For those with a hankering for road trips, there's nothing quite like the freedom of wide open highways and byways.

Road trippers accounted for roughly 48 million Americans over the July Fourth holiday, AAA reported, despite the 42% of Americans who said rising gas prices impacted their summer travel plans.

"Earlier this year, we started seeing the demand for travel increase and it's not tapering off," Paula Twidale, senior vice president, AAA Travel, said in a June 2022 press release. "People are ready for a break and despite things costing more, they are finding ways to still take that much needed vacation."

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