The unofficial start of Summer (aka Memorial Day) is this weekend along and with that reminder comes AAA’s annual travel forecast. The venerable AAA predicts that just over 45 million Americans will travel 50+ miles from home this Memorial Day weekend – an increase of 1.4 million over 2024 and may set a new Memorial Day weekend record. In addition, AAA says 3.61 million travelers are expected to fly to their destinations – an increase of 2% over last year.
“Memorial Day weekend getaways don’t have to be extravagant and costly…While some travelers embark on dream vacations and fly hundreds of miles across the country, many families just pack up the car and drive to the beach or take a road trip to visit friends. Long holiday weekends are ideal for travel because many people have an extra day off work and students are off from school.” Said Stacey Barber, Vice President of AAA Travel.
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