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Inflation, higher air fares and steeper hotel and Airbnb rates have put the damper on some vacation plans. 

Yet, amid higher costs, Mainers often look for a respite from the summer crowds that invade the Pine Tree State from Memorial Weekend to Labor Day.

Going into the three-day Memorial Day holiday, AAA estimates that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home. (Some 39.4 million plan to travel by car.) The previous record goes back to 2005, when 44 million people traveled for the long weekend — the traditional start of summer. 

 

Do you plan to travel this summer?
We plan to travel internationally (12%, 27 VOTES)
We plan travel by air domestically (14%, 32 VOTES)
We will travel domestically by car, train or bus (18%, 41 VOTES)
All of the above (15%, 35 VOTES)
We will take a "staycation" in New England (29%, 65 VOTES)
Vacation — what vacation? (12%, 28 VOTES)
Poll Description

Inflation, higher air fares and steeper hotel and Airbnb rates have put the damper on some vacation plans. 

Yet, amid higher costs, Mainers often look for a respite from the summer crowds that invade the Pine Tree State from Memorial Weekend to Labor Day.

Going into the three-day Memorial Day holiday, AAA estimates that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home. (Some 39.4 million plan to travel by car.) The previous record goes back to 2005, when 44 million people traveled for the long weekend — the traditional start of summer. 

 

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  • Jeffrey Payson
    May 19, 2025

    STAYCATION! People come from all over the world to enjoy Maine summers. Why go anywhere else!

  • Carrie Yardley
    May 19, 2025

    Why would anyone leave Maine in the summer?