Colorado mountain residents should expect a busy Fourth of July as a record number of people nationwide are expected to travel for the holiday, according to the American Automobile Association.
A record-breaking 72.2 million people will travel for the holiday this year, including 61.6 million people traveling by car, according to AAA. That’s a 2.2% increase from last year.
“We’re seeing record-breaking travel data both nationwide and in Colorado,” said Skyler McKinley, AAA’s regional director of public affairs for Colorado. “That’s surprising for a lot of reasons. There are so many reasons folks could give not to travel: shakiness in the economy, inflation, especially in travel products, uncertainty globally. And yet, folks are traveling in record numbers.”…