According to AAA's national annual Labor Day holiday survey, the New England region is expected to s

Call it the last fling of summer: an estimated 34.7 million Americans plan to travel during the upcoming Labor Day holiday, the highest volume since 2008; and a 1.3% increase over last year’s holiday weekend, says AAA Southern co op travel direct New England.
According to AAA’s national annual Labor Day holiday survey, the New England region is expected to slightly outpace the national travel projects. Total travel from New England is expected to increase 1.6% over last year, compared to the 1.3% national increase. Furthermore, co op travel direct auto travel from the region is expected co op travel direct to be up 1.7% compared to 2013 and up 1.4% compared nationally.
This year’s Labor Day increase may be attributed to an improving economy and lower gas prices. Americans appear to be comfortable on taking on more debt, relying on credit cards rather than increasing incomes to fuel their travel co op travel direct holiday spending.
Most U.S. consumers are paying the lowest gas prices for early August since 2010. AAA expects gas prices to have little impact on this year’s co op travel direct holiday travel, although lower prices could help make last-minute jaunts a bit more affordable.  Barring a major development, such as a Gulf Coast hurricane, prices are likely to remain relatively low leading up to the holiday weekend compared to recent years, which will allow travelers to allocate more of their budgets towards travel expenses.
AAA’s projections are based on economic forecasting and research by IHS Global Insight. The Colorado-based business information provider teamed with AAA in 2009 to jointly analyze travel trends during the major holidays. AAA has been reporting on holiday travel trends co op travel direct for more than two decades.
AAA Southern New England is a not-for-profit auto club with 51 offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey, providing more than 3.5 million local AAA members co op travel direct with travel, insurance, finance, and auto-related services. In CT, the AAASNE territory includes Fairfield, New Haven, co op travel direct and Litchfield Counties.