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AAA: Millions Plan to Travel for July 4th Weekend AAA: Millions Plan to Travel for July 4th Weekend

By Miles Hood

ANCHOR: THE PRICE AT THE PUMP HAS BEEN HITTING CENTRAL NEW YORKERS HEAVY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS…AND FINALLY THERE IS A DECLINE AT THE PUMP. OUR NCC NEWS REPORTER MILES HOOD EXPLAINS WHY THE RATES HAVE DECREASED. MILES?

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THAT’S RIGHT THE NATIONS BIRTHDAY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND THAT MEANS
FIREWORKS..BBQS AND EVEN WITH PRICES AT THE PUMP APPROACHING $5 NATIONWIDE MILLIONS ARE GOING TO HIT THE ROAD TO CELEBRATE.

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MILES:CENTRAL NEW YORK IS GEARING UP FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND AND EVERYONE IS EXCITED

LITTLE GIRL: this is what were going to do. first were going to port lands beach and then swan bay and then I don’t know what were going to do

Miles: WHETHER ITS TO SEE FAMILY, SOMEWHERE NEW OR SOMEWHERE OLD…TRIPLE A IS PREDICTING 42 MILLION PEOPLE DRIVING THIS WEEKEND. DESPITE THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS SITTING AT OVER $4.80 A GALLON

Valerie Puma: Regular gasoline is a sitting at $4.80, New York State average is $4.96 and the Syracuse average is $4.93

Miles: VALERIE PUMA IS A COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST WITH TRIPLE A OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK. SHE SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE THE PRICE OF OIL HAS DROPPED

Valerie Puma: Were sitting at about $108 to $113 dollars per barrel and back in early May it was $120 a barrel

Miles: WHILE THE DEMAND FOR GAS IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP STARTING THURSDAY SHE SUGGEST PROSPECTIVE TRAVELERS TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS BEFORE THEY HIT THE ROAD

Valerie Puma: Planning your route ahead of time, using AAA you can see what will get you the best gas mileage

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Miles: TRIPLE A ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE PREDICTED TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAVELERS IS 47.9 MILLION AROUND 1.1 MILLION LESS THAN 2019..which means were just back to those normal levels. CHRISTIAN, MIKHALA BACK TO YOU!

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – The nation’s birthday is right around the corner. Get ready for fireworks, BBQs and even with prices at the pump approaching $5 per gallon, AAA says millions are going to hit the road to celebrate.

AAA predicts 47.9 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend, June 30 – July 4. This is an increase of 3.7% over 2021, bringing travel volumes just shy of those seen in 2019.

The biggest increase is coming from car travel.

While the demand for gas is expected to pick up starting Thursday, Valerie Puma, a communications specialist with AAA of Western and Central New York, says there are some precautions travelers can take to help before they hit the road.

“Planning your route ahead of time, using AAA TripTick, you can really take a look at what is the shortest route, or what will get you the best gas mileage,” Puma said.

With the numbers of travelers trending towards pre-pandemic numbers, Central New York residents, like Caitlin Devendorf, say they are excited to get back to doing what they used to do.

“Were looking forward to taking the kids back to the water park and doing things we’ve been reluctant to do the last few years,” Devendorf said.

While the predicted numbers may change slightly, it appears the high prices at the pump won’t deter Americans from traveling.

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