AAA: More people plan to travel this summer than last

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Posted: 06/19/2012

(NBC) - Falling fuel prices may have more Americans hitting the road this Fourth of July weekend.

According to the AAA, 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more between Tuesday, July 3 and Sunday, July 8.

That's up 4.9 percent from last year.

About 35.5 million people will travel by automobile, which is up four percent.

And some 3.2 million will travel by air, up more than nine percent from last year.

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