend, according to AAA booking data. And the price to travel domestically is down 2%. So we’re paying a little bit less for those rental cars and in some cases for certain flights. International travel, though, that the cost to travel internationally over Labor Day is up 11%, and that means that overall bookings are down a little bit because it’s a little bit more expensive."
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ARCHIVE: Dallas, 25 May 2023
3. Various of plane landing at airport
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Washington – 23 August 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Aixa Diaz, AAA spokeswoman:
"Gas prices are down this year compared to last considerably. Last, Labor Day weekend, we were paying more than $3.80, for the national average, and now we’re about $3.37. The price obviously it fluctuates every day, but we’re seeing cheaper gas prices right now, and they’ve been coming down for weeks now. The one thing we watch this time of year is for any potential storms, so a hurricane or tropical storm that affects the Gulf could affect refineries and could bring gas prices up, but right now, we’re not seeing that."
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Commerce, California – 26 MAY 2023
5. Various of motorists filling their vehicles with gas
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 23 August 2024
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Aixa Diaz, AAA spokeswoman:
"For those people going on road trips Thursday and Friday, the earlier, the better. You want to avoid being on the roads during those peak rush hour times, especially the afternoon rush. So between 4 and 7 p.m. are the worst times to be on the roads those days."
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ARCHIVE: Norwalk, California – 22 November 2023
7. Various of vehicles driving on the 5 Freeway near Los Angeles
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Washington – 23 August 2024
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Aixa Diaz, AAA spokeswoman:
"Leave as early as possible. Before the morning rush is even better. Saturday itself is actually going to be a pretty good day to travel, especially in the afternoon, where that’s when most people will be already settled in their destinations, and then Sunday and Monday coming back again. Avoid those afternoon, hours that any time after 12:01 p.m., that’s when you get a lot of congestion, especially in the major metros."
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ARCHIVE Commerce, California – 26 May 2023
9. Various of traffic on the 5 Freeway near Los Angeles
STORYLINE:
Many children have gone back to school in the U.S., and the days are getting shorter, but there is still one more excuse to use the swimsuits and beach towels before packing them up: Labor Day.
Airports, highways, beaches and theme parks are expected to be packed for the long holiday weekend as a lot Americans mark the unofficial end of summer the same way they celebrated the season’s unofficial start: by traveling.
The Transportation Security Administration anticipates screening more than 17 million people between Thursday and next Wednesday — a record for the Labor Day period.
AAA says bookings for domestic travel are running 9% higher than last year for the holiday weekend, while international trips are down 4%.
Motorists are getting a break on gasoline compared with last year. The nationwide average was recently $3.37 per gallon, compared to $3.80 a year ago, according to AAA spokeswoman Aixa Diaz.
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