Based on AAA projects, over 50.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day weekend, setting a new record for the holiday.
Based on new travel projections by AAA, 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 7% increase over 2022. This year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year, a sign of what's to come in the months ahead.
According to national property broker Redfin, mortgage-rate locks for second homes in the U.S. were down 52% from pre-pandemic levels on a seasonally adjusted basis in March 2023. That is compared to a 13% decline for primary homes.
According to Key Data, the U.S. vacation rental travel sector is looking positive in early 2023, as a significant rise in the number of reservations made online in January spiked, when compared to January 2022.