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Digging into booking data for President’s Day week — a time that coincides with a mid-winter break for some schools — AAA identified California, the Hawaiian Islands, Phoenix and Florida as the top out-of-state destinations.

One week from the busiest travel day of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Washingtonians who’ve booked end-of-the-year travel with AAA are, for the most part, heading to warmer temperatures and big cities.

During the first full week of October, travel agents met a new milestone as Washingtonians moved beyond dreaming about travel to purchasing trips.

According to online bookings, more than half (55%) of AAA Washington clients reserved hotel stays anywhere from one week to more than two months into the future.

Online bookings reveal that Washingtonians who travel during the final long weekend of the summer will visit the state’s two largest cities and surrounding areas.

From January through July, 2021 AAA Washington data shows a steady growth in the number of travel purchases by Washingtonians.

Washingtonians acted quickly to news the federal government had passed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act on May 20, allowing for late summer/early fall voyages between Seattle and Alaska.

In a week following the announcement of new CDC mask requirements and the European Union’s decision to allow vaccinated travelers this summer, AAA Washington experienced a couple of online booking spikes.

As the US State Department issues new international travel advisories, more AAA Washington customers will get their cruising fix on domestic waters this year.

Since the start of the year, we’re seeing a steady rise in the number of people making travel inquiries inside AAA Washington’s brick and mortar locations.

The latest AAA data shows Washingtonians investing in a return to the rivers and high seas, in 2022 and 2023.

AAA Washington data reveals certain spring break vacations lasting longer this year and are spread out over a longer period of time; bookings show trips will happen during a 90-day period in 2021 as compared to 62 days in 2019.

While current travel bookings are only half of pre-2020 levels, a steady increase since the start of the year reveals a desire to return to normal with a side of safety net.