RICHMOND, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Keeping up the trend of a strong summer travel season, Triple-A predicts overall domestic travel to be up 9% this coming Labor Day weekend over last, and costs to be 2% cheaper. A Triple-A release says “those lower costs this year are led by domestic airfare, which is 2% lower than last year, and rental cars, down 16% in price.”
“Domestic hotels, however, are running 7% more expensive this Labor Day weekend compared to last year, according to AAA Travel bookings.”

“In addition to domestic airfares being cheaper this Labor Day, international flights are also 8% less expensive than last year, fueling a continuation of a record-breaking air travel summer. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it is prepared to screen more than 17 million people during what is expected to be the busiest Labor Day travel period on record, which will run Thursday, August 29 through Wednesday, September 4. The peak travel day is projected to be August 30, when TSA expects to screen 2.86 million people.”

Virginia specific numbers are expected shortly. Click here for the entire national prediction release.