Amid Hurricane Beryl, July 4th travel demand is 'staggering'

Hurricane Beryl is now passing south of the Dominican Republic and is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surges to Jamaica. Beryl is the earliest Category 5 storm to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record water temperatures. Amid the stormy weather, AAA Travel senior vice president Paula Twidale joins Asking for a Trend to discuss what to expect from July Fourth travel.

Twidale explains that American airports are gearing up for a record 70.9 million people traveling for the Fourth of July holiday, mostly by road. The "staggering" numbers for her show that pent-up pandemic-era travel demand isn't over: "Consumers are not willing to give up the respite they deserve," she says.

The Pacific Northwest, theme parks, and urban cities such as New York and Chicago are particularly popular domestic destinations, Twidale notes. However, she adds that international travel is equally high.

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This article was written by Gabriel Roy