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Officials at the Orlando International Airport said they were expecting nearly a million people to pass through during the six-day Memorial Day travel period – especially with the opening of Universal’s new theme park Epic Universe.
AAA is out with its 2025 Memorial Day weekend forecast, predicting another year with Orlando at the top of its list for domestic travel destinations.
New research from AAA suggests that smartphone apps could play a big role in reducing dangerous driving behaviors while also helping drivers save on car insurance.
As of Sunday, the state average stood at $2.97 per gallon, which is 2 cents lower than the 2024 low and the lowest daily average since December 2023, according to AAA.
Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day.
With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and transactions — lots of them.
With nearly 2 million travelers expected to pass through Orlando International Airport for the Thanksgiving holiday, the weather isn’t the only variable that may impact travel times.
According to AAA, the state average for regular gas dropped 13 cents per gallon last week. On Monday, the state average reached $3.01 per gallon, nearly 20 cents below where the average price was this time of year in 2023.
Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high inflation and high interest rates curbed spending.
A new survey released by AAA documents the top reasons why Florida residents would choose to ignore evacuation warnings during a hurricane.
This Memorial Day holiday will be the second most traveled Memorial Day on record, according to AAA, and the number one destination in the United States is Orlando.
The cost of a gallon of gasoline is down several cents from the week before, marking the second week of a cool down in prices for consumers since the seasonal price uptick began earlier this year.
The average cost for a gallon of gasoline is up 6 cents from a month ago but has dropped by about 1 cent over the past week, according to AAA and GasBuddy data.
Law enforcement across Central Florida are warning about the dangers of impaired driving as people are preparing to celebrate the new year.
Drivers are seeing a big spike in gas prices as millions of Floridians are hitting the road over the next week for holiday travel.
Conditions have been mostly nice for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas Day, but some naughty disruptions plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines again this year.
Transportation officials and law enforcement are preparing for busy roads as a near record amount of people are expected to travel for Thanksgiving.
As summer winds down to make way for fall, there are many Floridians who aren’t wasting any time in preparation for their next vacation, according to AAA.
Florida was affirmed at the AAA rating due to due to its “history of sound financial management practices, high gap-closing capacity and reserves, and low long-term liability,” Fitch Ratings reports.
U.S. gas prices are continuing to rise — giving drivers across the country another headache at the pump.
Travelers, considered a bellwether for the insurance industry due to its size, said catastrophe losses doubled in its most recent quarter and the company swung to a loss as severe wind and hail storms in a number of regions led to rising coverage claims.
AAA says it won’t renew a small percentage of homeowner and auto insurance policies in hurricane-wracked Florida, joining other insurers in limiting their exposure in the Sunshine State.
Due to strains on the insurance market involving factors like inflation, excessive litigation and a “catastrophic” hurricane season, the company will be issuing a “small percentage” of non-renewals.
Gas prices have trickled down over the past few weeks, but AAA said they may climb again soon, depending on how the markets react to news from OPEC.
A new travel record is anticipated Memorial Day weekend as nearly 2.4 million Floridians are forecast to travel for the holiday.
