This Thanksgiving AAA estimates more than 3.2 million Ohioans will travel for the holiday – that is 2.1% more than the previous year. Of those traveling, nearly 3 million Ohioans will travel by car, more 275,000 by plane and another 94,000 are traveling by other means, which includes buses, cruises and rail. This will be the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since …
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TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Event Coming to Local AAA Office
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oct. 16, 2024 – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reported record numbers of airline passengers this summer. Airports across the country have been busy and security lines have been long. As thoughts turn to the holiday travel, air travelers can ease their pain and get through checkpoints faster by taking advantage of a special TSA PreCheck® …
Read More »Fear the Deer! Tis the Season for Increased Vehicle-Deer Crashes
Deer can be spotted near roadways any time of the year, but drivers should be especially vigilant in the fall. AAA is reminding drivers that October through December marks deer-mating season, so the animals are more active and more likely to dart into the road, increasing the risk of a costly and potentially deadly collision. Roughly 1.5 million deer-related vehicle …
Read More »Consumer News: NOW is the Time to Book Holiday Travel
Following a summer of record breaking travel, AAA is encouraging anyone planning to get away over the Thanksgiving or year-end holidays to book flights, rental cars and accommodations as soon as possible to ensure availability, flexibility and savings. “Almost every aspect of travel is in high demand. Cruises are selling out, air travel is unrelenting and hotel rooms are at …
Read More »Travelers Can Find Lower Costs, Smaller Crowds with Shoulder Season and Off Season Trips
Following a busy summer travel season highlighted by record numbers of air travelers, according to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), other travelers are choosing to vacation outside of high season when costs are more affordable and popular destinations are less crowded. “With interest in travel still high but with more travelers looking for bargains, “shoulder” season and off-season travel offers …
Read More »Back on the Road, But Safer?
—The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released its 2023 American Driving Survey, providing insights into U.S. daily driving trends after the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey reveals that overall driving patterns have rebounded from the depths of the pandemic. Stable Driving Patterns: The percentage of Americans who drove at least occasionally remained steady at 95.3% compared to 2022. Driving …
Read More »Do You Have Labor Day Travel Plans?
As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches, travelers are capping off a strong summer, highlighted by busy highways and record airport crowds to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. AAA projects overall domestic travel over Labor Day weekend to be up 9% compared to last year, while the cost to travel domestically is down 2%. Those lower costs this year …
Read More »AAA Checklist for College Students: Insurance, Car Care and ID Theft
Whether students are heading off to college for the first time or returning to campus, it’s important for parents to make sure vehicles and other property are adequately covered by insurance and that students know how to guard against theft. Review insurance coverageDorm rooms can be a hot spot for thieves. Just two roommates could have thousands of dollars’ worth …
Read More »AAA Invites Community to ‘Step Up for Hunger’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (August 14, 2024) – AAA is inviting Members and customers to join its annual ‘Stepping Up for Hunger’ campaign by stepping into any AAA Retail location to drop off canned goods or make a monetary donation. According to Feeding America, food insecurity continues to be a major concern across the nation, affecting 1 in 10 Americans. Providing support in …
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