It seems 90% of people in the US travel for the holidays[0], in europe its around 70% [1], pretty easily searchable. The person you were replying to didn't use the word "routinely", you yourself added that word. It's bad form. If I'm doing 4-5 round trips over 500+ miles a year with a family I for one don't want an added hour, hour half to the trip each way every time. It's a legitimate thing to look at when deciding to buy a car.

[0] https://newsroom.aaa.com/2024/12/year-end-forecast/

[1] https://www.tomtom.com/newsroom/explainers-and-insights/how-...