AAA Colorado has forecast 3.17 million people traveling to Thanksgiving events in the mountain states, which include Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Montana. Travel is expected to be up 4.1 percent from 2010.
“AAA is projecting an increase in the number of Thanksgiving travelers this year, due mostly to pent–up demand from Americans who may have foregone holiday travel the last three years,” said Bill Sutherland, vice president of AAA Travel Services.
Auto travel is dominant in the mountain states, with about 2.82 million people planning to hit the roadways next week, a 3.8 percent increase from last year.
The average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Colorado is about $3.44 per gallon, about 73 cents more than a year ago. The Denver Post
